Cultural Gems Across New Mexico
FOR NEW MEXICO STATE historian Rob Martínez, the Land of Enchantment is a place where the past animates the present and culture thrives. The Albuquerque native and former high school teacher’s family…
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Category: Museum
Fresh Takes at IAIA
“WHAT’S DIFFERENT HERE is that you can really see what Indigenous artists are doing today,” says Patsy Phillips (Cherokee Nation), director of the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA)…
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3 Ways to Celebrate Route 66
The Other Route 66: 100 Years of People, Identity, and Place in Albuquerque June 6–January 3, 2027 “What is a road without people traveling on it?” asks Alicia Romero, head curator at Albuquerque…
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Inside the Wingfield House Museum
THE SOUND OF the Wingfield Heritage House Museum screen door slamming shut on a sunny March morning delights Susan Lutterman. It sounds just like the original, she says, and evokes memories of her…
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Let’s Go Crazy
EVEN IF YOU DON’T recognize the name, you almost certainly know the work of John Van Hamersveld. The graphic designer and one-time art director at Capitol Records created some of the most recognizable…
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Life Is Beautiful in Mesilla
THE ARMCHAIR IN THE SALA GRANDE holds nothing but sunshine. Its otherwise emptiness speaks to the loss of the man who once held court here, mere steps off the Mesilla Plaza. Since 2003, when J. Paul…
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Black Expression in New Mexico
A CACTUS SPROUTS from a rounded ceramic pot, suggesting resilience, while two side handles shaped like a woman and a man with earphones embody culture, strength, and fertility. In Paula Wilson’s…
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Indigenous Visions of the Cosmos
IN DINÉ ARTIST MELISSA BENALY’S pictorial weaving, two figures in white space suits plant an unwavering red, white, and blue flag onto the vast lunar surface while Earth floats like a misty blue orb…
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Hard Truths in Quilts
SUSAN HUDSON, AN ARTIST AND lifelong quilter, wants you to know she is an activist. Quilting and fighting for social justice might not seem to readily go together, but in Quilted Survivance, a current…
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O’Keeffe Museum Centers Pueblo Stories
GEORGIA O’KEEFFE’S legacy in the Southwest extends to the artist herself having become a symbol for the landscapes she painted: striking, creatively inspiring, and free. In fact, O’Keeffe’s name is so…
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