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Here Now and Always promotional media with a ceramic storyteller figurine Here Now and Always promotional media with a micaceous pot from the exhibition
Explore

Explore

View online exhibitions and digital resources provided by the Department of Cultural Affairs' various museums, libraries, historic sites, and cultural institutions.
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Visit

Visit

Visiting information for New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs' museums, historic sites, and cultural institutions.
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New Mexico Traditions

New Mexico Traditions

Embrace the warmth of our cultures. Each New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs institution is celebrating winter in its own way. Please visit the NM Traditions website to learn more.
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El Palacio

El Pal Online

El Palacio is a quarterly magazine which primarily serves the museums and historic sites of the Museum of New Mexico system. It is the oldest museum magazine of its kind, first published in 1913 by the Museum of New Mexico. Users can access and view magazine issues online dating back to 1913 when the magazine was first published.
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Tools for Families & Educators

Tools for Families & Educators

Check out resources and learning opportunities from all institutions of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.
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Invite a DCA Educator

Invite a DCA Educator

School teachers, homeschool instructors, afterschool clubs, and community organizations can schedule an online visit from an educator to discuss a variety of subjects related to the DCA.
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Public Meetings

  • 6/9/2023
    1:00 PM
    Cultural Properties Review Committee
    Hybrid meeting - in person at HPD Conference Room; online at zoom
  • 7/11/2023
    1:00 PM
    07/11/2023 New Mexico Music Commission Regular Meeting
    Zoom
  • 8/24/2023
    9:30 AM
    08/24/2023 New Mexico Arts Commission Regular Meeting
    Hybrid--physical location TBD
  • 10/10/2023
    1:00 PM
    10/10/2023 New Mexico Music Commission Regular Meeting
    Zoom
  • 11/16/2023
    9:30 AM
    11/16/2023 New Mexico Arts Commission Annual Meeting
    Hybrid--physical location TBD

  • The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs is building a more vibrant, resilient New Mexico by improving the quality of life, supporting a culturally rich education, strengthening the creative economy, fostering a diversity of expression, and preserving our cultural resources.

    New Mexico CulturePass

    Your ticket to New Mexico's exceptional Museums and Historic Sites.
    From Indian treasures to space exploration, world-class folk art to awesome dinosaurs—our museums and monuments celebrate the essence of New Mexico every day.
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    Encounter Culture

    Take a look inside the museums and historic sites of New Mexico without leaving home. Join host Charlotte Jusinski, and a variety of guest curators, artists, and exhibitors in exploring the art and culture of the state in Encounter Culture, a new podcast from the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.

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    Featured DCA Exhibitions

    A photo featuring items representing the Yōkai: Ghosts & Demons of Japan exhibition

    Yōkai: Ghosts & Demons of Japan

    Vivid in Japanese art and imagination are creatures that are at once ghastly and comical. Yōkai is a catchall word
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    A photo featuring items representing the New Mexico Colonial Home - Circa 1815 exhibition

    New Mexico Colonial Home - Circa 1815

    The Spanish colonial home (la casa) gives visitors an idea of what a home from the time around 1815 would have looked
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    A photo featuring items representing the Silver and Stones: Collaborations in Southwest Jewelry exhibition

    Silver and Stones: Collaborations in Southwest Jewelry

    Currently on display in the New Mexico History Museum’s Palace of the Governors, is an unusual jewelry collection
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    A photo featuring items representing the Honoring Tradition and Innovation: 100-Years of Santa Fe’s Indian Market 1922-2022 exhibition

    Honoring Tradition and Innovation: 100-Years of Santa Fe’s Indian Market 1922-2022

    The New Mexico History Museum presents an exhibition that commemorates a century of Santa Fe’s Indian Market.
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