Explore
View online exhibitions and digital resources provided by the Department of Cultural Affairs' various museums, libraries, historic sites, and cultural institutions.
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Visit
Virtually visit your favorite New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs museum, historic site, and cultural institutions from your computer or mobile device.
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Tools for Families & Educators
Check out resources and learning opportunities from all institutions of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.
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El Pal Online
El Palacio is a quarterly magazine which primarily serves the museums and historic sites of the Museum of New Mexico system. It is the oldest museum magazine of its kind, first published in 1913 by the Museum of New Mexico. Users can access and view magazine issues online dating back to 1913 when the magazine was first published.
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Library Resources
The New Mexico State Library offers many online resources. We provide reference service by telephone and email as well as our state-wide interlibrary loan services. Books by Mail and the Library for the Blind and Print Disabled are also available for service. Please contact library staff at reference@state.nm.us or 505-476-9700.
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Invite a DCA Educator
School teachers, homeschool instructors, afterschool clubs, and community organizations can schedule an online visit from an educator to discuss a variety of subjects related to the DCA.
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Public Meetings
1:00 PM Museum of New Mexico Board of Regents
Online via Zoom (see announcement for details)
Latest Press Releases
- 5/6/2022 New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs works to aid preservation work at Fort Stanton Historic Site
- 5/5/2022 Nineteen-time Emmy® Award-Nominated PBS Program ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Coming to Santa Fe June 14
- 5/4/2022 Global supply chain and weather delay opening of new museum; preparing collection for upcoming move becomes focus
- 5/4/2022 Sweet new exhibit Chocolate opens in June at NM Museum of Natural History & Science
- 5/2/2022 Museum of International Folk Art Executive Director to head Dissemination and External Affairs at Getty Research Institute
See all DCA news in the DCA Media Center
The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs is building a more vibrant, resilient New Mexico by improving the quality of life, supporting a culturally rich education, strengthening the creative economy, fostering a diversity of expression, and preserving our cultural resources.
New Mexico CulturePass
Your ticket to New Mexico's exceptional Museums and Historic Sites.
From Indian treasures to space exploration, world-class folk art to awesome dinosaurs—our museums and monuments celebrate the essence of New Mexico every day.
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Encounter Culture
Take a look inside the museums and historic sites of New Mexico without leaving home. Join host Charlotte Jusinski, and a variety of guest curators, artists, and exhibitors in exploring the art and culture of the state in Encounter Culture, a new podcast from the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.
Featured DCA Exhibitions
Home on the Range
An exciting exhibit at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum explores the dramatic transformation of life in
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Celebrating the 2022 Living Treasure, Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti Pueblo)
Santa Fe, New Mexico – Enter the lobby of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and the first works of art you
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WORDS on the Edge
WORDS on the Edge consists of twenty-six poetry broadsides and lyrical texts addressing themes of nature and its
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Poetic Justice: Judith F. Baca, Mildred Howard, and Jaune Quick-to See-Smith
This exhibition celebrates three innovative artists who have created complex works of beauty that evoke memory, history
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