Museum of Natural History & Science Opens Virtual Door to Over 110,000 Plant, Animal, and Fossil Specimens

ALBUQUERQUE – The public has a unique opportunity to learn more about the natural history of New Mexico. The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) has opened the door to more than 110,000 fossil and biological specimens. The Museum’s collection records are now publicly available through Arctos, a web-based database, thanks to […]

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Share Your Memories with the New Mexico History Museum

The New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) is currently researching historic and contemporary small businesses across the state for a future exhibition.   For this project, the museum would like to invite New Mexicans from near and far to share their memories of corner stores, butcher shops, feed stores, bakeries, shoe repair/cobblers, bookstores, and other iconic small businesses in their community for potential use

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Museum of Natural History & Science Suspends Free Admission on First Sunday

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science has announced the temporary cancellation of free admission for state residents on the first Sunday of the month, beginning on October 4, 2020.   This decision was made so that guests to the Museum can enjoy accessible areas of the museum in a safe manner while

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MOIFA Hosts Virtual Talk with Emelie Gevalt, Curator of Folk Art at the American Folk Art Museum

The Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) on October 7, 2020, will host a free virtual discussion via Zoom with Emelie Gevalt titled “What is Folk? Museums, Markets, and the Invention of an American Art Tradition.” Gevalt is curator of folk art at the American Folk Art Museum (AFAM) in New York. Since its popularization in the 1920s, the term “American folk art” has been used

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Friends of Folk Art to Launch World of Treasures Online Auction

SANTA FE – What’s a museum to do when its much-anticipated annual fundraising event, the Friends of Folk Art Flea, is canceled due to ongoing coronavirus pandemic? You dream up another way to offer folk art collectors premium quality handmade art for their homes, and creative personal experiences. That’s what the Museum of International Folk

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MIAC Presents Virtual Event for New Online Treaties Explorer Resource

The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC), in partnership with the U.S. National Archives Office of Innovation, is pleased to announce an online launch event  of the Indigenous Digital Archive’s Treaties Explorer, also known as “DigiTreaties.” Thanks to an anonymous donor, the U.S. National Archives has been able to conserve and make the first-ever scans of its holdings of 374

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Museum of Indian Arts & Culture and National Archives Announce New Online Education Tool Expanding Access to Treaties between the US and Native Nations

The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC), in partnership with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), announce the launch of a new online tool, the Indigenous Digital Archive’s Treaties Explorer, also known as “DigiTreaties.” This resource expands access to 374 digitized Ratified Indian Treaties digitized from NARA’s holdings and provides context and tools for

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What to Expect When Southern New Mexico State Museums and Historic Sites Reopen

The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) has announced that state museums and historic sites will reopen on Thursday, September 24. Southern New Mexico’s DCA facilities include the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo, the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces, and Fort Selden Historic Site in Radium

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What to Expect When Eastern New Mexico State Historic Sites Reopen This Week

The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) has announced that state museums and historic sites will reopen on Thursday, September 24. Eastern New Mexico DCA facilities include Lincoln Historic Site, Fort Stanton Historic Site, and Fort Sumner Historic Site/Bosque Redondo Memorial. Each of these facilities will operate at 25% of normal occupancy, with modified

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What to Expect When Albuquerque Area State Museums and Historic Sites Reopen

The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) has announced that state museums and historic sites will reopen on Thursday, September 24. Albuquerque area DCA facilities include Coronado Historic Site in Bernalillo, Jemez Historic Site, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, and the National Hispanic Cultural Center. Each facility will operate at

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