Only New Mexico venue for one of the world’s most influential and valuable books celebrating 400 Years of Shakespeare in 2016 Fans of the Bard of Avon don’t have to wait too much longer to view the national traveling exhibition First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, on tour from the Folger Shakespeare Library […]
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Year-Long Centennial Celebration of the Prominent Artist This year is the centennial of the birth of seminal Native American artist Lloyd Kiva New, and three Santa Fe arts institutions are celebrating this anniversary in style. Locally, New, a Cherokee, is known as the Institute of American Indian Art’s (IAIA) first artistic director, yet nationally, Native
The National Endowment for the Arts, the nation’s premiere public arts funding organization, announced today an important grant for the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA). The $40,000 grant by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is part of $27.6 million awarded in its first funding round of fiscal year 2016. The money will
Starting January 17, the New Mexico History Museum inaugurates a monthly program for children, families and the young at heart. Family Fun Day occurs the third Sunday of each month, 1:30–3:30 pm. Participants will learn about an aspect of New Mexico history as museum educators and special guests guide them through various take-home craft projects.
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A celebration of the guitar’s artistic development Medieval to Metal: The Art and Evolution of the Guitar opens at the New Mexico Museum of Art on February 5, 2016 with a free public reception from 5.30 to 7.30pm. The exhibition examines the craftsmanship, design, and history of this popular musical instrument. Medieval to Metal is
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Billy the Kid, Kit Carson, Lucien Maxwell, the railroad, Pueblo Indians and more are among the topics covered in the next set of the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library’s Brainpower & Brownbags Lunch Lectures. Organized by Librarian Tomas Jaehn, the monthly lectures are free, and you’re welcome to bring a lunch. Each lecture begins at
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Find out about terrific holiday events and go behind the scenes with our trusty security staff. Learn about the Palace renovation project and check out a truck-sized effort to photograph the building. It’s all in the latest edition of the New Mexico History Museum’s newsletter. Click here to download a pdf or copy this URL
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Where would we be without the printing press? We certainly wouldn’t have Shakespeare, or the thousands of editions of his plays produced over the last four centuries. Not a bad run for one of the most mysterious playwrights in history. From February 5–28, the Palace Press at the New Mexico History Museum presents a special
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Stage, Setting, Mood: Theatricality in the Visual Arts examines the formal means artists employ to impart a sense of drama and setting in their compositions. The exhibition opens with a free public reception hosted by the Women’s Board of the Museum of New Mexico at the New Mexico Museum of Art on February 5, 2016 and runs
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Throughout December, the New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors hosts great exhibits and these special events: Wednesday, December 2, 12 pm, “Ladies of the Canyons: Remarkable Women of the Southwest” Lesley Poling-Kempes gives a Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture on her newest book, Ladies of the Canyons: A League of Extraordinary Women and Their Adventures
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