Christian Waguespack, Curator of Wait Until Dark, will discuss the history of the nocturne in art. This talk will provide a broad overview of the ways artists have engaged nighttime and the motif of darkness in their work over the course of history.
Many indigenous communities throughout the New World do not have written languages. This means that traditional cultural knowledge of those communities has to be passed orally from one generation to the next. Music often plays a pivotal role in how communities pass on knowledge, specifically during participation in seasonal cultural activities. The focus of this […]
(Albuquerque, New Mexico ) -- Another Supermoon Total Eclipse is coming to the skies over New Mexico Jan. 20, 2019. The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science’s will open its doors from 8:30 – 11:30 p.m. for visitors to fully appreciate the astronomical coincidence happening in the sky that evening after sunset (weather permitting). […]
The 14th-Annual Antique Treasures Show at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum has expanded to two days. The new show will have plenty of old treasures this year as more than a dozen antique and collectible dealers from as far away as Santa Fe will be here to show some of their merchandise. […]
Drugs: Costs & Consequences is a traveling exhibit from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Museum and the DEA Educational Foundation. Formerly known as Target America, it has traveled to 16 cities over the last 16 years, and been viewed by over 22 million visitors. The exhibit will be on display at the New Mexico Museum of Natural […]
Theodore Roosevelt called his men “children of the dragon’s blood,” those Rough Riders who bravely followed him up Cuba’s Kettle and San Juan hills in the face of blistering Spanish rifle and artillery fire. Surely no Rough Rider deserved that title more than Captain Maximiliano Luna of New Mexico. Yet his fascinating life has remained […]
New Mexico residents enjoy free admission to the New Mexico Museum of Art with ID after 5:00 PM
This exhibition features 23 original graphic history art works by Santa Fe artist Turner Avery Mark-Jacobs. This display, ’The Massacre of Don Pedro Villasur,’ narrates the history of an ill-fated Spanish colonial military expedition which set out from Santa Fe in 1720, a story that is also depicted in the History Museum’s Segesser Hide paintings. […]
New Mexico residents are admitted free on the first Sunday of each month with I.D.
Storytime takes place in Welcome lounge, and Hands-on art activities take place in the museum atrium. After storytime, younger children can make your own beaded necklace, and older children make Huichol inspired beaded bowls. Then do a family treasure hunt in our ’Common Bonds’ exhibit to find horses, or explore the last day of our ’Beadwork’ adorns […]
Join us for a stained glass for beginner’s workshop, recommended ages 10 and up. Learn the basics of copper foil soldering with bits of colored glass and take home your own unique ornament or pendant. Adult supervision requested. Free with admission
Join us for the second installment of our annnual GranMary’s Winter Storytelling Series with guest artist Julian Fragua, a renowned Jemez Pueblo dancer. Program runs at 2pm and again at 3pm; choose either time.
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