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Albuquerque, NM – In collaboration with the National Institute of Flamenco, the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) is thrilled to present Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 37, featuring six nights of jaw-dropping flamenco performanc...
Albuquerque, NM – The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) is the place to be for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Starting Friday, July 21, the Center, in partnership w...
Albuquerque, NM – The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) is thrilled to welcome a new exhibit on Friday, June 16 that explores and celebrates the landscape, culture, and...
Albuquerque, NM – The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) invites New Mexicans to enjoy summer with a series of free community film screenings over the next several month...
Albuquerque, NM – The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) is thrilled to announce Hecho in Nuevo México: Recent Acquisitions by NM ...
Albuquerque, NM – Following its opening on April 21, the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) invites you to explore ...
Albuquerque, NM – In order to better facilitate connections across the state, the National Hispanic Cultural Center is launching a Cultural Ambassador partnership program thro...
Albuquerque, NM – Head to the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) from April 13 through April 15 for the 1st...
Albuquerque, NM—The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) is excited to announce that Emily Hanawalt has become Head Registrar for the Center’s Visual Arts Museum. Emilyâ...
Albuquerque, NM – The National Hispanic Cultural Center’s unique exhibition Fronteras del Futuro: Art in New Mexico and Beyond...
Albuquerque, NM – The National Hispanic Cul...
Albuquerque, NM — Educators and staff from the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) will head to Santa Fe Tuesday, Feb. 14 to celebrate New Mexico’s legacy of...
Albuquerque, NM – The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) is excited to announce that Max Maliga is the Center’s new Performing Arts Manager. ...
Albuquerque, NM—The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) is thrilled to announce that it has received a $15,000 award from AARP New Mexico, which will fund a free m...
Albuquerque, NM- A $2,500 award from Bank of Albuquerque will help the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) connect with its local neighborhood this spring....
Adán y Eva (2014), Arlene Cisneros, home made gesso, pigments, pine sap varnish, 23k gold leaf on wood. Gift of Joyce Kaser. Photo courtesy of the National Hispanic Cultural Center
Forbidden Fruit (2017) Jean Anaya Moya, wood with straw appliqué.Gift of Joyce Kaser
Photo courtesy of the National Hispanic Cultural Center
February 21 & 22 7:30 pm—Friday & Saturday Carnaval, the festive season occurring before Lent in many countries, is one of the world’s most widespread celebrations and one of its biggest parties. Frank Leto Musical Ventures and the NHCC continue their annual partnership to celebrate Carnaval at the Center with a festive and colorful evening […]
February 2, 7 & 9, 2020 2 pm—Sundays 7:30 pm—Friday Opera Southwest presents Daniel Catán’s Il Postino, a fully staged opera with orchestra, sung in Spanish with both Spanish and English translation supertitles, and presented in two acts with one intermission. Presented in partnership with the National Hispanic Cultural Center, Il Postino is based on […]
8 pm In their fourth performance at the NHCC, the New Mexico Jazz Latino Orchestra will again present a two-part show featuring an opening set of straight-up Latin jazz and a second set fusing the folkloric rhythms of Colombia with jazz elements and showcasing the versatility of the group’s musicians. The 13-piece ensemble seeks to […]
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 (Salon Ortega/History and Literary Arts Building)—Valerie Martínez The first workshop will focus on the various versions of Il Postino. First it was novel in Spanish, Ardiente Paciencia, by Antonio Skarmeta that was translated into English by Katherine Silver. Subsequently, it was made into a 2000 film, “Il Postino,” directed by Massimo Troisi and Michael Radford. Next, […]
History and Literary Arts Building Celebrate New Year’s Eve at the National Hispanic Cultural Center by touring 12 stations with interactive activities. Each station celebrates New Year’s Eve with a different tradition from a different country. In Brazil, eat seven raisins. In Mexico, pocket a handful of lentils. In Spain, eat 12 grapes and make […]
7 pm—Friday, Saturday & Sunday 2 pm—Saturday & Sunday Festival Ballet Albuquerque is partnering with the National Hispanic Cultural Center to present an original production, The Nutcracker in the Land of Enchantment. The beloved holiday classic is transported to territorial New Mexico in the late 1800s, with added elements of the state’s heritage and traditions including […]
Bank of America Theatre Los Pastores, the New Mexican Shepherds Play, was brought to New Mexico in 17th century from Spain. The play follows the adventures, antics, and battles of shepherds, angels, and devils. On their journey to Bethlehem to take their presents, the shepherds are waylaid by Demonio. The audience is amused by the […]
National Hispanic Cultural Center/Paseo del Bosque Trail/CABQ BioPark and Tingley Beach ¡ILUMINARTE! is a winter holiday celebration inspired by luminarias and farolitos—a New Mexico tradition. This Sunday evening event includes storytelling, an illuminated bike parade along the Paseo del Bosque Trail, and performances by Story Riders–a bilingual after-school and bike-riding program for elementary school students—with […]
2 pm—Saturday & Sunday 7 pm—Saturday Baila! Baila!’s annual holiday show is a whirlwind extravaganza, taking audiences on a journey through the sights and sounds of Christmas in New Mexico. Music, song, and dance with the traditional Southwestern flair that has been cultivated in our state over the generations, as well as unique segments saluting […]
Salón Ortega Norma Elia Cantú will read from her new novel, Cabañuelas (University of New Mexico Press, 2019), the successor to her award-winning Canícula: Snapshots of a Girlhood en la Frontera, which chronicles her childhood experiences on the border. Nena leaves Laredo, Texas, and moves to Madrid, Spain, to research the historical roots of traditional fiestas in Laredo. […]
Because It’s Time: Unraveling Race and Place in NM examines race and identity in New Mexico and is a space for artistic expression that grapples with the complexities of who we are, how we are understood, and how that impacts the way we live (or don’t) in a variety of places. The exhibition features approximately 26 […]
This 25th anniversary concert is Son Como Son’s tribute to the rich lineage of Cuban music. It is a tribute to the dance—the dance between the Yoruban spiritual world and the Spanish colonialists, the dance between the past and the future, the dance where the ocean meets the desert. Most of all, it is a […]
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