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ContactExhibitions Events Press ReleasesPhoto LibraryInstitutions☰ ˟ Exhibitions Upcoming Current Long Term Past Events Press ReleasesPhoto LibraryInstitutionsAbout Contact Upcoming Exhibitions Sewing Stories of Displacement 2/16/20 – 9/27/20 Opening Feb. 16, 2020, at the Museum of International Folk Art. more » Dressing with Purpose: Belonging and Resistance in Scandinavia Opening Dec. 13, 2020, at the Museum of International Folk Art. more » Alcoves 2020 #3 Opening Feb. 15, 2020, at the New Mexico Museum of Art. more » The Media Center is a resource for media representatives to obtain information about the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Here you will find information about current and upcoming programs, exhibitions, and events, as well as background information on each of the state museums and historic sites in our system. The Media Center is a resource for media representatives to obtain information about the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Here you will find information about current and upcoming programs, exhibitions, and events, as well as background information on each of the state museums and historic sites in our system.Most Recent Press Releases Feb 6, 2020 | New Mexico Museum of Art | Alcoves 20/20 #3 opens Saturday, February 15, 2020 at New Mexico Museum of Art Alcoves 20/20 #3 , the third installment of the New Mexico Museum of Art series of exhibitions – Alcoves 20/20 opens to the public on Saturday, February 15, 2020, and will be on exhibit through April 13, 2020. Public Reception will be held on Friday, March 6, 2020, from 5 p.m.–7 p.m. A conversation with the artists on Friday, April 3, 2020, starting at 5:30 p.m. Both events will be at the New Mexico Museum of Art, located at 107 W Palace Ave, in Santa Fe.Feb 6, 2020 | National Hispanic Cultural Center | Reading and Book-signing: Contemporary Poets of Ecuador, Margaret Randall (Albuquerque, New Mexico)The National Hispanic Cultural Center presents a reading and book-signing by Margaret Randall with her new book, Voices from the Center of the World: Contemporary Poets of Ecuador Saturday, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m. The reading is free and open to the public and will be held in the Salón Ortega of the historic History and Literary Arts Building on the NHCC campus.Feb 5, 2020 | National Hispanic Cultural Center | NHCC’s ¡Vamos al Museo! Free Monthly Saturday Morning art-making for all ages Feb 4, 2020 | New Mexico History Museum | “Headed into the Wind: A Memoir” Book Talk & Signing with Jack Loeffler Feb 4, 2020 | Department of Cultural Affairs | Daniel R. Zillmann to head Marketing and Communications at the NM Department of Cultural Affairs Feb 3, 2020 | New Mexico Museum of Art | Tom Joyce Sculpture to be installed at the New Mexico Museum of Art Berg XV , 2013/2014 by internationally acclaimed sculptor Tom Joyce, on Thursday, February 6, 2020.Jan 31, 2020 | New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science | 2020 Brings Big Changes to Planetarium Jan 30, 2020 | National Hispanic Cultural Center | NHCC Carnaval Celebration 2020 February 21 & 22 Carnaval Celebration 2020 is set for Friday and Saturday nights, February 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Albuquerque Journal Theatre.Jan 30, 2020 | New Mexico Arts | Levi Romero Named New Mexico’s First Poet Laureate Jan 28, 2020 | New Mexico Arts | Michelle Laflamme-Childs appointed as Executive Director of New Mexico Arts (Santa Fe, NM) – The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Laflamme-Childs as Executive Director of New Mexico Arts, the state arts agency. She most recently served as Program Director for the 1% for Art in Public Places Program of New Mexico Arts.Jan 27, 2020 | National Hispanic Cultural Center | NHCC kicks off yearlong 20th Anniversary celebration February 29 Jan 24, 2020 | New Mexico Museum of Art | Site work planned ahead of NM Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary construction Jan 22, 2020 | Museum of International Folk Art | MOIFA Presents Música Buena Concert with Cipriano Vigil Música Buena: Hispano Folk Music of New Mexico , the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) presents a special one hour concert with Dr. Cipriano Vigil on Wednesday, February 12, 2020, from 2 – 3 p.m. Dr. Vigil is a 2019 New Mexico Music Commission Platinum Music Awards honoree. He has received many other prestigious awards including the Governor’s Award, the New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities Award, and the National Heritage Award for outstanding work in maintaining and preserving traditional folk music, which he was nominated for three times. Dr. Vigil has also been honored as a Living Treasure.Jan 22, 2020 | New Mexico State Library | They Won the Vote: Suffrage and Suffragists in New Mexico Presenter: Sylvia Ramos Cruz M.D. When: Friday, February 21, 2020 12:00 noon Where: New Mexico State Library 1209 Camino Carlos Rey Santa Fe, NM 87507 (505) 476-9700 reference@state.nm.usJan 21, 2020 | National Hispanic Cultural Center | Fresno performs at National Hispanic Cultural Center February 28 through March 15 Fresno, by acclaimed Latino author Augusto Federico Amador, opens at the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s Wells Fargo Auditorium Friday, Feb. 28 with a preview Thursday, Feb. 27 and runs through Sunday, March 15. Evening performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Produced by Drita James Productions, Fresno is directed by Saranda Kalaveshi.Jan 20, 2020 | National Hispanic Cultural Center | ¡HAH! Happy Arte Hour! 2020 Welcomes Returning Artists during 20th Anniversary Year (Albuquerque, NM) – Make 2020 the year you make the time to explore your artistic talents at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC). Once again in 2020, NHCC will provide patrons a monthly opportunity to have a little artistic fun in a relaxed social setting. In honor of NHCC’s year-long celebration of its 20th anniversary this year, ¡HAH! Happy Arte Hour! welcomes back some of the artists that have contributed to the success of this program over the years. Many of these artists’ works have been featured in past exhibitions or have pieces in our permanent collection. During this year’s first session on February 6, you can make a Valentine for your sweetheart. On February 6, Nick Abdalla and Susan Spring will join us again for Valentine Assemblage!Jan 16, 2020 | National Hispanic Cultural Center | Celebrating The Women’s Vote: Latinas Sufragistas Who Fought for the Right to Vote (Albuquerque, New Mexico) – During a six- month celebration of the centennial of womens’ right to vote in the United States, t he National Hispanic Cultural Center’s History and Literary Arts Program presents a new exhibit, “El voto femenino: Sufragistas Latinas luchando por el derecho al voto/The Women’s Vote: Latina Suffragists who Fought for the Right to Vote” which opens on Friday, January 24, 2020 and runs through June 30, 2020.Jan 15, 2020 | New Mexico Museum of Art | REMINDER: New Mexico Museum of Art presents The birth, death and resurrection of Christ: from Michelangelo to Tiepolo on view January 24, 2020 – April 19, 2020. This traveling exhibition of more than fifty drawings and prints, organized by the British Museum from their extensive collection, tells the story of Italian art beginning with the Renaissance and ending in the 18th century through an examination of how artists have depicted the saga of Christ.Jan 15, 2020 | National Hispanic Cultural Center | New Mexico Jazz Latino Orchestra to perform at National Hispanic Cultural Center Jan 13, 2020 | Museum of Indian Arts and Culture | MIAC Presents Dr. Joseph “Woody” Aguilar...