Jun 1, 2024
Claiming Space: The Aesthetics and Politics of Graduation Dress
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join us for a talk about the aesthetics and politics of graduation dress by folklorist, Sheila Bock. A book signing with the author will follow her talk.
Sheila Bock is a folklorist and associate professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is author of the book Claiming Space: Performing the Personal through Decorated Mortarboards.
Register in advance | Program is included with Museum Admission.
ASL Interpretation is provided for this event.
Jun 1, 2024
Sunrise Over the Ruins at Fort Selden
Fort Selden Historic Site
6:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Bats of the Chihuahuan Desert
Join Fort Selden Historic Site staff to see the sunrise over the historic ruins and the Robledo Mountains. Join us for a walking tour at 9 a.m. and a lecture about the bats of the Chihuahuan Desert at 11 a.m.
Jun 1, 2024 - Jun 29, 2024
Ranger Guided Tour
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Offered Weekly on Saturdays
Join Ranger Lily and Instructional Coordinator Rebekha on Saturdays for a guided tour of the new permanent exhibition, “Bosque Redondo…A Place of Suffering…A Place of Survival,” and exterior grounds at Fort Sumner Historic Site.
Jun 1, 2024
Lincoln Lecture Series: Scott Hays-Strom
Lincoln Historic Site
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Historic Mining in Lincoln County
Join us for our Lincoln Lecture Series for a presentation by Scott Hays-Strom who will discuss historic mining in Lincoln County.
Jun 1, 2024
Remedios at Los Luceros: Identifying Plants and Local Herbs
Los Luceros Historic Site
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Hosted by Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area
Presented by Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area, and held at Los Luceros Historic Site, this workshop introduces identification, understanding, and appreciation of local herbs. Participants will learn how to make remedios with the abundance of locally foraged healing herbs.
Jun 2, 2024
Dawn 'Til Dusk
Los Luceros Historic Site
6:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Jun 2, 2024
Family Mornings at Folk Art
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join us for our monthly Family Mornings at Folk Art program featuring storytime, art activity, and explorations in the galleries. FREE program!
This month’s theme: Summer Time!
ASL Interpretation is provided for this program.
Jun 2, 2024
Family Art Making
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
We invite families to join us in creating pinch pots out of airdry clay at the Museum.
Jun 2, 2024
Dawn to Dusk: Rosalia Canta Nuevo Mexico
Coronado Historic Site
6:00 AM - 7:00 PM
New Mexican Music with Rosalia and Estevan Pacheco
Coronado Historic Site offers extended hours from dawn until dusk on the First Sunday of each month to allow visitors an opportunity to see the site at these beautiful times of day. Listen to Rosalia and Estevan Pacheco perform traditional New Mexican music and dance from 2 - 4 p.m.
Jun 2, 2024
Family Photos
New Mexico Museum of Art
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Jun 3, 2024
Story Time
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Join us this spring for Elements of Art: Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art Library
Jun 5, 2024
Insider Insights: Collections Tour with New Mexico Museum of Art Executive Director, Mark White, Ph.D.
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Go behind the scenes of the New Mexico Museum of Art with our Executive Director, Mark White, Ph.D.
Jun 5, 2024
Traditional Gardening at Coronado Historic Site
Coronado Historic Site
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Ranger Anthony Magdalena will discuss and teach about weeding and pest management techniques using traditional Pueblo gardening methods.
Jun 5, 2024
Friends of History Wednesday Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Friends of History First Wednesday Lecture Series Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky: The History of Eight Plants Native Peoples shared with the World.
Please join Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D., Chef; Native Foods Historian, and Walter Whitewater (Dine) Chef, for an ONLINE discussion of the story of eight plants introduced to the world by Native peoples as highlighted in the cookbook, Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky.
Jun 7, 2024
First Friday Scavenger Hunt
New Mexico Museum of Art
Explore the galleries at the New Mexico Museum of Art on the Plaza with a free and fun scavenger hunt that will test your powers of observation!
Jun 7, 2024
Palace Avenue First Friday Art Walk
New Mexico History Museum
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
See Yourself in History with
"Reflections on History" challenges visitors to transcend the boundaries of time at this immersive installation. This thought-provoking exhibit guides you through historic photographs superimposed on mirrored surfaces. Recognize yourself and those around you in the faces of New Mexico’s past, fostering a powerful connection to the people who shaped this state.
Photo credit: Courtesy of the New Mexico History Museum Photo Archives
Jun 8, 2024
Off -Center Community Day
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free admission and special activities & tours to celebrate our new exhibition Off-Center: New Mexico Art, 1970-2000.
Jun 8, 2024
Fort Stanton Living History: Celebrating Our Armed Forces
Fort Stanton Historic Site
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Join us on the second Saturday of the month to make history come alive. This month we honor our Armed Forces!
Jun 9, 2024
Looking to the Skies: Ancient and Modern Astronomers
Jemez Historic Site
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join us at Jemez Historic Site to learn more about astronomy! "Looking to the Skies" will focus on activities related to different ways people in the ancient past viewed the day and night sky and how modern-day science can tell us more about the heavens.
Jun 9, 2024
Family Photos
New Mexico Museum of Art
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Jun 9, 2024
Decorating with Folk & Tribal Art
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 2:00 PM
A Presentation by Lisa Samuel
Doors open at 1:30 p.m. for Reception
Vernick Auditorium
Displaying folk or tribal art whether a collection or just a few special pieces require a sensitivity to nuances of spatial aesthetics as well as the principals of design.
Jun 10, 2024 - Jun 14, 2024
Summer Day Camp at Los Luceros - Grades 1-3
Los Luceros Historic Site
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
NM Outdoor Pass Summer Camp
This summer, Los Luceros Historic Site and the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) are offering a day camp for kids in first through third grades that combines hands-on projects and outdoor exploration.
Jun 15, 2024
Off-Center: New Mexico Art, 1970-2000 Curators Panel Discussion
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Off-Center: New Mexico Art, 1970-2000 is a landmark survey of contemporary art in New Mexico arranged by three themes: Place, Spectacle, and Identity.
Jun 15, 2024
Ranger Read and Learn
Coronado Historic Site
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Coronado Historic Site Partnership with Martha Liebert Public Library
Join the staff of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites for a story time and hands-on activity about the stars in the night sky at Martha Liebert Public Library, 124 Calle Malinche, Bernalillo NM, 87004. The event is free. Families of all ages are welcome!
Jun 15, 2024
Mesilla Plaza Walking Tour
Taylor-Mesilla Historic Property
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Town of Mesilla is full of fascinating stories! Join New Mexico Historic Sites staff for a walking tour of the Mesilla Plaza.
Jun 15, 2024
Commemoration of the Treaty of 1868
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
Shawn Price and the Dine Tah’ Dancers
June is celebrated as Treaty Month to commemorate the signature of the Treaty of 1868. On June 15th, Shawn Price (Diné) and the Dineh Tah’ Dancers will present a cultural program focusing on the treaty and the roles of General Sherman and Colonel Samuel F. Tappan as Peace Commissioners.
Jun 16, 2024
Between the Lines: Prison, Poetry & Families
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join us for an afternoon of poetry and community gathering! Additional details will be forthcoming...
ASL Interpretation will be provided during the poetry readings.
Program presented in conjunction with the upcoming exhibit Between the Lines: Prison Art & Advocacy
Jun 16, 2024
Funday at Gisewa
Jemez Historic Site
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Explore the ways of Pueblo life through cooking, art demonstrations, dances, and much more at Jemez Historic site.
Jun 16, 2024
Family Photos
New Mexico Museum of Art
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Jun 17, 2024
Story Time
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Join us this spring for Elements of Art: Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art Library!
Jun 19, 2024
Campfire Kitchen at Fort Selden
Fort Selden Historic Site
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Buffalo Soldier Recipes
Take part in an outdoor demonstration using some of the same recipes and cooking traditions the Buffalo Soldiers who were stationed at Fort Selden used in the 1800s.
Jun 21, 2024
Creative Mornings
New Mexico Museum of Art
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Creative Mornings, the program for creative communities returns to Santa Fe!
Jun 23, 2024
Lincoln San Juan Day
Lincoln Historic Site
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Save the date for historic Lincoln’s San Juan Day in the San Juan Chapel.
Jun 23, 2024
Family Photos
New Mexico Museum of Art
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Jun 26, 2024
Out West: Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Southwest 1900-1969 with Head of Curatorial Affairs, Christian Waguespack
New Mexico Museum of Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Head of Curatorial Affairs, Christian Waguespack for an in depth exploration of the exhibition Out West: Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Southwest 1900-1969
Jun 28, 2024
Final Friday: Off-Center Artist Talks
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Join us for the first of several talks with artists who helped to shape contemporary art in our State.
Jun 29, 2024
Out West Community Day/ PRIDE
New Mexico Museum of Art
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free admission and special activities & tours to celebrate Out West: Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Southwest 1900-1969, and Santa Fe PRIDE.
