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From Pappas Sweet Shop in Raton to Sparky’s in Hatch, the Bibo Bar in Cibola County to Sugar’s BBQ and Hamburgers in Dixon, New Mexico eateries have weathered tough times to tempt the palates of generations. At 2 pm on Sunday, Feb. 13, culinary explorer Cheryl Alters Jamison shares her on-the-road discoveries of places that […]

Join award-winning Santa Fe photographer Norman Mauskopf for a discussion of his new book, Descendants, featuring the Hispanic culture of northern New Mexico. Mauskopf's black-and-white gelatin silver photographs will be on display at the Verve Gallery of Photography (219 E. Marcy St.), which is co-hosting this lecture in the History Museum Auditorium with the museum's […]

Join Fred Hampton and other members of the Buffalo Soldiers Society of New Mexico for a recreation of the history of New Mexico's famed Buffalo Soldiers in a Chautauqua performance at 2 pm, Sunday, Feb. 27, in the History Museum auditorium. These African American soldiers, who served from 1866 to 1900, ranged from Medal of […]

As part of the new exhibit in the John Gaw Meem Room, Broadsides from the Al-Mutanabbi Street Project, the History Museum is proud to present this special evening of readings gathered by the Al-Mutanabbi Street Coalition.On March 5, 2007, a car bomb exploded on Al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 30 people and wounding over […]

Dr. Victor K. McElheny details the creation of America’s onetime favorite camera in “Insisting on the Impossible: The Life of Edwin Land,” a lecture in conjunction with the exhibit A Passionate Light: Polaroids of H. Joe Waldrum. The free lecture is at 6 pm on Friday, March 18, in the History Museum Auditorium. McElheny will […]

A colonial governor’s wife faces the Inquisition. A World War II kamikaze plane attacks the USS New Mexico. The New Mexico History Museum and PBS station KNME-TV will premiere eight documentaries featuring such scenes from its Moments in Time series at 2 pm, Sunday, March 20, in the History Museum Auditorium. The event is free, […]

Spencer Herrera, a Spanish professor at New Mexico State University, speaks on "The Eyes of Texas Are Upon Us: The New Mexico Folk Play Los Tejanos and the History of Texan Invasion," at noon on Wednesday, March 23, in the John Gaw Meem Room, 105 Washington Ave. (Enter via the museum's Washington entrance.) This Brainpower […]

Learn about birds by examining feathers, eggs, nests, and real bird specimens through hands-on, minds-on activities that emphasize the amazing adaptations and behaviors of birds. Join us from 10 am to 3 pm on March 26 for games and activities both indoors and out at the New Mexico History Museum and at the Randall Davey […]

Spend a weekend exploring the life of Mary Jane Colter, the brilliant architect and designer whose work for the Fred Harvey Co. left a lasting legacy of what became known worldwide as Southwest style. Begin with a reception April 1 at La Fonda on the Plaza, where Colter’s designs still define an authentic Santa Fe […]

Author Mark Dworkin speaks on "Walter Noble Burns and the Myth of Billy the Kid," at noon on Thursday, April 7 in the John Gaw Meem Room, 105 Washington Ave. (Enter via the museum's Washington entrance.) This Brainpower & Brownbags lecture is free and open to the public. Dworkin is a free-lance writer, editor, history educator, […]

Join birding experts from the Randall Davey Audubon Center for an urban bird hike in the "wilds" of downtown Santa Fe. This event is free, but space is limited. Call (505) 476- 5106 for a reservation.The wonders of nature are closer than you may think. Learn how to identify a few of our feathered friends […]