First Sunday- NM residents Free
New Mexico residents admitted Free the first Sunday of each month.
New Mexico residents admitted Free the first Sunday of each month.
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Learn the basics of electricity, simple circuitry, and sewing during this introduction to electronic textiles. Participants will have the opportunity to create their own custom light up textile with conductive thread and sewable LED’s using patterns from circuit boards and Navajo textiles as inspiration. Recommended for 9 years and older. Space limited, for reservations call […]
Dr. Eric Blinman will present a lecture on his theory countering the current idea that the modern Tewa-speaking people migrated, en masse, from the Mesa Verde region of Colorado. Eric states: Archaeology proceeds by the proposal and then testing of ideas. The most influential idea of the past decade has been the model formulated by […]
August 8 and 10. 10am to 2PM Try your hands at basket makiing with Carlos Herrera. Groups of six or more, call Patricia 505.476.1212 to guarantee free admission. Final week of the program!!
Join featured artist Frank Buffalo Hyde (Onondaga / Nez Perce), three contemorary Native artists - Courtney Leonard, Cannupa Hanska, and Carmen Selam - and curator Valerie Verzuh for breakfast at the Museum Hill Cafe, a brief tour of I-Witness Culture, and a panel moderated by Hyde about the current state of the contemporary Native art market. […]
Summer Salon offers visitors a chance to engage in the artistic process of sketching and drawing with the guidance of talented local artists. Artists guide visitors by demonstrating a variety of drawing techniques taking inspiration from the art and architecture of museum. Reflection time at the end of the hour will engage visitors in dialogue […]
Axle Contemporary contacted five New Mexico-based creative writers, and asked each one to compose a short, image-rich story for the project. What resulted are wonderful stories with a variety of styles and cultural references, both local and universal. When the stories were complete, they invited a group of artists, known for their drawing ability, to make […]
Join the New Mexico History Museum every second Saturday of the month from June-February for a presentation and conversation-style gallery talk in conjunction with the current exhibit, Voices of Counterculture in the Southwest. John Brandi shares the history of his friendship with Japanese poet Nanao Sakaki. Good friends with Gary Snyder and Allen Ginsberg, Sakaki […]
Come join us for our 14th annual commemoration of Pueblo Independence Day. On August 10, 1680—the Pueblo People of New Mexico—aided by Apache and Navajo allies—launched a successful rebellion against Spanish colonization. Commemorative activities will begin with a pilgrimage run from Walatowa plaza in Jemez Pueblo to Giusewa Pueblo kiva at Jemez Historic Site (approximately […]
Film screening with Jock Soto (Navajo), one of the most influential modern ballet dancers. Water Flowing Together is an intimate portrait of this remarkable American artist and will be followed with Q&A. Run time 57 mins. Free with Museum admission.
Welcome to the annual event where the National Museum of the American Indian brings the best of Native American filmmaking beyond our locations in Washington, D.C., and New York City. Native American Showcase hosts complimentary screenings at the New Mexico History Museums Auditorium, and on Saturday Night at the Santa Fe Railyard Park. For film […]
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