Hear the ancient sounds of Christmastide along with a few favorite carols when Santa Fe's Schola Cantorum joins the Monks of Christ in the Desert Monastery in the History Museum's lobby. The event is free with admission; Sundays free to NM residents. Part of the programming series for The Saint John's Bible and Contemplative Landscape.
To get the Palace gussied up for tonight's event (5:30-8 pm), we need to lock the doors of both the Palace and the History Museum at 3 pm. The History Museum will not reopen, but the Palace and the Courtyard will come to life with live music, refreshments, and visits with Santa.
Get a dose of old-fashioned charm at the 28th anniversary of the annual Christmas at the Palace -- a must-do event for a proper, Santa Fe-style holiday. Held in the 400-year-old Palace of the Governors, a National Historic Landmark, the evening is a popular community gathering with Santa, music and more.Children visit with Santa, families […]
To prepare for tonight's Las Posadas, 5:30-7 pm, we'll lock the doors of the Palace and the History Museum at 3 pm. Please forgive the inconvenience and join us later for this annual community event.
The annual candle-lit procession of Las Posadas travels around the Santa Fe Plaza and concludes in the Palace Courtyard. This version of an old Hispanic tradition recreates Mary and Joseph's search for a place to give birth to the Baby Jesus – and throws in a few devils for good measure. Stay for carols in the Palace […]
NEW DATE: Join Elmo Baca for "Nuevomexicanos and the Rhetoric of Statehood," on Wednesday, Dec. 12, part of the 2012 Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. A free event in the John Gaw Meem Room; enter through the Washington Avenue doors. Baca serves on the board of the New Mexico Humanities Council and owns a Las Vegas, […]
The weather outside is frightful, so we won't be offering Free Friday Night. Instead, we're closing at 5 pm and wishing everyone (including our staff) a safe journey home.
The New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 25, but will reopen at 10 am on Wednesday, Dec. 26. Please enjoy your time with family and bring them to see our great exhibits while they're here.
What are the events you plan for? What days do you mark and remember? Join us at the New Mexico History Museum to create your own special calendar for 2013. Pulling inspiration from Illuminating the Word: The Saint John's Bible at the New Mexico History Museum and It's About Time: 14,000 Years of Art in New […]
What are the events you plan for? What days do you mark and remember? Join us at the New Mexico History Museum to create your own special calendar for 2013. Pulling inspiration from Illuminating the Word: The Saint John's Bible at the New Mexico History Museum and It's About Time: 14,000 Years of Art in New […]
Join New Mexico Humanities Council Chautauqua re-enactor Allan Wheeler as he delivers the first 2013 Brainpower & Brownbags lecture, "The Life of William Becknell on the Santa Fe Trail," at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 16, in the Meem Community Room. Enter for free through the History Museum's Washington Avenue doors.Upon retiring from the business world […]
Benjamin Franklin never visited New Mexico, but his memory will grace a week’s worth of events commemorating his contributions to music and the printed word, along with his diplomacy in Spain, a contributing factor to victory in the American Revolution. The events kick off the Saturday following what would have been Franklin’s 307th birthday (Jan. […]
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