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Jul 1, 2022
First Fridays: Demystifying the Art Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art

Join us for another First Friday event July 1!

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Jul 2, 2022
An Outdoor Kitchen
Fort Selden Historic Site
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Join Ranger Mike in learning about outdoor cooking. What is an horno? How did the soldiers cook their meals while out on patrol? Explore cooking styles of the New Mexico past. Demonstration and ranger interaction included in general admission. 

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Jul 2, 2022
Here, Now & Always Opening Weekend Events
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Milner Plaza at Museum Hill will feature artist demonstrations, Native dances, music, and food for visitors in celebration of the opening of the Here, Now & Always exhibition at Museum of Indian Arts & Culture - admission is FREE.

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Jul 3, 2022
Dawn ’til Dusk Day
Los Luceros Historic Site
6:00 AM - 8:30 PM

Los Luceros Historic Site will extend its hours from sunrise to sunset on the first Sunday of each month. During this time, entrance into Los Luceros will be FREE for New Mexico residents and includes access to the site’s visitor center, historic buildings, trails, and picnic area

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Jul 3, 2022
NM RESIDENT FREE SUNDAY
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

New Mexico residents admitted FREE the first Sunday of each month. Youth 16 and under and Museum of New Mexico Foundation members are always free. We are open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Come Explore our engaging exhibits!

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Jul 3, 2022
New Mexico Outdoor Pass: Water
Los Luceros Historic Site

Join Los Luceros Historic Site and Pajarito Environmental Center for the July edition of New Mexico Outdoor Pass: water! The site will also be open from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. as part of our Dawn ’til Dusk program.

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Jul 3, 2022
Here, Now & Always Opening Weekend Events
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

For a second day Milner Plaza at Museum Hill will feature artist demonstrations, Native dances, music, and food for visitors in celebration of the opening of the Here, Now & Always exhibition at Museum of Indian Arts & Culture - admission is FREE.


 

 

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Jul 6, 2022
Friends of History Wednesday Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jewish Women Pioneering the Frontier Trail in the American West

Please join Dr. Jeanne Abrams, Professor, University of Denver, for a virtual event, as she shares on Jews, particularly Jewish women, who found unprecedented opportunity in the early American West.

This presentation is being jointly sponsored by the Fray Angelico Chavez Library and the Friends of History in conjunction with a grant  from the Sue and Felix Warburg Collection in Honor of Willi and Flora Spiegelberg.  The grant to the New Mexico History Museum provides resources to make  collection acquisitions and to undertake research on Jewish Women Pioneers in 19th Century New Mexico History. 

You can register for the lecture at: https://friendsofhistorynm.org/event/jewish-women-pioneering-the-frontier-trail-in-the-american-west/

Donations Welcome

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Jul 12, 2022
Pair of events highlight the diversity of programming at NM Museum of Natural History & Science
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science

Join us at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) on July 12 for a pair of special events that showcase the wide range of offerings at the Museum. 

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Jul 12, 2022
Conversation with Papier-Mâché Artist Roberto Benavidez
Museum of International Folk Art
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

MOIFA sponsored IFAM artist, Roberto Benavidez, in conversation with Laura Addison, Curator of European & American Folk Art Collections at the Museum of International Folk Art.  Reception follows the presentation.

Registration  opens Tuesday, June 21 at 9 am and is free for FOFA Members.

To Register go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversation-with-paper-mache-artist-roberto-benavidez-tickets-348810510627

FOFA requires proof of vaccination and booster to attend this gathering. Masks are required.  For questions, please email friendsoffolkart@gmail.com

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Jul 12, 2022
Art Explored! Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art
New Mexico Museum of Art

Art Explored! Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art

Every Tuesday at 11am in June and July in the Museum Library

 

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Jul 12, 2022
Art Walking Tours
New Mexico Museum of Art

Art Walking Tours

The New Mexico Museum of Art invites you to join us on one of our weekly Art Walking Tours of Santa Fe (weather permitting), from May through November.

 

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Jul 13, 2022
Ranger-Guided Tour
Fort Selden Historic Site
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Join Ranger Mike for a guided tour of the Fort Selden ruins. Explore 1400 years of history from the Mogollon to the Spanish and the American military. Tour included in general admission. 

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Jul 17, 2022
Native American Portal Youth Summer Sales Event
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Begin collecting art, jewelry, pottery and more from the next generation of Native American artists and craftspeople. Children and grandchildren of artists associated with the Palace of the Governors’ Portal Program will demonstrate and sell their own arts and crafts.

Free Courtyard event Saturday and Sunday. Enter through the “blue gate” on Lincoln Ave

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Jul 20, 2022
Ranger-Guided Tour
Fort Selden Historic Site
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Join Ranger Flo for a guided tour of the Fort Selden ruins. Explore 1400 years of history from the Mogollon to the Spanish and the American military. Tour included in general admission. 

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Jul 22, 2022
Transgressions & Amplifications: Mixed Media Photography of the 1960s and 1970s
New Mexico Museum of Art
A lecture by curator Katherine Ware

Join us for a lecture by Katherine Ware on the eve of her official exhibition opening, with refreshments by the Women’s Board of the Museum of New Mexico, July 22, 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave. Free admission

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Jul 23, 2022
Extended Summer Nights: A Night of Folklore
Fort Selden Historic Site
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Fort Selden will keep its gates open late on this night. Watch the sun set behind the Robledos and Sierra de las Uvas to the west of the site and experience a family friendly night dedicated to New Mexican folklore. Family activities, food, music, and a history of folklore will dot the evening culminating in a visit by one of New Mexico’s most famous folktales: La Llorona, The Wailing Woman.

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Jul 24, 2022
Baile (dance) with Lone Piñon and Lucy Salazar
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Join us for a baile! Learn and dance the traditional steps and figure dances that have been passed down for generations as a counterpart to the violin and accordion-driven melodies of Northern New Mexican music.  Lucy Salazar will teach the steps and Lone Piñon will play la camila, la cuna, la varsoviana, and more.

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Jul 27, 2022
VIRTUAL TOUR: "FAB FAVES" AS THE GIRARD WING TURNS 40
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

A TIME TO CELEBRATE: "FAB FAVES" AS THE GIRARD WING TURNS 40

 


VIRTUAL TOUR OF MOIFA’s "Multiple Visions: Common Bonds"
 Do you love Folk Art? Would you love to dive deeper into MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an all new look with the amazing stops that top everyone’s favorites list. Tour or re-tour—virtually—Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel with fantastic MOIFA docents.  If you have been before you will find something new every time. The 10 “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Please note tours run on MOUTAIN TIME. Register for the zoom at the date and time you prefer below:

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Jul 28, 2022
Arts Alive!
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Free Hands-on Workshops for Ages 3-103

Free Hands-on Workshops for Ages 3-103

Join Us on Museum Hill Plaza, MOIFA Outdoor Classroom. Make a rain stick and enjoy a free visit to the museum. 

Thurs, 7/28 - Rain Sticks 

For groups of 6 or more, please call or email Patricia Sigala, 505-476-1212, patricia.sigala@state.nm.us Museum entrance free for Arts Alive! participants during workshop hours. 

 

 

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Jul 30, 2022
Campfire Cooking
Fort Selden Historic Site
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Join Ranger Mike and learn some basic campfire cooking. Recipes and tips will be provided. Demonstration and ranger interaction included in general admission. 

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