• A Trip to the Historic Bell Ranch Special Palace Guard Event

    New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    This trip is sold out; the Museum of New Mexico Foundation can add your name to a waiting list. Join the Palace Guard for heads-up about future events (and first crack at signing up). Call 505-992-2715 ext. 4. In celebration of the closing of Cowboys Real and Imagined, join the Palace Guard for an exploration […]

  • Advanced Japanese Kite Making Workshop Workshop with lecture & lunch

    Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Advanced Kite Making Workshop for adults 16 & older.  Master Kite Maker Mikio Toki leads a workshop in Ori-Zome Kaku Dako (fold and Dye Tokyo Style) for ages 16 and up.  Pre-registration required, includes materials and lunch.  The workshop is $30per person, $25 for Museum of New Mexico Foundation Members. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Call Stephanie […]

  • Kite Crazy Japanese Kite Lecture + kite making for all ages

    Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    At 1 p.m. Masaaki Modegi, President of The Tokyo Kite Museum will give a public lecture on Japanese kites in conjunction with Tako Kichi: Kite Crazy in Japan. The lecture will be followed by a drop-in, hands-on kite-making workshop for ages 3–103. If the weather permits, kite flying will also take place on Milner Plaza. This program […]

  • Speaking of Traditions: New Perspectives on Old Traditions Lecture

    New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Robert J. Tórrez, former New Mexican State Historian, will be discussing in St. Francis Auditorium Recognitions of Pueblo Independence by Spain, Mexico and the United States. This is Part Three of a free, three-part lecture series co-presented with El Rancho de las Golondrinas.

  • Tunstall Store and Dr. Woods House Open for summer season

    Lincoln Historic Site 988 Calle La Placita, Lincoln, NM, United States

    Two of the key museums in Lincoln will open for the summer season. The buildings are closed during the months of November through March due to lack of HVAC. The Tunstall Store will be opened seven days a week and the Dr. Woods House will be open Friday through Sunday, dependent on an adequate volunteer […]

  • Friends of Archaeology Boletsakwa and Patokwa Trip

    Museum of New Mexico Foundation PO Box 2056, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    The Friends of Archaeology (FOA) invite you to tour Boletsakwa and Patokwa Pueblos. Guided by Jemez Tribal Member and Traditional Cultural Properties Specialist Christopher Toya, participants will be treated to informal talks on the history of the area while experiencing the beauty of the Jemez Mountains and exploring these significant archaeological sites.  Cost per person […]

  • Wooden Menagerie: Made in New Mexico

    Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    During the Work Progress Administration (WPA) period of the 1930’s, the traditional arts of the region gained resurgence through federal programmed that trained and employed New Mexican folk artists, In 1936, Patrocino Barela’s expressionistic woodcarvings created under the auspices of the Federal Arts Project were a part of New Horizons in American Art at the […]

  • Get To Know Your Art Museum Family Activity Day

    New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Learn more about how an art museum works and why.  Visitors receive a "passport" for their exploration through the building.  Museum staff members -- ranging from curators to educators to art preparators to security officers -- will be on hand to talk about the work they do.  Receive a stamp at each station of your […]

  • CLOSED FOR UTILITY WORK City Crew

    Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Museum Hill Museums will be closed on Thursday April 10, 2014 due to Utility work in the area.

  • Member Preview: Turquoise, Water, Sky

    Museum of New Mexico Foundation PO Box 2056, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Foundation members are invited to see Turqouoise, Water, Sky at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture before it opens to the public. The exhibition highlights the Museum’s extensive collection of Southwestern turquoise jewelry and presents all aspects of the stone, from geology, mining and history, to questions of authenticity and value. Live entertainment, wine […]

  • Turquoise, Water, Sky: The Stone and Its Meaning

    Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 708-710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Turquoise, Water, Sky: The Stone and Its Meaning highlights the Museum’s extensive collection of Southwestern turquoise jewelry and presents all aspects of the stone, from geology, mining and history, to questions of authenticity and value. People in the Southwest have used turquoise for jewelry and ceremonial purposes and traded valuable stones both within and outside […]

  • Brazilian Music & Dance with Frank & Pilar Leto

    Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Join Frank & Pilar Leto for an afternoon of Brazilian music and dance.  Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Brasil & Arte Popular