Fossil Skeleton Confirms Earliest Primates were Tree Dwellers

For Immediate Release: May 31, 2017 (Albuquerque, NM) –  Earth’s earliest primates dwelled in treetops, not on the ground, according to an analysis of a 62-million-year-old partial skeleton discovered in New Mexico — the oldest-known primate skeleton. The skeleton was discovered in the San Juan Basin by Thomas Williamson, Curator of Paleontology at the New

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AMP Concerts launches New Mexico Culture Squared (NMC2) with Five Free Programs at New Mexico Historic Sites

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—May 11, 2017 (Santa Fe, NM): New Mexico Culture Squared (NMC2) is a multi-year NM Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) project to build and manage partnerships between DCA institutions and cultural organizations that will enhance the impact, effectiveness, attendance, and visitor experience of exhibits and programs of DCA entities. Under the management of AMP Concerts, NMC2 will

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“Radical Southwest: A Film Series” Easy Riders, Courthouse Raids, Civil Rights Heroes, the Summer of Love and Much More

For Immediate Release: May 2, 2017 (Santa Fe, NM) – In celebration of the landmark exhibition Voices of Counterculture in the Southwest, on display at the New Mexico History Museum from May 14, 2017 to February 11, 2018, the CCA Cinematheque presents an eight-month film series, exploring elements including the Summer of Love, Chicano resistance

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Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum Hits the Road with Dinosaur Display

For Immediate Release: May 1, 2017 (Santa Fe, NM) – The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs’ (DCA) mobile museum Wonders on Wheels (WoW) hits the road this summer, offering New Mexicans a unique opportunity to experience the state’s rich prehistoric past without traveling to a museum.  The Mobile Museum will typically spend up to

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“Innovate and Create” Summer Camp Offered For Girls In Grades 6-10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2017 (Santa Fe, NM)—The Innovate & Create Camp is an engaging two-week STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) experience hosted at the New Mexico History Museum and the Palace of the Governors for young women in grades 6-10. For two weeks this July (July 10-14, 2017 and July 24-28,

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New Mexicans Invited to Watch Archaeologists Hand Excavate Kuaua Pueblo Site

For Immediate Release: April 25, 2017 (Bernalillo, NM) – New Mexicans have a rare opportunity to watch archaeologists on a live dig at the Coronado Historic Site off U.S. 550 in Bernalillo. The Dig Kuaua! hand–excavation of the Kuaua Pueblo will be performed by the Office of Archaeological Studies from May 15 through June 30,

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