Latest News from the Department of Cultural Affairs
- 9/21/2023 Zack Quintero named executive director of National Hispanic Cultural Center
- 9/19/2023 Traveling exhibition Protection: Adaptation and Resistance" on view at Museum of International Folk Art
- 9/18/2023 Everything old is new again: NM Museum of Natural History & Science re-imagines hall showcasing early life in New Mexico
- 9/14/2023 To Make, Unmake, and Make Again makes debut at the New Mexico Museum of Art
- 9/13/2023 And an eclipse too? NM Museum of Natural History & Science pulls out all the stops as eclipse lights up Albuquerque sky during the busiest weekend of the year
- 9/13/2023 New Mexico History Museum launches statewide questionnaire to better understand the diverse experiences and perspectives of every New Mexican
- 9/13/2023 New Mexico Museum of Art welcomes new Curator of Contemporary Art
- 9/12/2023 New manager of Los Luceros Historic Site ready to jump in
- 9/12/2023 Bosque Redondo Memorial expands hours, welcomes new staff
- 9/8/2023 NM Department of Cultural Affairs Cabinet Secretary Garcia y Griego receives strong, bipartisan support from state leadership; reappointment advances to full NM Senate
- 9/7/2023 Events Coordinator with New Mexico Historic Sites will uplift community voices
- 9/7/2023 Los Luceros Historic Site welcomes all to the annual community Fall Harvest Festival
- 9/5/2023 A cornerstone of rural communities gets financial support from the state and a boost from the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
- 8/31/2023 Budding physicists across the state complete the GSK Science in the Summer Program, administered by the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
- 8/30/2023 Face to Face cooperation, full-time tribal liaison appointed by NM Department of Cultural Affairs to engage with tribal governments across New Mexico.
- 8/16/2023 Celebrate champion of culture J. Paul Taylors birthday with New Mexico Historic Sites on the Mesilla Plaza August 26
- 8/11/2023 Celebrated New Mexico authors make it into Great Reads from Great Places program
- 8/3/2023 Groundbreaking New Mexican artists recognized among recipients of the 2023 Governors Awards for Excellence in the Arts
- 8/3/2023 Photography exhibit at Farm & Ranch Museum offers connection to nature
- 8/1/2023 2nd Annual Nakotah LaRance Memorial Youth Hoop Dance Championship drawing young Native American competitors to the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture in Santa Fe
- 7/25/2023 "The Most Dangerous Street in America" rides again with Old Lincoln Days
- 7/18/2023 Encounter Culture celebrates the 75th anniversary of Native American voting rights in New Mexico
- 7/17/2023 New Mexico Historic Sites and New Mexico Historic Preservation Division complete roadmap for Fort Stanton, fully prepared to preserve its structures and tell its stories
- 7/11/2023 Office of Archaeological Studies hires Director of Business Operations
- 7/10/2023 Inaugural exhibition at New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary Shadow and Light opens Sept. 23, 2023 - May 28, 2024
- 7/6/2023 Verus Research continues DynaTheater sponsorship with generous $50,000 award
- 7/5/2023 Lincoln Historic Site celebrates early champions of Lincoln County preservation with new exhibit
- 6/28/2023 New Mexico History Museum makes new Gustave Baumann collections available to researchers
- 6/26/2023 Fort Stanton Live roars back to life on July 8
- 6/26/2023 Jessie Greenspan named Strategic Initiatives and Government Relations Manager at NMDCA
- 6/21/2023 Wonders on Wheels, New Mexico Arts, and State Poet Laureate bringing "WoW, Poetry!" programs to rural communities this summer
- 6/20/2023 Where the Heart is: National Hispanic Cultural Center hosts acclaimed Corazón Collective for two-day writing event
- 6/20/2023 Budding physicists across the state participate in the GSK Science in the Summer Program, administered by the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
- 6/14/2023 Watch the Beautiful Game in beautiful surroundings with the National Hispanic Cultural Centers Womens World Cup Watch Parties
- 6/7/2023 Fort Selden Historic Sites celebrates 50 years as part of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
- 6/6/2023 New National Hispanic Cultural Center exhibition offers a taste of tequilas history, starting June 16
- 6/2/2023 Rock out and beat the heat with two NM Museum of Natural History & Science Museum special summer programs
- 5/25/2023 NM Department of Cultural Affairs offers many options for New Mexico veterans to experience arts and culture
- 5/24/2023 Farm & Ranch exhibit goes ’Beyond the Farm’
- 5/18/2023 Bosque Redondo Memorial and International Coalition of Sites of Conscience broadcast
- 5/16/2023 Charlie Lockwood named executive director of Museum of International Folk Art
- 5/15/2023 Celebrate the 19th annual Native Treasures Art Market at Museum of Indian Arts & Culture on Memorial Day Weekend
- 5/10/2023 Beat the heat with the National Hispanic Cultural Centers free Summer Film Series, beginning May 13
- 5/9/2023 New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary will open September 23, 2023
- 5/8/2023 By New Mexico, for New Mexico: New exhibition at the National Hispanic Cultural Center to showcase new additions from artists across the state
- 5/8/2023 Heritage Preservation Awards to highlight the best in historic preservation on May 19
- 5/4/2023 Bosque Redondo Memorial reveals the refreshed Pecos Riverwalk Trail, screens new documentary by artists-in-residency on May 13
- 5/3/2023 Champions of New Mexicos 2023 Letters About Literature contest announced
- 5/1/2023 Young Explorers Summer Science Program brings summer fun back to the NM Museum of Natural History & Science
- 4/27/2023 Museum of Indian Arts & Culture presents "Horizons: Weaving Between the Lines with Diné Textiles"
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Working on the Railroad
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