New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
Recent News About New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
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A team of researchers, including Dr. Anthony Fiorillo, Executive Director of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, has identified jawbones belonging to an ostrich-like dinosaur species in Montana.
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The Museum of International Folk Art, in collaboration with the Friends of Folk Art, is organizing the World of Treasures Silent Auction and Party.
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The Library of Congress has announced that Arthur Sze, a poet from Santa Fe, has been named the 25th Poet Laureate of the United States.
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Santa Fe poet Arthur Sze has been named the 25th Poet Laureate of the United States by the Library of Congress.
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The Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) and the Friends of Folk Art (FOFA) are organizing the World of Treasures Silent Auction and Party on November 15, 2025.
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A new species of prehistoric plant has been discovered in Socorro County, New Mexico, by researchers from the Smithsonian and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS).
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After more than two decades of anticipation, the Taylor-Mesilla Historic Site is set to open as New Mexico's eighth Historic Site on November 8, 2025.
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Firefighters from various departments across Southern New Mexico gathered at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo on September 13, 2025, for the annual Climb the Cube event.
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El Palacio magazine will host an author event on September 28, 2025, at FUSION | 708 in Albuquerque.
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More than 120 people gathered at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo on September 13, 2025, to participate in Climb the Cube, an annual event honoring first responders who died during the September 11 attacks.
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After more than 20 years of anticipation, the Taylor-Mesilla Historic Site in Mesilla, New Mexico, is set to open as the state's eighth historic site.
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A team of researchers from the Smithsonian and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science has discovered a new plant species in Socorro County, New Mexico.
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The New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo has completed an upgrade to its projection system.
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After more than twenty years of planning, the Taylor-Mesilla Historic Site will officially open as New Mexico’s eighth state historic site on November 8, 2025.
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The New Mexico Historic Preservation Division (NMHPD), in partnership with Cornerstones Community Partnerships, is set to host a three-day Historic Preservation Conference in Las Vegas, New Mexico, beginning October 3.
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The New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo has enhanced its planetarium with a state-of-the-art projection system.
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A team of researchers from the Smithsonian and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) has discovered a new species of prehistoric plant in rural Socorro County, New Mexico.
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The New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies (OAS), in collaboration with the New Mexico Department of Agriculture, has announced the launch of the New Mexico Archaeology Field Training Program.
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The New Mexico Historic Preservation Division (NMHPD), in partnership with Cornerstones Community Partnerships, will host a three-day Historic Preservation Conference in Las Vegas, New Mexico, beginning October 3.
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The New Mexico Archaeology Field Training Program is now accepting applications for its upcoming session, which will run from September 2025 through early 2026.