• A Symposium on New Mexico WW2 Internment Camps Inside and Outside the Barbed Wire

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

    Learn more about the experiences of Japanese people held in New Mexico's internment camps during World War II at an April 21 and 22 symposium. “From Inside and Outside the Barbed Wire: New Mexico’s Multicul­tural World War II Internment Stories,” will be in the History Museum auditorium, 10:30 am-4:30 pm on Saturday, April 21; and […]

  • Hopi Field Trip Friends of Archaeology Event

    Office of Archaeological Studies 7 Old Cochiti Road (off 599), Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Please join Friends of Archaeology on a discovery field trip regarding the Hopi. Information regarding signing up for this field trip will be mailed to Friends of Archaeology members only. Not a Museum of New Mexico Foundation member or Friends of Archaeology member?  Please call (505) 982-6366, X100 or click JOIN!.

  • Gallery Conversation With Master Printers

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

    Curator of Contemporary Art Laura Addison welcomes three master printers, Jack Lemon and Steven Campbell (Landfall Press), and Bill Lagattuta (Tamarind Institute) in a conversation about their own histories, experiences and anecdotes about the printmaking process.  In conjunction with the museum's current print exhibition Repeat After Me.Free Friday Evening, April 27, 2012.  5:30 to 6:30 […]

  • Just Words Away: A National Poetry Month Event Santa Fe’s Poet Laureates and More

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

    On Friday, April 27, a trio of Santa Fe’s poets laureate offer a treat from their souls to ours. Joan Logghe, Valerie Martinez, and Arthur Sze will read from their works at 6 pm in the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium, followed by a reception in the museum’s Meem Community Room.The event is free; seating […]

  • University of New Mexico Architecture and Landscape Walking Tour Palace Guard Event

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

    The UNM campus boasts the largest concentration of buildings by John Gaw Meem, including his own favorite, the Zimmerman Library. Led by Professor Chris Wilson, this tour will explore the development of the campus’ signature regional style. It also highlights the equally important California Modernist Landscape Architect, Garrett Eckbo, known for his 1962 master plan […]

  • Memorial Service for Robert A. Ewing

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

    Bob Ewing, Director Emeritus of the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe passed away on Monday, April 2, 2012. Director of the Museum from 1965-1972, Bob was jovial, warm and always eager to be of assistance. He was a friend to many in Santa Fe, and a real force in the art world of […]

  • Photographers Panel Discussion The Saint John’s Bible and Contemplative Landscape

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

    Join moderator Mary Anne Redding, curator of Contemplative Landscape, at 2 pm on Sunday, April 29, for a discussion among some of the photographers represented in the exhibition about their long-term commitments to photographing places both special and sacred in New Mexico.Kirk Gittings, Ed Ranney, Janet Russek, Sharon Stewart, and Don Usner—will show and discuss […]

  • Downtown Art, Architecture and History Walking Tours

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

    The museum offers art walking tours of Santa Fe April - November (weather permitting). Guided by one of our docents, the tours highlight the art and architectural history of downtown Santa Fe. Tours leave at 10:00 a.m., Mondays from the Museum gift shop steps. Also, June-August, Fridays 10:00 a.m.Cost: $10 per person, children 18 and […]

  • Historical Downtown Walking Tours Tuesday thru Saturday, May 1-5, 2012

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

    Learn about the history of Santa Fe on a Downtown Walking Tour led by New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors guides. Monday-Saturday, from April 16 through mid-October. Gather at the Palace Courtyard's Blue Gate just south of the History Museum entrance at 113 Lincoln Avenue at 10:15 am. Cost: $10; children 16 and under […]

  • The Statehood History Conference

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

    Outlaws, Rough Riders, classic restaurants and a possible spy will come to life at the 2012 New Mexico Statehood History Conference, May 3-5, in Santa Fe. Presented by the Historical Society of New Mexico and the New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors, this Centennial version of the Society’s annual conference includes a special treat: […]

  • Free admission and a Centennial Symposium

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

    In honor of New Mexico’s 100th birthday, the New Mexico History Museum invites you and your family to enjoy free admission all day Thursday, May 3, when you can also attend all or parts of a daylong Centennial symposium. The symposium, co-hosted by the Historical Society of New Mexico begins at 10:30 am in the […]

  • Early Attempts to Gain Statehood A Centennial Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture

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

    Join Robert Larson for "New Mexico: Early Attempts to Gain Statehood," part of the 2012 Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. A free event in the John Gaw Meem Room; enter through the Washington Avenue doors. Larson is professor emeritus of history at the University of Northern Colorado.  He has written books on Populism in the West […]