Unique Imaging of a Dinosaur’s Skull Tells Evolutionary Tale

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(Albuquerque, NM)—Researchers using Los Alamos’ unique neutron-imaging and high-energy X-ray capabilities have exposed the inner structures of the fossil skull of a 74-million-year-old tyrannosauroid dinosaur nicknamed the Bisti Beast in the highest-resolution scan of tyrannosaur skull ever done. The results add a new piece to the puzzle of how these bone-crushing top predators evolved over […]

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Distinguished New Mexico Authors Share Our Times with Miss O’Keeffe (and Other Stories)

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(Santa Fe, NM) –   In September, the New Mexico History Museum is hosting Our Times with Miss O’Keeffe (and Other Stories) with three distinguished writers who describe their memorable moments with New Mexico’s most recognized artist. Pulitzer Prize-winning author and artist N. Scott Momaday, will recall afternoons with Georgia O’Keeffe and read other poems inspired

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History Museum’s Fiesta Symposium Embraces Community Conversations About the Pueblo Revolt and the Reconquista

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(Santa Fe, NM)— The New Mexico History Museum is hosting a Fiesta Symposium focusing on the history of the Pueblo Revolt, the Reconquest, and the Fiesta itself.  Featuring an array of presenters, this event aims to open broader understandings of the complexities of New Mexico’s history. The day will culminate in a roundtable community conversation

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MOIFA Announces 50 Percent Off Museum Admission for Attendees of August’s Objects of Art and Antique American Indian Art shows

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 7, 2017 (Santa Fe, NM)—Attendees of the Objects of Art show, August 10–13, and Antique American Indian Art Show, August 15–18, at Santa Fe’s El Museo Cultural, 555 Camino de la Familia in the Santa Fe Railyard, will receive 50 percent off admission to the Museum of International Folk Art upon

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Solar Eclipse Viewing Glasses Available at Participating Public Libraries

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(Santa Fe, NM) –   Eighteen participating New Mexico and El Paso area libraries are handing out free solar eclipse viewing glasses in anticipation of the upcoming solar eclipse. The eclipse viewing glasses are being distributed free at public libraries across the country. The participating libraries are listed at http://spacescience.org/software/libraries/map.php/.  A joint news release from the

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Bosque Redondo History Project and Embudo Valley Library & Community Center Awarded NEH Grants

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(Santa Fe, NM) –  Two divisions in the New Mexico Cultural Affairs Department have been awarded Creating Humanities Community Grants by the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH).  The largest $150,000 matching grant funds a project at of one of New Mexico’s Historic Sites, “Taking Back History: The Enduring Legacy of Bosque Redondo.”  The second grant

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New Mexico Museum of Art launches neighborhood exhibition at Santa Fe Southside Library

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As part of its ongoing effort to include the whole of its home city in its activities, the New Mexico Museum of Art has installed a small display of historical items relating to youth art from its archives at the Santa Fe Public Library Southside Branch, located at 6599 Jaguar Drive. The items will be

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New Mexico Museum of Art announces architects to design a new annex in the Santa Fe Railyard

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The New Mexico Museum of Art, part of the State of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs has announced that the architectural team of DNCA + StudioGP of Albuquerque, N.M., have been selected to design the conversion of the former Halpin State Archives Center into an annex of the museum focused on contemporary art. The

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New Mexico Museum of Art holding online voting for selection of artwork in its centennial exhibition

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The New Mexico Museum of Art is seeking statewide input into which works from its vast collection will appear in part of the exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the museum’s opening through online voting taking place July 1 – Oct 31, 2017, at the museum’s website: nmartmuseum.org. The “Community Choice” online poll will feature 40

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