• Cowboys Real and Imagined

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

    When America needed hard workers, the cowboy was there. The job was dirty and difficult, low-paid and lowly regarded. But when an America torn by the Civil War needed a hero to unite its soul, the unassuming cowboy was an unlikely—and ultimately lasting—pick.Since riding out of Spanish horse culture, he’s been an itinerant hired hand, […]

  • Grand Opening: Cowboys Real and Imagined

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

    Join us for a special day of music, refreshments, and family activities at the grand opening of Cowboys Real and Imagined on Sunday, April 14. At 2 pm, guest curator B. Byron Price, director of the Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of Art of the American West at the University of Oklahoma and […]

  • What’s New Contemporary Native Artist Speak Pottery with Jody Naranjo, Russell Sanchez, and Yellowbird Samora

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

    Pottery with Jody Naranjo, Santa Clara Pueblo; Russell Sanchez, San Ildefonso Pueblo;  Yellowbird Samora, Taos Pueblo.Lecture Series start at 2pm in the MIAC theater, seating is limited. This speaker series highlights artists in our newest exhibit "What's New in New: Recent Recent Acquisitions" Jody Naranjo is a contemporary Tewa potter from the Pueblo best known for its […]

  • Historical Downtown Walking Tours

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

    Ever wonder why there’s an obelisk in the middle of the Santa Fe Plaza? Have you noticed the gargoyles on top of the Catron Building? Where was the gambling hall? Which tucked-away building held a Manhattan Project secret? Find out by taking a Downtown Walking Tour led by New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors […]

  • Clyde Tingley’s New Deal for New Mexico A Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture

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

    Join Albuquerque writer and historian Lucinda Sachs at noon on Wednesday, April 17, for “Clyde Tingley’s New Deal for New Mexico,” part of the Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. Sachs, an Albuquerque writer and historian, is finishing a 2013 Sunstone Press book about Tingley. She has also written a novel, Believe in the Wind, plus […]

  • Let’s Take A Look Curators Look at Your Treasures

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

    The third Wednesday of each month from 12:00 to 2:00 pm.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. They […]

  • Your Textile Treasures Basic Care & Feeding

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

    Join Textile Conservator Rebecca Tinkham Hewett for an informative talk about how to preserve your textiles " Your Textile Treasures: Basic Care and Feeding" is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Plain Geometry Amish Quilts.  By Museum  admission, New Mexico residents with I.D Free on Sundays; Museum of New Mexico Foundation members and youth 16 […]

  • Avanyu Trail Day In honor of Earth Day

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

    Avanyu Trail Day: In honor of Earth Day. Walk our Avanyu Heritage Trail. Trail booklets available at the front desk for self-guided tours. Additional southwestern plants, traditional crops, water saving farming technique information will be available.The Avanyu Heritage Trail is Museum Hill’s permanent outdoor exhibit about the Native people and the environment of the Southwest. […]

  • Mont St. Michel and Shiprock: Photographs by William Clift

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

    Mont St. Michel and Shiprock: Photographs by William Clift The New Mexico Museum of Art is pleased to present this one-man exhibition by master photographer William Clift, a long-time Santa Fe resident. The exhibition opens April 19 and runs through September 8, 2013. For almost four decades, Clift has photographed two monolithic sites that dominate […]

  • Opening Reception Shiprock and Mont St. Michel: Photographs by William Clift

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

    Over the course of almost four decades Santa Fe photographer William Clift has photographed two distinctive monoliths that dominate their landscapes: Shiprock in the northwestern corner of New Mexico and Mont St. Michel off the north coast of France.  In this selection of more than seventy beautiful photographs, Clift shares his ongoing, nuanced exploration of […]

  • Living History at Fort Stanton Garrison

    Fort Stanton Historic Site 104 Kit Carson Road, Fort Stanton, NM, United States

    Schedule of events for Living History Weekend: Friday, April 195:00-Living Historians gather to prepare for activities.Saturday, April 2010:00-Morning Flag Ceremony10:15-Drill Infantry/Dismounted10:30-Corset Construction (Victoria Davis)11:00-The Army Horse (Matt Midgett)12:00-Ration Issue1:30-Live Fire Demonstration (Fort range by the Rio Bonito Bridge)3:30-Drill Mounted Saber Exercise4:00-Ladies’ Tea5:00-Evening Flag CeremonySunday, April 2110:00-Morning Flag Ceremony11:00-Garden cleaningNo further scheduled activities, however living historians will […]