Experts on pinhole photography, the Taos Mutiny of 1855, New Mexico’s Civil War slave code and more will speak in the first half of the 2014 Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. Organized by Tomas Jaehn of the museum’s Fray Angélico Chávez History Library, the monthly lectures are free and open to the public (and, yes, […]
Beginning with his early years working as a research photographer at the Sacramento Peak Solar Observatory in southern New Mexico, photographer Donald Woodman honed his photographic vision first through stars and clouds and then through sandy soil, majestic peaks and his own interior life. Donald Woodman: Transformed by New Mexico explores that journey through a […]
Meet photographer Donald Woodman, enjoy refreshments, and see the new show, Donald Woodman: Transformed by New Mexico, from 2-4 pm on Sunday, Feb. 23. Beginning with his early years working as a research photographer at the Sacramento Peak Solar Observatory in southern New Mexico, photographer Donald Woodman honed his photographic vision first through stars and […]
John Kessell, Ph.D., will be speaking in St. Francis Auditorium about Bernardo Miera y Pacheco. This highly talented 18th century soldier, artist, cartographer and explorer blazed across the New Mexico landscape with a brilliant flash of intellect and inquiry. This is Part Two of a free, three-part lecture series co-presented with El Rancho de las Golondrinas.
Free Admission!Discover the fascinating story of the American Civil War in New Mexico.Join us as historians, archeologists, and historic reenactors present the events that took place in our state and how they impacted the war and the role the Camino Real Trail and nearby Fort Craig played in this pivotal time in our nation’s history.
Drought has descended on the Southwest for the last several years, leaving most of New Mexico’s agricultural land in conditions that demand new ways of thinking. Ranches have traditionally been one of the state’s largest industries, and that rainless sky means tough choices for people who juggle land management and environmental change. Many of them […]
Want to learn more about downtown Santa Fe history? Hear from an expert who happens to have dug up a good chunk of it. Noted archaeologist Cordelia (Dedie) Thomas Snow speaks at 9:30 am on Tuesday, March 4, in the auditorium. She’ll show historical images of old Santa Fe and reveal stories of its past. […]
Experts on pinhole photography, the Taos Mutiny of 1855, New Mexico’s Civil War slave code and more will speak in the first half of the 2014 Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. Organized by Tomas Jaehn of the museum’s Fray Angélico Chávez History Library, the monthly lectures are free and open to the public (and, yes, […]
Focus on Photography is a year-long series of exhibitions opening March 7, 2014 at the New Mexico Museum of Art. Three simultaneous exhibitions kick off the series: the solo show Beneath our Feet: Photographs by Joan Myers; the group show of landscape photographs titled Grounded; and the Photo Lab, an evolving interactive space exploring photographic […]
Focus on Photography is a year-long cycle of photography exhibitions, celebrating the museum’s rich collection of photographs and the key role the medium has played in shaping New Mexico culture. The project continues through March, 2015. We open with three concurrent shows - Beneath our Feet: Photographs by Joan Myers New Mexico photographer Joan Myers has […]
"People have realized that objects do not just provide a stage setting to human action: they are integral to it...The central idea is that as people and objects gather time, movement and change, they are constantly transformed, and these transformations of person and object are tied up with each other." A History of the World […]
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