Latest News from the Department of Cultural Affairs
- 3/21/2023 New Mexico Historic Sites welcomes Historic Preservation and Interpretation Specialist
- 3/20/2023 Friends of Folk Art and Museum of International Folk Art present 12th annual Folk Art Flea Saturday, May 6, 2023
- 3/20/2023 Big things come in small packages: NM Museum of Natural History & Science welcomes microscopic photography exhibition on March 24
- 3/16/2023 "Manuel Carrillo: Mexican Modernist" on view at New Mexico Museum of Art beginning April 15
- 3/15/2023 New Mexico Museum of Art announces Christian Waguespack as Head of Curatorial Affairs
- 3/14/2023 Emily Hanawalt brings passion for collections to Head Registrar role at National Hispanic Cultural Center
- 3/8/2023 Farm & Ranch Museum has new honoree in Her Land exhibit
- 3/7/2023 Celebrate the closing the National Hispanic Cultural Centers Fronteras del Futuro exhibition with slate of interstellar activities
- 3/6/2023 Spring 2023 El Palacio Magazine features the New Mexico Historic Women Marker Program, recognizing women in New Mexico history
- 2/20/2023 New exhibition "With the Grain" set to open at New Mexico Museum of Art
- 2/20/2023 Newest fossil display at NM Museum of Natural History & Science has deep ties to the Land of Enchantment
- 2/16/2023 Los Luceros Historic Site will improve preservation, educational reach with Santa Fe Community Foundation grant
- 2/14/2023 Cowboy Days festival returns to Farm & Ranch Museum
- 2/13/2023 National Hispanic Cultural Center announces $500,000 Congressional award to help build digital archive of New Mexican heritage
- 2/10/2023 New Mexico Historic Sites to support the Great Backyard Bird Count in February
- 2/8/2023 Max Maliga takes Center Stage as National Hispanic Cultural Centers Performing Arts Manager
- 2/3/2023 The Nature of Glass set to open at New Mexico Museum of Art Feb. 25
- 2/2/2023 $15,000 grant paves the way for a year of programs for seniors at the National Hispanic Cultural Center
- 2/1/2023 Funding from Bank of Albuquerque to help National Hispanic Cultural Center connect with its neighborhood
- 1/27/2023 Museum of Indian Arts & Culture announces 2023 Living Treasure and Legacy award recipients
- 1/20/2023 New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science Expands its Educational and Space Science Programming through a $300,000 Grant from Meta
- 1/17/2023 New Mexico Museum of Art presents "An American in Paris: Donald Beauregard"
- 1/10/2023 New Mexico Historic Sites brings on a new interpretive ranger at Los Luceros Historic Site
- 1/6/2023 Max De Azevedo named General Counsel for NM Department of Cultural Affairs
- 1/3/2023 New Mexico State Library brings eBooks, New York Times to New Mexico residents
- 12/20/2022 Museum of International Folk Art announces new exhibition
- 12/12/2022 New Mexico Arts announces mini-grants for veteran and military service arts projects
- 12/2/2022 Celebrate the holidays with New Mexico Traditions, featuring special events at each of the NM Department of Cultural Affairs Museums and Historic Sites
- 12/2/2022 Rural life inspires featured artist at Farm & Ranch Museum
- 11/29/2022 National Hispanic Cultural Center art educator named Art Educator of The Year by statewide organization
- 11/22/2022 Community-focused archaeologist joins New Mexico Historic Sites as regional manager for Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites
- 11/3/2022 HomeGrown event showcases NM foods at Farm & Ranch Museum
- 10/27/2022 Sculpture, saddles, and santero: Governors Awards for Excellence in the Arts recipients represent diverse backgrounds, mediums
- 10/25/2022 Mars Mania comes to NM Museum of Natural History & Science in November as museum hosts life-sized replicas of Mars mission vehicles
- 10/20/2022 New Mexico Historic Sites brings on a new instructional coordinator for Bosque Redondo Memorial
- 10/19/2022 Smithsonian traveling exhibition at NM History Museum examines the complex history of WWII Japanese American incarceration camps
- 10/19/2022 New Mexico Historic Sites elevates Rebecca Ward to instructional coordinator at Los Luceros Historic Site
- 10/12/2022 Pollyanna Nordstrand (Hopi) named executive director of Museum of Indian Arts & Culture
- 10/6/2022 Farm & Ranch Museum hosts grand opening of The Dairy Spot Discovery Center
- 10/5/2022 Anne Wilkes Tucker peels back layers of gender and personal narrative in photography talk at New Mexico Museum of Art on Nov. 4
- 9/29/2022 NM Historic Preservation Division celebrates three decades of family-friendly archaeology with Oct. 15 Archaeology Fair in Bernalillo
- 9/26/2022 The Mountains Wore Down to the Valleys to bring a unique sensory experience to the National Hispanic Cultural Center beginning November 4
- 9/26/2022 Books by regional authors selected to represent New Mexico at the 2022 National Book Festival
- 9/23/2022 Museum of Indian Arts & Culture Welcomes New Director of Education
- 9/22/2022 Celebrated organist Damin Spritzer to perform at New Mexico Museum of Art on October 21
- 9/19/2022 New Mexico History Museum, United States Mint, National Womens History Museum, and the Smithsonians American Womens History Initiative Celebrate the Legacy of Santa Fe Native Nina Otero-Warren
- 9/19/2022 First in-person outreach meeting for NASA sun research mission to be held at NM Museum of Natural History & Science in Albuquerque
- 9/7/2022 Lauren Camp Named New Mexicos New Poet Laureate
- 9/1/2022 New Mexico History Museum secures federal grant to preserve and make accessible Hewett manuscript, photographic collections
- 8/29/2022 National Hispanic Cultural Center launches new programs to help young children learn about Hispanic culture
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