Marlon Magdalena

Opened in 1902, Albuquerque’s Alvarado Hotel was the stuff of legend. Graciously designed with shaded portals, bell towers, fountains, and immaculate rooms, it was a gem of the Santa Fe Railway and Fred Harvey Co. Its Indian and Mexican Rooms were filled with museum-quality Native arts and crafts, opening a previously untapped market for the […]

Calling all teachers, educators, education students and librarians: What do maps reveal about geography and social conditions? How are maps tools for teaching problem-solving skills? What are some ways to integrate literacy and social-studies learning? Learn that and more at the New Mexico History Museum. Drawing on the extensive map collection of the Fray Angélico […]

As part of the museum’s Adobe Summer celebration, bring the family to this free art-making activity. Make sand casts of your hands for a keepsake. A free family activitY. Note: You’ll need to give the casts 45 minutes to dry before taking them. (A good time to see our great exhibits!) Adobe Summer is part […]

Calling all teachers, educators, education students and librarians: What do maps reveal about geography and social conditions? How are maps tools for teaching problem-solving skills? What are some ways to integrate literacy and social-studies learning? Learn that and more at the New Mexico History Museum. Drawing on the extensive map collection of the Fray Angélico […]

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 […]

Want to get in on the ground floor of collecting from a future Native arts star? On July 4 and 5, the Young Native Artists Show & Sale returns to the Palace Courtyard, from 9 am to 4 pm. Children and grandchildren of artists who belong to the Native American Artisans Program will show off […]

Bring the kids! Learn about a child’s life in the Civil War era during this family-friendly two-hour session offered twice: 10am–noon and 1:30–3:30 pm. Try on a hoop skirt petticoat or a soldier’s sack jacket. Take a modern-day souvenir photo in our photo booth. Examine photos of children and adults to tease out details of […]

CANCELLED. We’re sad to report that Nilufar is unable to come for this lecture. We’re working on a substitute. Stay tuned! International photographer Nilufar speaks on "Trail of Light—New Mexico to Beirut," defining how she uses the technology of a camera obscura to capture people in their natural environments in a dream-filled landscape. Her work […]

Paul Seydor, a Los Angeles-based writer and editor, speaks on “Writing about Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and Peckinpah,” based on his 2015 book, The Authentic Death and Contentious Afterlife of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid: The Untold Story of Peckinpah’s Last Western Film (Northwestern University Press, 2015). This lecture is part of the […]

Get a multicultural perspective of how communities preserve adobe structures, featuring Jake Barrow, program director for Cornerstones Community Partnerships; Tomasita Duran, executive director of the Ohkay Owingeh Housing Authority; and artist Nicasio Romero of the Villanueva Valley. A free event, 1–3 pm, Saturday, July 25. Adobe Summer is part of the Summer of Color and […]