Helen D. Bird is a self-taught master potter who learned about traditional pottery making by watching her great-aunt, whom she only knew as Sah’NaYa. Bird started experimenting with pottery making in 1984. Today, her work is sought by collectors and is housed in museums and local collections. Helen has also continued making utilitarian pottery as […]
Join the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science at 1801 Mountain Road in Albuquerque. Get ready to rock and roll with this geology themed sugar scrub. Learn about sedimentary rocks and the secrets they can hold, including fossils. Then get your art on while you create your own unique sugar scrub with Roberta […]
The campaign for woman’s suffrage in New Mexico is rich and deep. But, as with other aspects of women’s lives, most of their stories—political, economic, social—are not found in history books. This talk travels from suffrage nationally to suffrage and suffragists in New Mexico. Some of the protagonists in this story, such as Adelina Otero […]
February 21 & 22 7:30 pm—Friday & Saturday Carnaval, the festive season occurring before Lent in many countries, is one of the world’s most widespread celebrations and one of its biggest parties. Frank Leto Musical Ventures and the NHCC continue their annual partnership to celebrate Carnaval at the Center with a festive and colorful evening […]
Join us for Iconik coffee and bagels and hear John Rochester, Wealth Advisor, Senior Investment Management Consultant and Senior Vice President with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management speak on Investing In Your Community. Learn how the principles of investing relate to the return on volunteering time and talent to support local organizations. John has a long […]
Downward Dino Yoga… at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science at 1801 Mountain Road in Albuquerque This evening event is held monthly on the fourth Monday of the month from 5:45-6:45 pm. Join us for an out-of-the-box health and wellness routine for the New Year: Downward Dino Yoga. Every 4th Monday of the […]
Join the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science for Science StoryTime – Composting theme. Did you know not all food needs to be thrown away?! Hear stories about gardening and composting. Learn about what items can be composted. Then, take a walk through the Kiwanis Learning Garden to see composting in action! […]
Join Us Next Month at Southside library for March 31 – Musical Instruments About the Museum of International Folk Art: http://www.internationalfolkart.org/ Founded in 1953 by Florence Dibell Bartlett, the Museum of International Folk Art’s mission is to foster understanding of the traditional arts to illuminate human creativity and shape a humane world. The museum holds […]
The second in the New Mexico Museum of Art’s Winter Lecture Series, cosponsored with El Rancho de las Golondrinas. Charlie Carrillo, Ph.D, santero and anthropologist/archaeologist, talks on "Voice of the Hermandad: The History and Ritual of Penitentes." Tickets are $10 at the door. Free admission for members of El Rancho de Las Golondrinas or Museum […]
Re-Imagined at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science at 1801 Mountain Rd NW in Albuquerque. The event is held monthly on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 2:00 to 3:30 pm. Come and re-imagine the world around you at our monthly series for seniors. This program is geared towards individuals 60+ and is […]
In the Conversations with Collections series, you are invited to go behind the scenes of the New Mexico Museum of Art to see what it takes to care for a wide-ranging collection. You will learn how to apply museum techniques and practices to care for your own heirlooms and belongings. We will also explore in-depth […]
By 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans. It’s an environmental crisis in the making for nearly 70 years. Plastic pollution is now considered one of the largest environmental threats facing humans and animals globally. Because it doesn’t degrade and instead breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces, much of that […]
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