• Schola Cantorum and the Monks of Christ in the Desert Monastery The Saint John’s Bible and Contemplative Landscape

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

    Hear the ancient sounds of Christmastide along with a few favorite carols when Santa Fe's Schola Cantorum joins the Monks of Christ in the Desert Monastery in the History Museum's lobby. The event is free with admission; Sundays free to NM residents. Part of the programming series for The Saint John's Bible and Contemplative Landscape.

  • Christmas at Kuaua: NM State Monuments Ruins Glow Free after-hours event!

    Coronado Historic Site 485 Kuaua Road, Bernalillo, NM, United States

    Get into the holiday spirit with an evening of family fun!  The grounds of Coronado State Monument will be decorated with hundreds of flickering luminarias and thousands of Christmas lights.  Activities start at 5:30 pm with Santa’s Workshop: children, assisted by a few kindly elves, will have an opportunity to make their own Christmas tree […]

  • Early closing for Christmas at the Palace

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

    To get the Palace gussied up for tonight's event (5:30-8 pm), we need to lock the doors of both the Palace and the History Museum at 3 pm. The History Museum will not reopen, but the Palace and the Courtyard will come to life with live music, refreshments, and visits with Santa.

  • Christmas at the Palace

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

    Get a dose of old-fashioned charm at the 28th anniversary of the annual Christmas at the Palace -- a must-do event for a proper, Santa Fe-style holiday. Held in the 400-year-old Palace of the Governors, a National Historic Landmark, the evening is a popular community gathering with Santa, music and more.Children visit with Santa, families […]

  • New World Cuisine: The Histories of Chocolate, Mate y Mas Members Preview

    Museum of New Mexico 725 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    See the most anticipated museum exhibitions before they open to the public. Location:  Museum of International Folk ArtNot a Museum of New Mexico Foundation member?  Please call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100 or click JOIN!

  • Light Among the Ruins: A NM State Monuments Ruins Glow Free after-hours event!

    Jemez Historic Site 18160 NM-4, Jemez Springs, NM, United States

    The ruins of Giusewa Pueblo and San José de los Jémez mission church will be decorated with hundreds of traditional luminarias. The evening’s program will include traditional Native American flute music and Jémez Pueblo dancers’ performance between two illuminating bon-fires. Enjoy free horse-drawn wagon rides from Jémez Springs Park to the Monument and holiday refreshments.  Free admission!

  • Early closing for Las Posadas

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

    To prepare for tonight's Las Posadas, 5:30-7 pm, we'll lock the doors of the Palace and the History Museum at 3 pm. Please forgive the inconvenience and join us later for this annual community event.

  • New World Cuisine The Histories of Chocolate, Mate Y Más

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

    New World Cuisine explored how foods around the world developed from mixing the old and the new, and how many of the tastiest dishes and desserts came to be associated with New Mexico. The mixing of peoples and foods—the fusion of cultures and traditions referred to as mestizaje—began in August 1598. It was then that […]

  • Glass Rainbow Project Reception Kid-formed Kiln-glass

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

    In November, Bullseye Glass hosted a hands-on workshop with students from Desert Montessori School, the El Dorado Community School, and the New Mexico School for the Arts to lean about kilnformed glass.  Each tile of the rainbow was made by a different student.Meet the students, parents, and Bullseye staff.  Refreshments served. 2 to 4 pm.  Free.  On view […]

  • Las Posadas A Santa Fe Tradition

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

    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 in the Palace […]

  • Nuevomexicanos and the Rhetoric of Statehood A Centennial Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture

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

    NEW DATE: Join Elmo Baca for "Nuevomexicanos and the Rhetoric of Statehood," on Wednesday, Dec. 12,  part of the 2012 Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. A free event in the John Gaw Meem Room; enter through the Washington Avenue doors. Baca serves on the board of the New Mexico Humanities Council and owns a Las Vegas, […]