Join us for a day of Valentine themed art making with hands-on experience creating cards, special heart ornaments and one-of-a-kind Valentine’s Day collages inspired by night time. Free and fun for all ages.
Our permanent exhibition - Here, Now and Always - will be closed for HVAC upgrades/repairs February 11 through February 22. Admission prices will be adjusted accordingly for the two open galleries you may still visit.
Free lecture by Davison Packard Koenig, Executive Director of the Couse-Sharp Historic Site in Taos.
Applying museum practices to your personal art collections and family heirlooms can be a great tool for protecting and preserving these special objects. Join the Museum’s staff for a discussion about the different ways in which to document and care for your collection. Limit 15 people Pre-registration is encouraged to reserve a spot. To reserve […]
Please join Heather McClenahan, Executive Director of the Los Alamos Historical Society, who will discuss, “The Manhattan Project in Fiction”. Join us for an “Atomic Histories” exhibition presentation on how historic events have been featured in literature. Free Auditorium event. Bottled water only please
Kevin Henderson, who holds a PhD in Physics and works for the Physics Division of the Los Alamos National Laboratories, will share on the global topic of Symmetry, and how it breaks. The universe is filled with symmetry and broken symmetries. Humans have embraced an enduring relationship with those principles in science, art, and culture. […]
As you read these words, your brain is taking in all kinds of sights and sounds, and zeroing in on a few. It is recalling what you have learned about the forms of letters, the meanings of words, and what information you hope to find on this website. Your brain is making decisions and forming […]
From early 2016 until February 23, 2017, Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota was home to many individuals who were protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The protest at Standing Rock Indian Reservation is just one of many instances where corporate and/or government actions were viewed as violations of Native American Treaties, a threat to […]
From early 2016 until February 23, 2017, Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota was home to many individuals who were protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The protest at Standing Rock Indian Reservation is just one of many instances where corporate and/or government actions were viewed as violations of Native American Treaties, a threat to […]
Since the time of Columbus, Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent. Yet, as Andrés Reséndez illuminates in his myth-shattering The Other Slavery, it was practiced for centuries as an open secret. There was no abolitionist movement to protect the tens of thousands of Natives who were kidnapped and enslaved by the […]
Please join us for another opportunity to view the Palace Museum in its raw state, as we continue our efforts to refurbish and restore our beloved historic national treasure. Open house from 1-5pm Palace in the Raw lecture: 3-5pm (see separate post) Free event
When Rutherford B. Hayes appointed former General Lew Wallace as the Governor of New Mexico he did so in hopes that his friend could bring order to the chaotic state of affairs in the territory. Between 1878 and 1881 Lew Wallace took an active role in attempts to quell the violence that had erupted throughout […]
Copyright Statement | Inspection of Public Records | Privacy Statement | Terms of Use
Copyright © 2009 – 2023 New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.