CANCELED: Take a weeklong trip to action-packed 1863 at the New Mexico History Museum’s summer camp, Time Trekkers. Children 9-11 will enjoy VIP access to the museum and get daily doses of hands-on learning—braiding horsehair bracelets, gathering a picnic lunch at the Santa Fe Farmers Market, practicing calligraphy, roping a calf dummy, hand-stitching their own […]
Free Hands-on Workshops for Ages 3 to 103. All workshops are from 10 am – 2 pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please call to reserve a place and guarantee free admission to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Programs begin on the hour To make a reservation please call Joyce Begay-Foss at 476-1272 […]
During this time, curators from The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and The Laboratory of Anthropology are in the lobby of MIAC to look at your treasures. These curators will attempt to identify and explain any artifact or historic object presented to them. The event is always FREE and open to the public. Federal […]
Free Hands-on Workshops for Ages 3 to 103. All workshops are from 10 am – 2 pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please call to reserve a place and guarantee free admission to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Programs begin on the hour To make a reservation please call Joyce Begay-Foss at 476-1272 […]
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A FRIENDS OF INDIAN ART EVENT AND MEMBERSHIP IN FIA IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND. CALL 505-982-6366 OR VISIT THE FIA SITE FOR MORE INFO. This special presentation includes the work of several renowned Native American jewelry designers, including: Marvin, Luana, and Marcus Slim; Joe and LeJeune Chavez; and Isaiah Ortiz. Marvin Slim (Navajo) […]
One of the staples of desert life is the presence—or scarcity—of water. Its importance can be seen across eastern New Mexico, where the Pecos River strives to quench a fragile, 926-mile riparian environment. Along the Pecos, a collage of photographs and sounds, opens June 19, 2015 on the second floor of the New Mexico History […]
See Jennifer Schlesinger’s haunting photographs, accompanied by the late Steven M. Miller’s soundscapes at the opening for Along the Pecos in the museum’s second-floor hallway. The event is followed by a reception for author William deBuys, who reads from his latest book, The Last Unicorn. These are Free First Friday events. One of the staples […]
Award-winning author and conservationist William deBuys speaks on and signs copies of his latest book and joins us for a reception honoring the museum’s acquisition of his papers. The Fray Angélico Chávez History Library hosts this free event on Friday, June 19, 5:30–7:30 pm, in the museum auditorium, with light refreshments in the lobby. In […]
See archival films from the Old Santa Fe Association’s new collection, including gems filmed by Ernest Knee, culled from residents’ garages and closets and boasting little-known cinematic glimpses of life in northern New Mexico. The Palace of the Governors Photo Archives is partnering with OSFA to preserve the films, prime artifacts in a city long […]
Opened in 1902, Albuquerque’s Alvarado Hotel was the stuff of legend. Graciously designed with shaded portals, bell towers, fountains, and immaculate rooms, it was a gem of the Santa Fe Railway and Fred Harvey Co. Its Indian and Mexican Rooms were filled with museum-quality Native arts and crafts, opening a previously untapped market for the […]
Join Diana Magaloni Kerpel for a lecture on the Florentine Codex, one of the remarkable accounts of non-western culture which documents Aztec culture. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition, The Red That Colored the World. Admission is FREE, every Sunday, for everyone through September 13, 2015. The National Endowment for the Humanities and the Museum […]
Calling all teachers, educators, education students and librarians: What do maps reveal about geography and social conditions? How are maps tools for teaching problem-solving skills? What are some ways to integrate literacy and social-studies learning? Learn that and more at the New Mexico History Museum. Drawing on the extensive map collection of the Fray Angélico […]
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