All Press Releases
National Hispanic Cultural Center | Sep 26, 2022
The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) is thrilled to welcome a unique, evolving art exhibition, The Mountains Wore Down to the Valleys, to the NHCC Art Museum Community Gallery on Nov. 4.
New Mexico State Library | Sep 26, 2022
Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico State Library (NMSL) announces that New Mexico Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, selected two books to represent the state at the 2022 National Book Festival. The ...
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture | Sep 23, 2022
Santa Fe, NM – Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) is excited to welcome Marita Hinds as the new Director of Education for the museum. She started in the role on September 6. “Marita Hinds (Tesuque) is well positioned ...
New Mexico Museum of Art | Sep 22, 2022
Acclaimed organist Damin Spritzer will perform a concert on the Frederick R. Haas Pipe Organ in the St. Francis Auditorium on October 21. Scheduled for 5:30pm in the New Mexico Museum of Art’s historic auditorium, the concert will include pieces b ...
New Mexico History Museum | Sep 19, 2022
Santa Fe, NM – Adelina (Nina) Otero-Warren’s incredible impact on history and contribution to the suffrage movement is being nationally recognized as she becomes the fourth woman featured on the U.S. quarter as part of the U.S. Mint&r ...
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science | Sep 19, 2022
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMHS) and other New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs divisions are part of a major NASA-funded educational outreach project, which is associated with a mission to study unexplored regions of the sun.
New Mexico Arts | Sep 7, 2022
Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico Arts and the New Mexico State Library, divisions of the Department of Cultural Affairs, are delighted to announce the appointment of Lauren Camp as the state’s second Poet Laureate, effective immediately.   ...
New Mexico History Museum | Sep 1, 2022
Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) is pleased to announce the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library and Palace of the Governors Photo Archives have been awarded a $149,921 grant from the National Historical Publicatio ...
National Hispanic Cultural Center | Aug 29, 2022
With new leadership in place, the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) has launched a series of new programs designed to teach young children about Hispanic and Latine culture through art, music, dance, and stories.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture | Aug 25, 2022
Santa Fe, NM - Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) is pleased to announce that the museum has received a $75,000 grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art to support its upcoming exhibition, Horizons: Weaving Between the Lines with ...
New Mexico Arts | Aug 24, 2022
Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico Arts, the state arts agency and a division of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is happy to announce TJ Hilton has joined the Division as the Art in Public Places Project Coordinator. He started in the role o ...
New Mexico History Museum | Aug 23, 2022
Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) is excited to share that Fray Angélico Chávez History Library (FACHL) has completed the work associated with a grant from Recordings at Risk, a program conducted by the Council on L ...
National Hispanic Cultural Center | Aug 23, 2022
For the 35th annual National Hispanic Heritage Month, the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) is pulling out all the stops to bring a full month of special Hispanic and Latine performances, events, and presentations!
Museum Resources | Aug 23, 2022
The Museum Resources Division (MRD) of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs is thrilled to announce that Bradford Epley has joined the Division as Head of Conservation. Epley began working for MRD in July.
New Mexico Arts | Aug 22, 2022
Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico Arts, the state’s arts agency, announces nearly $1.1 Million in cultural investments to 178 arts and cultural organizations and eight folk arts apprenticeships. The funding will provide arts programming and serv ...
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science | Aug 22, 2022
A team of paleontologists, including two from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, has discovered a new species of horned dinosaur in 74-million-year-old rocks south of Farmington.
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science | Aug 17, 2022
A recent grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services will make it easier for New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) to keep its largest fossils protected for future generations to enjoy.
New Mexico Historic Sites | Aug 4, 2022
Lincoln, NM – New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA) is delighted to welcome Ronald Gauna to the role of Eastern Facilities Staff Manager. He will support Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site, Lincoln Historic Site, ...
New Mexico Historic Sites | Aug 4, 2022
Jemez Springs, NM – New Mexico Historic Sites is delighted to announce the return of Pueblo Independence Day to Jemez Historic Site (JHS) on August 14. Starting at 10 a.m., the site will welcome visitors for the first time in two years to en ...
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum | Aug 4, 2022
The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces opens a new art show, "The Color of Dreams," on Aug. 20. The show features the dramatic landscape images of New Mexico photographer Wayne Suggs.
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science | Aug 4, 2022
The mighty Tyrannosaurus rex should continue to be classified as a single unique species, according to a new report co-authored by a researcher from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS).
New Mexico Historic Sites | Aug 3, 2022
New Mexico Historic Sites has brought Terry Furr and Jean Furr on as customer service advocates for Fort Stanton Historic Site.
New Mexico Historic Sites | Aug 2, 2022
New Mexico Historic Sites celebrates Brandie Yoxall as she takes on the role of instructional coordinator for Lincoln Historic Site and Fort Stanton Historic Site.
New Mexico Historic Sites | Aug 1, 2022
New Mexico Historic Sites is elated to welcome enthusiastic new interpretive ranger James Wilson to Lincoln Historic Site and Fort Stanton Historic Site.
Historic Preservation Division | Aug 1, 2022
The New Mexico Historic Preservation Division (NMHPD) was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation that will fund the Division’s efforts to document significant culture and historic sites associated with the African American experience in New Mexico.
National Hispanic Cultural Center | Aug 1, 2022
The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) is thrilled to welcome author Leticia Urieta on August 18 for an online book reading featuring a distinctive combination of traditional folklore and speculative fiction.
New Mexico Historic Sites | Jul 29, 2022
New Mexico Historic Sites is delighted to welcome Rachel Walden into the role of instructional coordinator for Lincoln Historic Site and Fort Stanton Historic Site.
New Mexico Historic Sites | Jul 28, 2022
New Mexico Historic Sites (NMHS) is ecstatic to introduce Kari Richards as the regional manager for Fort Stanton Historic Site (FSHS) and Lincoln Historic Site (LHS). Her first day in the role was July 11.
New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs | Jul 22, 2022
New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce that Anthony R. Fiorillo, Ph. D. has been appointed executive director of New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS), a division of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Dr. Fiorillo’s tenure will begin September 19, 2022.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture | Jul 19, 2022
The Lightning Boy Foundation, a non-profit organization founded to honor the life of Valentino ‘Tzigiwhaeno’ Rivera and the legacy of his mentor Nakotah LaRance, will hold the Nakotah LaRance Memorial Youth Hoop Dance Competition August 6 and 7, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Museum of Indian Arts & Culture in Santa Fe.