Department of Cultural Affairs requests $37.25 million in general funds for FY23

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SANTA FE – During testimony today before the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC), New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA) Secretary Debra Garcia y Griego requested $37.25 million in general funds for the agency’s fiscal year 2023 operating budget. These funds will ensure ongoing education, protection, and preservation of the state’s rich cultural resources. This represents

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New Mexico History Museum Receives $172,564 to Support Upcoming Exhibition

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SANTA FE – New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) has received a $172,564 award from the National Endowment for the Humanities’ American Rescue Plan to pursue research related to an upcoming exhibition on Miguel Trujillo (Isleta Pueblo). This exhibition will explore his victorious 1948 court case against the State of New Mexico to secure voting access

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Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Announces 2022 MIAC Living Treasure

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SANTA FE – The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC) is pleased to announce Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti Pueblo) as the 2022 recipient of the MIAC Living Treasure award. This award is part of the annual Native Treasures Art Market and honors Native American artists who have made outstanding artistic contributions to the field of Indigenous arts and culture.  Virgil

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Farm & Ranch Museum hosts annual HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market

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With the holiday season right around the corner, the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum is the place to be on Nov. 20-21. HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market is a great opportunity to sample and shop for New Mexico award-winning food products. The seventh-annual HomeGrown event will take place on

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New Leadership Announced at National Hispanic Cultural Center

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SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Margie Huerta as executive director of the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) and Ms. Noël Bella Merriam as its artistic director. These two appointments represent an exciting new leadership model for the NHCC. With dynamic programming

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New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science Executive Director Announces Retirement 

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The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA) announced today that Margaret M. Marino, executive director of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS), will retire effective October 22, 2021.  Marino was appointed in November 2015, bringing with her 30 years of experience as a museum professional. Previously she served for a decade as executive director of the North Museum of Nature and

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Newly Described Horned Dinosaur Found in southern New Mexico

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Scientists at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) and other institutions have named a new kind of horned dinosaur (ceratopsid) that lived in New Mexico about 72 million years ago.   The new dinosaur is named Sierraceratops turneri. The genus name Sierraceratops refers to Sierra County, New Mexico, where the fossil was discovered, and to the

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“Bosque Redondo: A Place of Suffering…A Place of Survival” is open to the public; Grand Opening postponed until May 2022

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New Mexico Historic Sites announces the public opening of the permanent exhibit “Bosque Redondo: A Place of Suffering…A Place of Survival” at Bosque Redondo Memorial/Fort Sumner Historic Site. In an effort to ensure that all international and tribal partners can travel to the site and participate, the Grand Opening celebration, originally scheduled for October 9,

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NHCC Visual Arts program receives grant from U.S. Bank Foundation to expand virtual learning opportunities  

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The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) Foundation is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant in the amount of $8,500 from the U.S. Bank Foundation. Funding from this gift will be used to support online education resources offered by the NHCC’s Visual Arts program, in connection with the New Mexico Department of

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