Lesley Poling-Kempes speaks on “Ladies of the Canyons: Remarkable Women of the Southwest,” part of the 2015 Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series in the Meem Community Room. Enter for free through the History Museum’s Washington Avenue doors. Poling-Kempes, an Abiquiu resident, has written numerous books about the Southwest, including Bone Horses, Ghost Ranch, and The […]
This is part two of a three part, multi-location symposium. 9:00 a.m. Welcome: Mary Kershaw, Director, New Mexico Museum of Art 9:05 – 10:20 a.m. Performing the Body: This panel seeks to unpack the influence, politics, and impact of using the physical body as a medium for actions, including the associations and perceptions that audiences may have […]
The fall season of Music at the Museum takes place on Friday nights from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. On free Fridays evenings, the museum invites local favorites to play, with styles ranging from jazz, to classical, to country, to marimba and eclectic. From November through April the museum is only open late on the First Friday […]
See a new film produced by the Española Valley Fiber Arts Center, examine touchable textiles and try your hand at weaving on Sunday, December 6, from 1:30–4 pm. The 20-minute film, An Unbroken Thread: Wool & Weaving in Northern New Mexico, will be shown at 1:30 and 2:30 pm in the History Museum auditorium. Throughout […]
Join Los Alamos astrophysicist Ed Fenimore as he explores the theme of “time” at this month’s CreativeMornings event. Do a little creative networking and enjoy pastries and coffee from the Santa Fe Baking Co. Fenimore helps demystify the science of the cosmos while injecting it with his trademark passion and humor. Appointed a LANL fellow […]
Santa Fe’s beloved Christmas at the Palace brings the community together for an evening of hot cider, cookies, live music, piñatas, craft-making activities, a chance to operate an antique printing press and the visit of Mr. and Mrs. Claus -- all in the legendary magic of the Palace of the Governors. Performers include Schola Cantorum, […]
Begin collecting art, jewelry, pottery and more from the next generation of Native American artists and craftspeople at the Young Native Artists Winter Show. Children and grandchildren of artists associated with the Palace of the Governors’ Portal Program will demonstrate and sell their own arts and crafts in the Meem Community Room from 9 am […]
Misquadace - who just earned her MFA from UW-Madison - will discuss the nearly-lost art of birch bark biting that she has helped keep alive. Following her talk, she’ll conduct a short workshop in which participants can use quills to embroider their own piece of birch bark!
The annual candle-lit procession of Las Posadas travels around the Santa Fe Plaza and concludes in the Palace Courtyard. This version of an old Hispanic tradition recreates Mary and Joseph’s search for a place to give birth to the Baby Jesus—and throws in a few devils for good measure. Stay for carols, cookies and hot cider in […]
The New Mexico History Museum is closed on Christmas Day. Please join us from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday, December 26.
The Museum of International Folk Art is closed January 1
Join us the third Sunday of each month for a Family Fun Day. On January 17, from 1:30–3:30 pm, you can learn about the history of hide paintings in New Mexico and see stellar examples, like the legendary Segesser Hides. Then come to the classroom to make your own take-home hide painting. Free with admission. Sundays free […]
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