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  • La Canoa: Under the Canopy of the Cottonwoods of Alameda

    NHCC-Newsletter-August-26–September-7

    2 pm Dr. Jerry Gurule, Professor at the College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Spanish and Portuguese UNM will present us with a vivid look at the community of Alameda. Join us on a journey of discovery of the community of Alameda explored through history and anecdotes. Alameda was vitally linked to the Río Grande that supplied the essence of life to it and its sister communities of Los Ranchos, Corrales and Sandía Pueblo. This is, in part, a visual journey of the past and present (more...)

  • First Friday: Docent Education and Conversation

    Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    9:30 am – 12 pm On the first Friday of each month, NHCC docents and core volunteers meet for coffee and conversation along with monthly presentations on topics that build the knowledge and skills of the docent core to give tours, educate the NHCC visitors and share the NHCC mission and programs. For more information on the NHCC Docent and Volunteer program, Please call Annette Lujan at 505-383-4783 or email her at Annette.Lujan@state.nm.us for more information. Free event

  • Sundays in the Museum

    September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes

    2 pm to 3 pm National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum presents Sundays in the Museum Tours every Sunday afternoon starting at 2 pm. Each tour will be different depending on the exhibit and theme. Free with NHCC Museum admission

  • Reading & Booksigning: Diana Silva, Molé Mama; A Memoir of Love, Cooking and Loss

    NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24

    2 pm to 4 pm Join author Diana Silva for a book reading and signing of Molé Mama; A Memoir of Love, Cooking and Loss about the intimate journey of Diana’s mother’s final thirteen months. She cooks her mother’s heirloom Mexican recipes every weekend while Rose presides from her nearby hospice bed and completes taste tests to ensure that Diana has perfected her favorite dishes. Rose also uses this precious time to help Diana understand the secrets to a good life: forgiveness, love, faith, and gratitude for (more...)

  • Sundays in the Museum

    September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes

    2 pm to 3 pm National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum presents Sundays in the Museum Tours every Sunday afternoon starting at 2 pm. Each tour will be different depending on the exhibit and theme. Free with NHCC Museum admission

  • Reading & Booksigning, Historic Route 66: A New Mexican Crossroads

    NHCC-Newsletter-August-26–September-7

    2 pm to 4 pm Join authors Joseph P. Sánchez, Angélica Sánchez-Clark, and Steve Mandrgoc for a presentation of their book Historic Route 66: A New Mexican Crossroads, narrating the history of how New Mexico’s portion of Highway 66 came to be and the people who used it as a lifeline for medical purposes, food, commerce, and the transport of livestock, which together shaped the significance of Historic Route 66 to our national heritage. Free public event

  • Mundos de Mestizaje

    NHCC Torreón 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

    12 pm to 5 pm A Vision of History through Fresco… Mundos de Mestizaje by Frederico Vigil is a mural housed in the Torreón on the campus of the National Hispanic Cultural Center. This monumental fresco depicts thousands of years of Hispanic history highlighting diverse cultural connections between people and places from the Iberian Peninsula to the Americas. The 4,000 square foot painting is one of the largest frescos in North America. The digitized imagery of the painting ensures that this culturally significant work can be a (more...)

  • Colcha Community Stitch-Along

    Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    9:30 am – 12 pm Join our monthly gathering for colcheras of all skill levels led by Annette Gutierrez Turk. If you are beginning or advanced in the traditional New Mexican style of embroidery, bring your current colcha project along and enjoy these monthly, informal, community work sessions to share ideas, resources and encouragement! For more information, call Elena at 505-246-2261 or e-mailing elenad.baca@state.nm.us. Free event Facilitated by Sandia Mountains Chapter-EGA

  • La Canoa Legacy Talks: Genízaro Ethnogenesis, Emergence, and Futurism

    History and Literary Arts Building

    2 pm – 4 pm In collaboration with UNM Center for Regional Studies Join Associate Professor Moises Gonzales, from the University of New Mexico’s School of Architecture and Planning, as he relates the emerging story of the history, identity, and cultural evolution of the genízaro people of New Mexico during the March La Canoa Legacy Talk. As defined by Fray Angelico Chavez, genízaro was the designation given to North American Indians of mixed tribal derivation living among the Hispanic population in Spanish fashion: that is, having Spanish (more...)

  • Mundos de Mestizaje

    NHCC Torreón 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

    12 pm to 5 pm A Vision of History through Fresco… Mundos de Mestizaje by Frederico Vigil is a mural housed in the Torreón on the campus of the National Hispanic Cultural Center. This monumental fresco depicts thousands of years of Hispanic history highlighting diverse cultural connections between people and places from the Iberian Peninsula to the Americas. The 4,000 square foot painting is one of the largest frescos in North America. The digitized imagery of the painting ensures that this culturally significant work can be a (more...)