SANTA FE – Zoe Sloan Callan, a senior at Native American Community Academy in Albuquerque, will represent New Mexico in the national finals of Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest in May. This was the fourth time she participated in the state finals and third time as state champion. Callan out-scored five other finalists on Sunday, […]
Explore the latest online programming from the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), bringing the state’s unique blend of cultures into your home through its museums, historic sites, and cultural institutions. This week includes three outstanding programs: The History and Literary Arts department at the National Hispanic Cultural Center presents the latest online lecture
ALAMOGORDO – The New Mexico Museum of Space History will remain closed at least until early to mid-May due to unexpected complications during renovations to the museum’s restrooms. In the museum’s first floor restrooms, contractors discovered signs of erosion to the concrete, and the cast iron piping both underground and throughout the walls had multiple leaks and blockages. Work will continue on this project and is expected to be completed by mid to late June.
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ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science’s new virtual exhibition, “Sayaka Ganz: Reclaimed Creations,” shows how plastic and art can merge to create living expressions with a sense of movement and self-awareness. On display at the museum in 2020, this exhibit has been digitally preserved and is now available for online viewing. In “Reclaimed Creations,” Sayaka Ganz visually transforms common household items such as
On average, we will take about a billion breaths in our life, yet no one knows which breath will be our last. In a climate in which breathing and respiratory health have been at the forefront of global news, the exhibition “Breath Taking” is scheduled to open at the New Mexico Museum of Art (MOA) on March 13 and will be on view through Sept. 5, 2021. More than 45 drawings, installations, photographs, sculptures, and videos by 18 contemporary artists will explore
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SANTA FE – Join six New Mexico high school students via Zoom as they compete to become New Mexico’s Poetry Out Loud state champion at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Admission to the virtual event is free and open to the public. Please see below for a link to the event. Now in its 16th year, Poetry Out Loud is an annual poetry recitation competition that encourages
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ALBUQUERQUE – The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) Art Museum and Visual Arts program was awarded an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Art Museum Futures Fund grant in the amount of $200,000. This generous gift will be used for the hiring of new positions to bolster the NHCC’s technological infrastructure, public engagement, and bilingual arts education. “We are so excited and grateful. Our request was based on critical needs at this moment in history and
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMMNHS) will close to the public beginning Friday, February 26, and will remain closed until Wednesday, March 17. Earlier this week, four positive cases of COVID-19 were reported by staff members of the MNHS. In all cases, the virus was contracted outside the workplace. In an
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ALBUQUERQUE – Minor flooding caused by two waterline breaks last week inside buildings at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) has since been remediated, and repair work in the areas affected by water damage has been mostly completed. The first of the two waterline breaks occurred when a heating fan coil in the HVAC system ruptured inside
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The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC), located on beautiful Museum Hill in Santa Fe, will be temporarily closed to the public beginning Tuesday, March 1, 2021, and will reopen in May 2021, as a precaution for the public’s safety for the installation of several new exhibitions. During the temporary closure, the public can still
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