• Calligraphy workshop The Saint John’s Bible and Contemplative Landscape

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

    This event is sold out. Thank you, everyone, for your support.Join Diane von Arx, special treatment artist for The Saint John's Bible, for a hands-on calligraphy workshop, "Oh My Gouache." The event costs $100; to reserve a spot, call (505) 476-5096. Part of the programming series for The Saint John's Bible and Contemplative Landscape.

  • Special Treatment Illuminations for The Saint John’s Bible The Saint John’s Bible and Contemplative Landscape

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

    Artist, calligrapher and illuminator Diane von Arx will talk about her work for The Saint John’s Bible in the museum’s auditorium. Her lecture, “Special Treatment Illuminations for The Saint John’s Bible,” is free with admission; Sundays are free to NM residents.Esteemed also as a teacher of art and calligraphy, von Arx quickly sold out a […]

  • Schola Cantorum and the Monks of Christ in the Desert Monastery The Saint John’s Bible and Contemplative Landscape

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

    Back by popular demand: Santa Fe's Schola Cantorum and the monks of Christ in the Desert Monastery return to the History Museum for a performance of ancient European chants. The performers turned away hundreds of visitors at their last performance in December; we're moving this one to the History Museum lobby, which seats more people […]

  • The Stumble to Statehood A Centennial Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture

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

    Join Jon Hunner for "New Mexico: The Stumble to Statehood," part of the 2012 Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. A free event in the John Gaw Meem Room; enter through the Washington Avenue doors.Hunner is a history professor and director of the Public History Program at New Mexico State University. His publications range from Time […]

  • Endangered Texts: Preserving Ancient Books The Saint John’s Bible and Contemplative Landscape

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

    Paper, vellum and ink weren’t made to last forever, and the ravages of time threaten to turn ancient religious texts into scraps and dust. The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library at Saint John’s University in Minnesota is stopping the clock for thousands of such works using the modern-day magic of computer digitization.On Sunday, March 25, […]

  • Early Friday evening closing

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

    The New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors will close at 5 pm on Friday, April 7. We will return to our free Friday nights, 5-8 pm, next week.

  • Historical Downtown Walking Tours Monday thru Saturday

    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 guides. […]

  • Understanding William Howard Taft A Centennial Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture

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

    Join Noel Pugach for "Understanding William Howard Taft: The President Who Approved New Mexico's Statehood," part of the 2012 Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. A free event in the John Gaw Meem Room; enter through the Washington Avenue doors.Pugach is a professor emeritus of history at the University of New Mexico. He has taught on […]

  • A Symposium on New Mexico WW2 Internment Camps Inside and Outside the Barbed Wire

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

    Learn more about the experiences of Japanese people held in New Mexico's internment camps during World War II at an April 21 and 22 symposium. “From Inside and Outside the Barbed Wire: New Mexico’s Multicul­tural World War II Internment Stories,” will be in the History Museum auditorium, 10:30 am-4:30 pm on Saturday, April 21; and […]

  • Just Words Away: A National Poetry Month Event Santa Fe’s Poet Laureates and More

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

    On Friday, April 27, a trio of Santa Fe’s poets laureate offer a treat from their souls to ours. Joan Logghe, Valerie Martinez, and Arthur Sze will read from their works at 6 pm in the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium, followed by a reception in the museum’s Meem Community Room.The event is free; seating […]

  • Photographers Panel Discussion The Saint John’s Bible and Contemplative Landscape

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

    Join moderator Mary Anne Redding, curator of Contemplative Landscape, at 2 pm on Sunday, April 29, for a discussion among some of the photographers represented in the exhibition about their long-term commitments to photographing places both special and sacred in New Mexico.Kirk Gittings, Ed Ranney, Janet Russek, Sharon Stewart, and Don Usner—will show and discuss […]