Latest News from the Department of Cultural Affairs
- 1/25/2022 Frida Kahlo comes to National Hispanic Cultural Center
- 1/21/2022 New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Presents Dogs! A Science Tail February 5 - May 1, 2022
- 1/14/2022 FY23 executive budget recommendation prioritizes education, engagement, infrastructure for Cultural Affairs
- 12/16/2021 Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Opens
- 12/16/2021 MEDIA ALERT: Luminarias in Lincoln at Lincoln Historic Site on Christmas Eve, December 24
- 12/14/2021 New Mexico Museum of Art and New Mexico History Museum Collaborate on Holiday Open House on Sunday, December 19, 2021; Complimentary Admission to both museums all day
- 12/13/2021 Art show opens at Farm & Ranch Museum
- 12/13/2021 National Hispanic Cultural Center Announces the 10th Anniversary Performance of the Nutcracker in the Land of Enchantment
- 12/9/2021 New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science Joins NASA in Nationwide Celebration of The James Webb Space Telescope Launch
- 12/8/2021 Winter 2021 El Palacio Magazine Explores Folk Dress in Scandinavia, History of Lamy Branch Railroad, and much more
- 12/2/2021 Lincoln and Fort Stanton Historic Sites call for volunteers to help bring their work alive
- 11/18/2021 Museum of International Folk Art Announces New Exhibition Dressing with Purpose: Belonging and Resistance in Scandinavia
- 11/16/2021 New Mexico Museum of Art announces special holiday concert by Maxine Thévenot featuring the newly restored Frederick R. Hass Pipe Organ
- 11/15/2021 Department of Cultural Affairs requests $37.25 million in general funds for FY23
- 11/10/2021 Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Announces 2022 MIAC Living Treasure
- 11/10/2021 New Mexico History Museum Receives $172,564 to Support Upcoming Exhibition
- 11/8/2021 Farm & Ranch Museum hosts annual HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market
- 10/29/2021 2021 Governors Awards for Excellence in the Arts Premiere Date Announced
- 10/29/2021 New Leadership Announced at National Hispanic Cultural Center
- 10/29/2021 New Mexico History Museum Announces Annual Fred Harvey Week
- 10/19/2021 New Mexico Historic Sites Announces New Regional Site Manager
- 10/8/2021 New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science Executive Director Announces Retirement
- 10/7/2021 NHCC Visual Arts program receives grant from U.S. Bank Foundation to expand virtual learning opportunities
- 10/1/2021 Newly Described Horned Dinosaur Found in southern New Mexico
- 9/24/2021 New Mexico Museum of Art Announces Exhibition Featuring Three Important Women Artists
- 9/24/2021 Bosque Redondo: A Place of Suffering A Place of Survival is open to the public; Grand Opening postponed until May 2022
- 9/23/2021 New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science will be open every day during International Balloon Fiesta
- 9/16/2021 Come Join the Fun at the 2021 Museum Hill Community Day
- 9/16/2021 National Hispanic Cultural Center awarded $50,000 grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to boost film programming
- 9/14/2021 MIAC Announces Opening of Birds: Spiritual Messengers of the Skies
- 9/8/2021 Hundreds of Budding Engineers across the State Participated in the GSK Science in the Summer Program, administered by the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
- 9/3/2021 Join the adventure Into Americas Wild, a new film showing at the Verus Research DynaTheater inside the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
- 9/1/2021 New Mexico Museum of Art Readies for The Railyard Renaissance
- 9/1/2021 Fall 2021 El Palacio features the Building of the National Hispanic Cultural Center
- 8/31/2021 Here, Now and Always at Museum of Indian Arts and Culture on track for June 2022 opening
- 8/27/2021 New Mexico History Museum Announces Opening of In Search of Domínguez and Escalante
- 8/25/2021 New Facilities Team Member at Lincoln and Fort Stanton is a Familiar Face
- 8/23/2021 The Art of Warner Bros. Cartoons exhibit Coming to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
- 8/23/2021 Artwork Installation Commissioned by New Mexico Arts to Honor Victims of Gun Violence
- 8/18/2021 New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science Awarded $220,119 from NSF to Study Relationship between Wild Mammals and Parasites
- 8/17/2021 New Mexico Museum of Art awarded a $250,000 Museums for America grant for conservation and digitization of photography and contemporary artwork
- 8/12/2021 New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs announces Michelle Gallagher Roberts as new Deputy Cabinet Secretary
- 8/11/2021 Farm & Ranch Art Show features Las Cruces couple
- 8/10/2021 More Than 5,000 Visit Lincoln for the return of Old Lincoln Days and The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
- 8/10/2021 Exhibit Focuses on the Architectural History of National Hispanic Cultural Center
- 8/4/2021 MOA and MOIFA Awarded Frankenthaler Foundation Grant to Combat Climate Change
- 8/3/2021 "MacGruber" Wraps Up Filming at the National Hispanic Cultural Center
- 7/28/2021 MIAC Announces Goodman Aspiring Artist Fellowship Recipients for 2021-2022
- 7/23/2021 MOA Presents Go West Said a Small Voice: Gustave Baumann and Dreams of New Mexico
- 7/22/2021 Its the Return of Old Lincoln Days and The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
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