• Valentine Extravaganza Family Fun Day

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

    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. 

  • HERE, NOW and ALWAYS CLOSED from February 11 – 22

    Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 708-710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    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.

  • Conversations with Collections

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

    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 […]

  • “The Manhattan Project in Fiction”

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

    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

  • CreativeMornings Symmetry

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

    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. […]

  • Brain: The Inside Story

    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 […]

  • Beyond Standing Rock

    Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 708-710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    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 […]

  • EXHIBITION OPENING! Beyond Standing Rock

    Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 708-710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    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 […]

  • The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America

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

    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 […]

  • Palace in the Raw Public Open House

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

    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

  • Palace in the Raw Lecture series “War Time Governor: Lew Wallace’s Time in the Land of Enchantment”

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

    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 […]