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The Palace Press will be closed Friday and Saturday, Nov. 26 and 27, while our hardy pressmen take a well-deserved break. The exhibit re-opens on Sunday, Nov. 28 from 10 am to 5 pm.

Marsha Weisiger will discuss her book, Dreaming of Sheep in Navajo Country at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 1, in the History Museum’s John Gaw Meem Room. This free event is co-sponsored by the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives and El Palacio, the quarterly magazine of the state museum system.  Weisiger is an associate professor […]

Enjoy a special evening with Cuban literary superstar, Pablo Armando Fernadez, as he reads from his poetry at 6 pm, Friday, Dec. 3, in the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium, followed by a reception. This free event is co-sponsored by the Lannan Foundation, Museum of New Mexico Foundation, and the Information Trust as a benefit […]

Get a dose of old-fashioned charm at the 27th 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 […]

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 […]

The Palace Press will close on Tuesdays through Jan. 18. Until then, the press is open Wednesday through Sunday 10 am to 5 pm.

It’s a New Mexico icon: Native American vendors at the Palace of the Governors. See what the future of their creations holds as children and grandchildren of the Portal Artisans show off their creations -- and give you a chance to pick up some nifty Christmas presents. Come to the John Gaw Meem Room on […]

Diné storyteller Sunny Dooley shares native tales in the Wild at Heart: Ernest Thompson Seton exhibition space at 10:30 am, Saturday, Dec. 18. This family event is free with museum admission (children are always free). Dooley is a storyteller, poet, playwright, lecturer, and folksinger from a Four Corners community called Chi Chil' Tah (Where the […]

Maritime Archaeologist Eric Ray speaks on “Navio Quebrado: The Wreck of La Belle and the Failed French Colony in the Southwest” at 2 pm, Sunday, Dec. 19, in the History Museum Auditorium. The lecture is free with admission; Sundays free to NM residents. The Threads of Memory Lecture Series accompanies the U.S. debut of the […]

The Palace Press will close on Tuesdays through Jan. 18. Until then, the press is open Wednesday through Sunday 10 am to 5 pm.

Looking for something fun to do on Christmas Eve? Visit the History Museum. We're open from 10 am to 5 pm. (Yup, we're closing up a little earlier than usual on this particular Friday.)

The museum will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 25, for the Christmas holiday. We re-open at 10 am on Sunday, Dec. 26, a great time to get the family out of the house for a fun outing.