Luminaria Tour Free, after-hours event
Enjoy living history military re-enactors, 1000 luminarias, free cookies and beverages. Free admission to all visitors.
Enjoy living history military re-enactors, 1000 luminarias, free cookies and beverages. Free admission to all visitors.
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.
LIGHT AMONG THE RUINS: CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION Jemez State Monument, Jemez Springs, NM Saturday, December 10, 5–9 p.m. With one of the most beautiful prehistoric and historic sites in the Southwest as a backdrop, 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 […]
LUMINARIA TOUR Fort Selden State Monument, Radium Springs, NM Saturday, December 10, 5–9 pm History buffs will enjoy visiting with soldiers (living history re-enactors) who set up camp for this event. Warm cider will be served from their camp fires and at a chuck wagon other free refreshments may be had. Listen to stories about […]
Celebrate the holidays with Friends of Contemporary Art. Hosted by Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, this party is a warm and festive way to usher in the holidays and it provides an opportunity to view marvelous works of contemporary art in a gallery setting.Not a Museum or Friends or Contemporary Art member? Please call (505) 982-6366, […]
In order to prepare for Las Posadas, we'll close both the New Mexico History Museum and the Palace of the Governors at 3 pm on Sunday, Dec. 11. Join us on the Plaza for Las Posadas, beginning at 5:30 pm.
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 […]
It’s a New Mexico icon: Native American vendors at the Palace of the Governors. See what the future of their creations holds as children and grandchildren of the Portal Artisans show off their creations -- and give you a chance to pick up some nifty Christmas presents. Come to the John Gaw Meem Room on […]
Throughout the process of bringing the Neutrogena Collection to Santa Fe, building the new wing, from design, construction, exhibition installation, and the grand opening, there was always Mary. The front and back covers of her book, The Extraordinary in the Ordinary, features the doors that lead from the Atrium, at the heart of the Museum, to […]
Join Freckles, Warts and Santa at the Annual Holiday Open House, starring the Gustave Baumann marionettes on Sunday, December 18, 2011, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The afternoon is a round-robin event featuring two short skits by the marionettes, an art-making project for the whole family, holiday music, a Q&A session to talk to the marionettes […]
Walking Together Celebrating the Winter Solstice with a labyrinth walk and live music inside the Museum auditorium. For more information, For more information, call Elaine Coleman at 505.983-9747.
Join Adam Johnson as he speaks on “Preservation in the Early 20th Century: Edgar Lee Hewett and the Monumental Ruins of the Southwest,” at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 21, part of the Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. Lectures are held in the John Gaw Meem Room. Enter through the museum's Washington Avenue entrance. Free.An Illinois […]
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