New Mexico Sun

By New Mexico Sun | Dec 8, 2025

El Palacio, the magazine published by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, has released its Winter 2025–26 issue and announced a public reading event featuring contributors to the new edition.

By New Mexico Sun | Dec 8, 2025

Octavia Fellin Public Library in Gallup, New Mexico, has announced an open position for a Library Supervisor.

By Brian C. Nixon | Dec 6, 2025

In an age saturated with cultural agitation and unease, the poetry of William Stafford (1914–1993) offers a rare countercurrent—a body of work grounded in attentiveness, restraint, and moral clarity.

By New Mexico Sun | Dec 5, 2025

New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) has announced an open position for a Librarian/Cataloger.

By New Mexico Sun | Dec 4, 2025

New Mexico has launched NM Spirit, an initiative aimed at guiding how the state will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States.

By New Mexico Sun | Dec 3, 2025

Recently, the New Mexico Museum of Space History welcomed delegates from the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) as part of the Next Steps 2025 conference, organized by New Mexico State University and the New Mexico Space Grant...

By New Mexico Sun | Nov 30, 2025

The New Mexico State Library has released its schedule of professional development opportunities for December, highlighting a variety of virtual conferences, webinars, and training sessions aimed at library staff and managers.

By New Mexico Sun | Nov 29, 2025

The New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo will host its next Launch Pad Lecture, titled “Preservation Moon,” on Friday, December 5, 2025.

By New Mexico Sun | Nov 29, 2025

The New Mexico History Museum and the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library have named Justin Riner as the 2025 recipient of the Steve Wimmer Historical Research Fund.

By New Mexico Sun | Nov 24, 2025

As the holiday season approaches, the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA) is organizing a series of events across the state through its New Mexico Traditions program.

By Brian C. Nixon | Nov 22, 2025

Route 66 turned ninety-nine the day before the International Western Music Association gathered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 12–16, 2025.

By New Mexico Sun | Nov 22, 2025

The restoration of the "Red Room" in Santa Fe’s Bataan Memorial Building is underway, supported by the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division (NMHPD).

By New Mexico Sun | Nov 19, 2025

The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs plans to request $49.7 million for its general fund in the next legislative session, which would be a 4.1% increase from its current budget.

By Brian C. Nixon | Nov 15, 2025

In the high desert light of New Mexico, sound carries differently. It seems to hang in the air—softened by sand, sharpened by sun, luminous against silence.

By New Mexico Sun | Nov 13, 2025

The New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo has begun a restoration project on its Little Joe II rocket, a centerpiece of the museum’s Rocket Park.

By New Mexico Sun | Nov 13, 2025

Award-winning children's author Laurel Goodluck, a member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nations and an Alaska Native Citizen of the Tsimshian Tribe, has completed a project with the New Mexico Library for the Blind and Print Disabled.

By Brian C. Nixon | Nov 8, 2025

With the appointment of Arthur Sze as the United States Poet Laureate in October 2025, New Mexico proudly celebrates one of its own being elevated to this distinguished honor.

By New Mexico Sun | Nov 6, 2025

A paper cutout named Flat Franklin, inspired by the Flat Stanley school project, recently visited the New Mexico State Library as part of a nationwide educational initiative.