New Mexico’s musical and dramatic traditions that are celebrated during the holiday season developed over hundreds of years beginning with traditions in medieval Spain that were then brought to the colonies. Here in New Mexico each has developed with local and regional influences. The Matachines dances are performed by the Hispano, Pueblo and Genízaro people […]
Take in some authentic traditional baking with Jemez Pueblo Tribal Member and New Mexico Historic Sites Ranger Brenda Tafoya as she demonstrates one of many seasonal favorites by the Tafoya Family. For this program and many more, visit www.nmhistoricsites.org/traditions.
Explore a virtual 360 tour of Los Luceros’ Sala Grande decorated for the holidays. Hidden throughout the tour are interesting objects, documents, and audio recordings from seasons past.
Join Instructional Coordinator Marlon Magdalena and the Seasonal Dance Group from the Pueblo of Jemez in a celebration of the winter holiday season. Marlon will be performing a short concert using his Native wooden flutes and the Seasonal Dance Group will perform a traditional Buffalo Dance. For this program and many more, visit www.nmhistoricsites.org/traditions.
Children of all ages join Friends of Coronado & Jemez Historic Sites docent and researcher Deborah Ellis as she reads the award-winning children’s book: Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story, by author Kevin Noble Maillard with pictures by (illustrator) Juana Martinez – Neal. As you listen to the story you will learn of the […]
Join Los Luceros Historic Site as they share short videos created by local youth focusing on the traditions and cultures of northern New Mexico. Four students from Moving Arts Espanola have been commissioned to create videos with topis of their choosing.
For more than ten thousand years, humans have been fascinated by a seemingly innocuous plant with bright-colored fruits that bite back when bitten. Ancient New World cultures from Mexico to South America combined these pungent pods with every conceivable meat and vegetable, as evident from archaeological finds, Indian artifacts, botanical observations, and studies of the […]
Join Los Luceros Historic Site virtually in celebrating the birthdays of two of our most popular lambs. This virtual presentation will give an overview of the lambs’ first year of life at the historic ranch and will conclude with allowing the lambs to devour their own birthday "cake". Two lambs were born during a […]
The Taylor-Mesilla Historic Property has an extraordinary collection of objects and artwork. Beginning January 12, 2020 join Collections Specialist Ivana Montenegro as she introduces a new series, Exploring the Collections. On the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month you will have an opportunity to see these special objects and explore their stories. The episodes can be found […]
The Museum is currently closed due to COVID-19 precautions, please visit our online resources page for online exhibits, experiences and recources http://moifa.org/visit/online.html About the Museum of International Folk Art: http://www.internationalfolkart.org/ Founded in 1953 by Florence Dibell Bartlett, the Museum of International Folk Art’s mission is to foster understanding of the traditional arts to illuminate human creativity and […]
The New Mexico Museum of Art (NMMOA) and Center for Contemporary Art (CCA), in collaboration with the Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of New Mexico, are proud to present an online screening of the documentary film “Feels Good Man” at 5:30 p.m. MST on Friday, January 29. Winner of the 2020 Sundance Film […]
The talk will trace the spread of the great smallpox epidemic that broke out in Mexico in 1779, traveled north to New Mexico, was transmitted from tribe to tribe across the American West, and reached eastern Canada by 1784. We will discuss its impact on Indian country and the multiple Native American communities it struck, and […]
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