• Mira, Mira On the Wall: Reflecting on 20 Years of Exhibitions – Virtual Edition

    The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) turns twenty years old in 2020 and the museum now has twenty years of exhibitions to reflect on and learn from. Mira Mira On the Wall: Reflecting on 20 Years of Exhibitions - Virtual Edition recounts a selection of exhibits that have been presented over the last two decades. It examines their impact on the permanent collection, the importance of the stories that have been told, and celebrates the artists that have participated in shaping the identity of the museum over (more...)

  • Exhibit Opening: Mira Mira On the Wall: Reflecting on 20 Years of NHCC Exhibitions

    September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes

    Tuesdays through Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) turned twenty years old in 2020 and the museum now has twenty years of exhibitions to reflect on and learn from. Mira Mira On the Wall: Reflecting on 20 Years of NHCC Exhibitions recounts a selection of exhibits that have been presented over the last two decades. It examines their impact on the permanent collection, the importance of the stories that have been told, and celebrates the artists that have participated in (more...)

  • Call for Photographer

    The NHCC Art Museum has received grant funding to support the professional photography and digital image capture of a collection of approximately 300 hand-painted paños (paintings and drawings on handkerchief cloth), a small selection of 3-D objects, letters and correspondence, and archival materials.  Priority will be given to art objects before related archival materials.  In total, the collection consists of approximately 1000 individual objects. Photographer will capture and process digital images in a Master File suitable for the generation of production files and derivative files to support (more...)

  • Prospectus #265 National Hispanic Cultural Center Acequia Revitalization Site-Specific Commission Project

    Calling all artists/artist teams based in the Southwest! Seeking an artist or artist team to create an exterior, site-specific commission project to be situated at the Paseo Acequia on the east side of campus. We are interested in commissioning artwork that will engage visitors of all ages to NHCC and explore the following ideas: acequias, water, movement, journeys, voyages, passageways, connections, the river, the history of acequias, water as life, and respond to the movement and shape of the acequia itself. Project Amount: $80,274 all-inclusive DEADLINE: Friday, (more...)

  • Virtual ¡Happy Arte Hour!

    Thank you for your interest in Happy Arte Hour. Unfortunately, the July program has been canceled. We appreciate your interest in NHCC programs and hope you will join us in August for the next Happy Arte Hour! 6:30 pm (MST) Live on Zoom Register in advance HERE We are back! Coming to you through zoom! Happy Arte Hour is an adult only at making program and social gathering. We really miss seeing you at the NHCC but hope you will join us on the first Thursday of (more...)

  • Mundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour

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

    11 am (MST) The National Hispanic Cultural Center is offering a guided tour of the Mundos de Mestizaje fresco by Frederico Vigil twice a week, Thursdays and Fridays at 11 am. Located in the Torreón on the NHCC Campus, Mundos de Mestizaje depicts thousands of years of Hispanic culture, history, and identity. Admission for the tour is $2 and tickets are available for advance purchase online here. Tickets can also be purchased in the New Mexico Mutual Welcome Center, depending on availability. Capacity for each tour is limited. (more...)

  • Mundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour

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

    11 am (MST) The National Hispanic Cultural Center is offering a guided tour of the Mundos de Mestizaje fresco by Frederico Vigil twice a week, Thursdays and Fridays at 11 am. Located in the Torreón on the NHCC Campus, Mundos de Mestizaje depicts thousands of years of Hispanic culture, history, and identity. Admission for the tour is $2 and tickets are available for advance purchase online here. Tickets can also be purchased in the New Mexico Mutual Welcome Center, depending on availability. Capacity for each tour is limited. (more...)

  • Film:Te estoy amando locamente, LGTBI+ Short Film Series: Una dedicatoria a lo bestia

    8 pm (MST) Available for 48 hours Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE Una dedicatoria a lo bestia, a 2019 documentary by Nucbeade (the collective formed by artists QuielaNuc and Andrea Beade), focuses on a variety of objects found at the headquarters in San Fernando de Henares of the Patronato de Protección a la Mujer. This internment center for young women ages 13 to 21 was in operation from 1944 to 1985. The filmmakers’ use of documentary as an archaeological exercise, uncovering evidence of the daily reality experienced (more...)

  • Mundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour

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

    11 am (MST) The National Hispanic Cultural Center is offering a guided tour of the Mundos de Mestizaje fresco by Frederico Vigil twice a week, Thursdays and Fridays at 11 am. Located in the Torreón on the NHCC Campus, Mundos de Mestizaje depicts thousands of years of Hispanic culture, history, and identity. Admission for the tour is $2 and tickets are available for advance purchase online here. Tickets can also be purchased in the New Mexico Mutual Welcome Center, depending on availability. Capacity for each tour is limited. (more...)

  • Colcha Community Stitch-Along

    1 pm (MST) Live via Zoom Our Virtual Colcha Community Workshop is open to all levels of experience in an informal setting, wherever they may reside. This workshop is instructed by Annette Gutierrez-Turk. Annette has taught this art form to groups internationally and at the NHCC for many years. She is also an award winning artist, most recently recognized in 2019 at Santa Fe Spanish Market. This workshop is for all levels of experience in an informal setting.  Annette will demonstrate as well as answer questions. We hope you will join (more...)