Bring an empty coffee can, oatmeal box, potato chip can or shoebox (with lids). We’ll provide the rest to help you make your own camera obscura and see the world through a pinhole of light. A drop-in, family-friendly event suitable for all ages. Free with admission; Sundays free to NM residents.
Stephen Fried, author of the best-selling biography, Appetite for America, delivers a Brainpower & Brownbags Lunch Lecture on “Fred Harvey, the Hotel Castañeda, and the Future of the Past in Railroad New Mexico.” Fried is an expert on the legacy of Fred Harvey and his many Harvey Houses, including the soon-to-be-renovated Hotel Castañeda in Las Vegas, […]
Starting November 1, the New Mexico History Museum switches to its winter hours, meaning we will be closed on Mondays and observe Free Friday Evenings only on the first Friday of each month (rather than every week). Winter hours, November through April: 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Sunday; Free Friday Evening, 5-8 pm, […]
See portions of the 2013 documentary Tattoo Nation and hear from Director Eric Schwartz in the History Museum auditorium. The event is free with admission; Sundays are free to NM residents. Children 16 and under free daily. Tattoo images of saints and specifically images of the Virgin Mary are popular in Latino and contemporary culture, […]
Did you miss Stephen Fried’s standing-room-only Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture on Oct. 29? He’s agreed to give a repeat of it at noon on Friday, Nov. 7, in the History Museum Auditorium. (Note: Seating is limited.) Author of the best-selling biography, Appetite for America, Fried speaks on “Fred Harvey, the Hotel Castañeda, and the Future of […]
Palace Press Director Tom Leech and Santa Fe author Jean Moss highlight selections by everyone’s favorite artist-printer at the launch for Gustave Baumann and Friends: Artist Cards from Holidays Past, a new Museum of New Mexico Press book and a companion to a new exhibit in the Mezzanine Gallery. The exhibit, curated by Leech and Moss, […]
Get a crafty start on the holidays. The Palace Press and the Santa Fe Book Arts Group are cleaning out their studios -- and you profit. Come to the multi-vendor flea market on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 10 am to 2 pm in the Meem Community Room. Purchase art and craft supplies, handmade books and […]
The Palace Guard’s most popular event. Meet with museum curators who share their favorite stories and artifacts and give a special look at what goes on behind-the-scenes of a world-class museum. Enjoy a reception following. Not a Palace Guard member? Call (505) 982-6366.
Bring your favorite coloring tools (crayons, pencils, markers, etc.), and we’ll provide papers, envelopes, glue sticks and stamping supplies. Lee Kellogg of Guadalupe’s Fun Rubber Stamps shows you how to make your own holiday cards, part of the exhibit Gustave Baumann and Friends: Artist Cards from Holidays Past. It’s free with admission. For information, call […]
See the exhibit Gustave Baumann and Friends: Artist Cards from Holidays Past, then come to the History Museum classroom, where educators René Harris and Melanie LaBorwit help you discover an easy way to make beautiful handmade cards with Styrofoam ink-block printmaking. (Consider the wisdom of wearing messy clothes.) Get a jump on holiday card-making by […]
New Mexico brewing began in the 1850s with small breweries that were wiped out by Prohibition. Not until 1988 did craft brewers stage a renaissance. Jon C. Stott describes its evolution. Stott is author of New Mexico Beer: A History of Brewing in the Land of Enchantment (History Press, 2014). The Brainpower & Brownbags Lectures […]
Please accept our warmest Thanksgiving greetings. We hope you enjoy time with friends and family as our staff enjoys time with theirs. The museum will be closed Nov. 27, reopening at 10 am Nov. 28.
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