CLOSURES
- The NHCC HLA Building is now open; NHCC Art Museum will re-open on May 14.
- The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture will re-open on May 16. Read about the museum's reopening plans.
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New Mexico Traditions
The state museums, historic sites, and cultural institutions of the Department of Cultural Affairs present New Mexico Traditions, offering events, resources, and other programming in celebration of the winter season across the Land of Enchantment.
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Reopening Update
All state museums and historic sites are in the process of reopening. Please click the image above for more information.
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COVID-19 Vaccine
The Department of Health is leading the State of New Mexico’s COVID-19 vaccination planning and implementation in close collaboration with other state agencies, as well as public, private and tribal partners throughout the state. Your health and safety is important to us. Click on the image above to learn more about registering for the COVID-19 vaccine.
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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
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
10:00am Board of the Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum
Online via Zoom (see announcement for details)
1:00 PM Museum of New Mexico Board of Regents
Online via Zoom (see announcement for details)
12:00 PM New Mexico State Library Commission
Online via Zoom (see announcement for details)
Latest Press Releases
- 5/11/2021 NMMNHS Researchers Help Publicize Newly Described Horned Dinosaur Found in New Mexico
- 5/10/2021 Museum of Indian Arts & Culture Announces Re-opening, New Exhibits, and Extended Days of Operation
- 5/7/2021 New Mexico Historic Preservation Division Seeks Survey Responses
- 5/6/2021 New Mexico Historic Sites Invests in Old Lincoln
- 5/5/2021 NHCC Art Museum to Re-Open Next Week with Debut of the Much-Anticipated Exhibition Mira, Mira on the Wall
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.
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The Cultural Atlas of New Mexico leads you to historic and cultural places throughout the Land of Enchantment. Organized by region, proximity and interest, the Cultural Atlas will help you find where you belong.
Featured DCA Exhibitions
Generations
The Museum’s first permanent exhibit takes visitors on an odyssey through 150 generations over 4,000 years of
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Setting the Standard: The Fred Harvey Company and Its Legacy
Will Rogers noted that Fred Harvey “kept the West in food—and wives.” But the company’s Harvey
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Yōkai: Ghosts & Demons of Japan
Vivid in Japanese art and imagination are creatures that are at once ghastly and comical. Yōkai is a catchall word
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New Mexico Colonial Home - Circa 1815
The Spanish colonial home (la casa) gives visitors an idea of what a home from the time around 1815 would have looked
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