• Historical Downtown Walking Tours Monday and Tuesday, July 2-3, 2012

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

    Ever wonder why there’s an obelisk in the middle of the Santa Fe Plaza? Have you noticed the gargoyles on top of the Catron Building? Where was the gambling hall? Which tucked-away building held a Manhattan Project secret? Find out by taking a Downtown Walking Tour led by New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors […]

  • Historical Downtown Walking Tours Monday thru Saturday, July 9 – 14, 2012

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

    Ever wonder why there’s an obelisk in the middle of the Santa Fe Plaza? Have you noticed the gargoyles on top of the Catron Building? Where was the gambling hall? Which tucked-away building held a Manhattan Project secret? Find out by taking a Downtown Walking Tour led by New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors […]

  • Poetry and Photographs The Saint John’s Bible and Contemplative Landscape

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

    A photographer and a poet get into a car. No, it’s not the start of a joke. It’s the start of a remarkable collaboration between Teresa Neptune and Miriam Sagan. Together, the pair drove all over New Mexico, checking out places like the Very Large Array, Pie Town, the Valley of Fires, Tent Rocks, Ojo […]

  • Young Natives Arts & Crafts Sale A free, family event

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

    Begin collecting art, jewelry, pottery and more from the next generation of Native American artists and craftspeople at the annual Young Natives Arts & Crafts Show. Children and grandchildren of artists associated with the Palace of the Governors' Portal Program will demonstrate their own arts and crafts in the Palace Courtyard from 9 am to […]

  • Historical Downtown Walking Tours Monday thru Saturday, July 16 – 21, 2012

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

    Ever wonder why there’s an obelisk in the middle of the Santa Fe Plaza? Have you noticed the gargoyles on top of the Catron Building? Where was the gambling hall? Which tucked-away building held a Manhattan Project secret? Find out by taking a Downtown Walking Tour led by New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors […]

  • The Impact of the Railroads on Statehood A Centennial Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture

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

    Join Fred Friedman for his talk on "The Impact of Railroads on New Mexico's Transition from Territory to Statehood, 1880-1914," part of the 2012 Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. A free event in the John Gaw Meem Room; enter through the Washington Avenue doors.  Friedman worked as the state’s Railroad Bureau chief at the Department of Transportation […]

  • Music of the New Mexico Frontier: From the Santa Fe Trail to Statehood Centennial Music by Mark Gardner and Rex Rideout

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

    Music historians Mark Gardner and Rex Rideout return to the New Mexico History Museum with an evening of songs celebrating New Mexico’s Centennial at 6 pm on Friday, July 20. This free event will be held in the auditorium.Come along on a musical ride from the time of Zebulon Pike’s entry into Nuevo Mexico, through […]

  • New Mexico’s Role in the Civil War A special program by the National Park Service and Fort Union National Monument

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

    Organized at Fort Union and Albuquerque in the fall of 1861, the 3rd New Mexico Volunteers Infantry  played crucial roles in returning the New Mexico Territory to the Union side during the Civil War. On July 22, from 2-3 pm, re-enactors will present a special program in the Palace of the Governors Courtyard. The event […]

  • Historical Downtown Walking Tours Monday thru SaturdayJuly 23-28, 2012

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

    Ever wonder why there’s an obelisk in the middle of the Santa Fe Plaza? Have you noticed the gargoyles on top of the Catron Building? Where was the gambling hall? Which tucked-away building held a Manhattan Project secret? Find out by taking a Downtown Walking Tour led by New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors […]

  • Historical Downtown Walking Tours Monday thru Saturday, July 30 – August 4, 2012

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

    Ever wonder why there’s an obelisk in the middle of the Santa Fe Plaza? Have you noticed the gargoyles on top of the Catron Building? Where was the gambling hall? Which tucked-away building held a Manhattan Project secret? Find out by taking a Downtown Walking Tour led by New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors […]

  • Historical Downtown Walking Tours Monday thru Saturday, August 6 – 11, 2012

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

    Ever wonder why there’s an obelisk in the middle of the Santa Fe Plaza? Have you noticed the gargoyles on top of the Catron Building? Where was the gambling hall? Which tucked-away building held a Manhattan Project secret? Find out by taking a Downtown Walking Tour led by New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors […]

  • Santa Fe Mountain Man Trade Fair

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

    Knowing how to live off the land could come in handy these days. Learn more about the tools, weapons, clothing and, especially, the campfire tales of those who once did just that at the Santa Fe Mountain Man Trade Fair, August 9-12, at the New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors. The four-day event turns […]