Please join the New Mexico History Museum every third Friday for bilingual Storytime! Settle into our main lobby for a fun and exciting story, read by our educators and guest readers, that is historically relevant to New Mexico. All ages are welcome, especially visitors 5-9 years old. Free to New Mexico residents. Photo credit: NMHM […]
Join Ranger Mike and learn to identify animals commonly found across New Mexico. This demonstration will include various skulls, bones, and pelts that will help in identifying these different species. Ranger demo and interaction included in general admission. $5/adult. Free for children 16 and under. Please call 575-526-8911 for more information. NM I-25, Exit 19, […]
In conjunction with the exhibition "Between the Lines: Prison Art and Advocacy | A Community Conversation." En conjunto con la exposición «Entre líneas: arte carcelario y abogacía: Una conversación comunitaria» Thank you to the International Folk Art Foundation and the Museum of New Mexico Foundation for their generous support. Gracias a la International Folk […]
All 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, […]
For more information, contact Carrie Hertz at (505) 476-1222 or carrie.hertz@state.nm.us
Join 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 […]
In 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 […]
During 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 […]
Please 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
Join 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 […]
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 within the Tokushima domain. This is the most frequently performed puppet drama in Tokushima. It depicts local […]
Tokushima 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 […]
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