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Tough economic times hardly faze the folks ready to celebrate the 26th anniversary of the museum's annual rendezvous -- the Santa Fe Mountain Man Trade Fair in the Palace of the Governors Courtyard. From Aug 12-15, enjoy this free event for the whole family. The Mountain Men (and women!) transform the  Courtyard into an 1830s […]

Celebrate Ernest Thompson Seton's 150th birthday with a tour of his castle's ruins and "campfire tales" at the Academy for the Love of Learning, site of the Seton Gallery. "Wild at Heart" Curator David L. Witt and Academy for the Love of Learning staff will lead a guided tour of Seton Castle and Seton Village, […]

From 9 am-5 pm Aug. 21-22, take a break from Santa Fe's annual Indian Market and enjoy the shady Palace Courtyard, where artisans of the Portal Program will offer traditional Indian dances, music, handcrafted art, raffles and a Native specialties food booth. This free event, just steps away from the Santa Fe Plaza, has long […]

Diné author Jennifer Nez Denetdale speaks at 2 pm, Sunday, Aug. 22, on “Diné/Navajo Women: At the Intersection of Nation, Gender and Tradition,” in the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium. Denetdale’s lecture falls on the final afternoon of the Santa Fe Indian Market of the Southwestern Association of Indian Arts, a fitting time to slow […]

The barbecue-and-live-music portion of this event has been postponed while the Cowden Cafe operators repair fire damage to their historic Plaza Cafe. In the meantime, the Cowden Cafe is open for business, serving soup, sandwiches, salads, luscious desserts and gourmet coffees from 10 am to 4 pm Tuesday through Sunday. Customers don’t have to be […]

Michael Pettit, author of a book about the legendary JAL Ranch, will speak on “Historic and Contemporary Ranching in New Mexico” at 2 pm, Sunday, Sept. 26, in the History Museum Auditorium. After the event, visitors can enjoy coffee and fruit-and-piñon cobbler, with ingredients generously provided by New Mexico farmers and the state Department of […]

In 1519, Hernán Cortés and a small group of Spanish soldiers made first contact with the Aztecs. The stories they sent back to Europe detailing the wealth and sophistication of the Aztec empire astonished their countrymen – and fed 300 years of efforts to write and re-write the story of the Mexican Conquest.From Oct. 1 […]

As part of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation's 3rd Annual New Mexico Women Authors' Book Festival at the museum, all visitors will be granted free admission Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 2 and 3. Enjoy the book fest and check out great exhibits like Telling New Mexico; Santa Fe Found: Fragments of Time; and Wild […]

Join Seton Collection curator, David L. Witt, and Academy for the Love of Learning staff, on a guided tour of Seton Castle and Seton Village, south of Santa Fe. The event is free, but reservations are required. Call (505) 995-1860.Besides touring the ruins of Seton's Castle (for information, click on http://www.nmhistorymuseum.org/blog/?p=185), you'll get to the […]

Come meet animal ambassadors of Albuquerque's Rio Grande Zoo in an interactive educational program about wildlife conservation. Get your hands on biofacts like animal bones, pelts, feathers and other items. Held in the History Museum Classroom, this event is free with museum admission and is part of the Wild at Heart: Ernest Thompson Seton exhibit..

The Palace Press will be closed Sunday, Oct. 11, reopening on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The rest of the History Museum and Palace of the Governors will be open on Sunday, so come on by.

As part of the new exhibit, The Threads of Memory, Spain and the United States (El Hilo de la Memoria: España y los Estados Unidos), the museum and the Museum of New Mexico Foundation are hosting a ticketed event 6-8 pm, Oct. 16. Tickets are $100 and can be purchased at the Lensic Box Office: […]