iNgqikithi yokuPhica / Weaving Meanings: Telephone Wire Art from South Africa
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Ranger-Guided Tour
Fort Selden Historic Site 1280 Fort Selden Road, Radium Springs, NM, United StatesJoin Ranger Kevin for a guided tour of the Fort Selden ruins. Explore 1400 years of history from the Mogollon to the Spanish and the American military. Tour included in general admission. $5/adult. Free for children 16 and under. NM residents 60 years and older free on Wednesdays. Please call 575-526-8911 for more information. NM […]
Summer Family Art Making
New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesIn June and July, the Museum will host additional Family Art Making sessions in the Courtyard at the Plaza building on Wednesdays. Art making will be free, and adults can pay admission if they want to explore the galleries with their kids, before or after (admission is free for 16 and under). Light snacks will […]
Let’s Take A Look with Curators Every Third Wednesday of the Month
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 708-710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesDuring Let’s Take a Look, curators from The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and The Laboratory of Anthropology wait in the lobby to look at your treasures. They will attempt to identify and explain any artifact or historic object presented to them. While our curators prefer to work with objects from the Southwest, they […]
Late Night Friday
New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesPlease join us for Late Night Friday as we offer the public the opportunity to extend their visit at the museum and explore our amazing collections, and learn more about the historic people, places, and events, that over time touched New Mexico. Tonight’s visit is FREE TO NEW MEXICO RESIDENTS
Bats of the Chihuahuan Desert
Fort Selden Historic Site 1280 Fort Selden Road, Radium Springs, NM, United StatesJoin Ranger Kevin to learn all about bats that can be found right here in southern New Mexico. For thousands of years many people have considered bats to be mysterious creatures. There are many misconceptions about bats that contribute to the stories and fears that surround them. This ranger demonstration will include a lecture on […]
Awa Ningyo Joruri Performance: Japanese Drama performed by professional puppeteers from Tokushima Prefecture
Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesThe Narutoza Puppet Theater Troupd will perform The Scene of the Pilgrim’s Song, from the play, "Keisei Awa no Naruto.” The story is about a man named Jurobei and his wife Oyumi, embroiled in the turmoil of the struggle for dominance within the Tokushima domain. This is the most frequently performed puppet drama in Tokushima. It depicts local […]
Japanese Puppet Making Demo
Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesTokushima is the most popular place of Ningyo Joruri in Japan. Nearly 30 puppet makers are still active in Tokushima, and they receive orders for puppet repairs and new puppet from all over Japan. It is no exaggeration to say that Tokushima’s puppeteers support Japanese Ningyo Joruri. The heads of the puppets used in Ningyo […]
Awa Ningyo Joruri Performance: Japanese Drama performed by professional puppeteers from Tokushima Prefecture
Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesThe same program will be presented on Saturday June 24, and repeated on Sunday June 25. The Narutoza Puppet Theater Troupd will perform The Scene of the Pilgrim’s Song, from the play, "Keisei Awa no Naruto.” The story is about a man named Jurobei and his wife Oyumi, embroiled in the turmoil of the struggle for dominance […]
Summer Story Time
New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesJoin us on the second and fourth Mondays in June for Summer Story Time. Each week a new Special Guest will read an art related book appropriate for youth ages 3-5 followed by a quick visit to the galleries and a hands-on craft. Free to attend
Summer 2023 – Arts Alive! FREE HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS FOR AGES 3–103
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 708-710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesAll art making activities are from 10am to 2pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Museum and Garden entrance free for Arts Alive! participants during workshop hours. Groups of 6 or more, please call or email to guarantee free admission to the museum or garden. Groups of 6 or more, please contact: Marita Hinds, […]
Summer Family Art Making
New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesIn June and July, the Museum will host additional Family Art Making sessions in the Courtyard at the Plaza building on Wednesdays. Art making will be free, and adults can pay admission if they want to explore the galleries with their kids, before or after (admission is free for 16 and under). Light snacks will […]