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  • Virtual ¡Happy Arte Hour!

    Live via Zoom or in-person

    6:30 pm Live via Zoom Please use this link to register HERE Happy Arte Hour is an adult only art making program and social gathering. We really miss seeing you at the NHCC but hope you will join us for our first virtual Happy Arte Hour. We will have some simple project demos and suggestions for at home art making. This virtual Happy Arte hour is a chance for us to reconnect with our regular participants  and for new people near and far to join us for (more...)

  • Colcha Community Stitch-Along

    1 pm Live via Zoom Our Colcha Community Workshop is going virtual until we are able to meet in person, and is open to anyone 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 (more...)

  • Art Making: Fantasía Fantástica

    One of the exhibitions this artwork was featured in was Fantasía Fantástica: Imaginative Spaces and Other-Worldly Collage (October 14, 2016 - May 7, 2017). We hope you follow the prompts below, share your thoughts and learn more about the artist and this sculpture. click on image to enlarge: #NewMexicoCulture #PZThinkingRoutines #SeeThinkWonder #nhccnm #NickAbdalla

  • Tertulia Histórica Albuquerque: Illuminating New Mexico: A History of Luminarias and Farolitos

    Live via Zoom or in-person

    2 pm (MST) Live via Zoom Register in advance for this meeting HERE. State Historian Rob Martínez examines the fascinating origins of these uniquely New Mexican cultural expressions. Before there was a Christmas tree, mistletoe, egg nog or Santa Claus, there were luminarias and farolitos lighting the dark paths for ancient New Mexicans, commemorating that long ago tradition of High Mass at midnight. Like most New Mexican traditions, these lights, like Las Posadas, reach back deep into a rich Catholic tradition that is a blend of Spanish, Puebloan, (more...)

  • Film: Cortos en Femenino Film Series: No me despertéis

    12 pm Online screening will be available on the Cervantes Institute's Vimeo channel for 48 hours, starting at 12 pm on Monday, December 21, 2020. Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here Free Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque and the NHCC present the Cortos en femenino film series during the month of December, a month dedicated to cortometraje (short subjects) with “ El día más corto”—the shortest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere. Designed by Trama, coordinator of women’s festivals in Spain, the series celebrates the talented female directors (more...)

  • Roadrunner Food Bank Distribution Location

    NHCC Campus 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    11 am The NHCC will be a special drive-thru distribution location for the Roadrunner Food Bank on Wednesday, December 23rd starting 11am. The Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico supplies food to hundreds of organizations throughout New Mexico and it is an honor to be a distribution partner during this difficult holiday season. If you need help please reach out to the Roadrunner Food Bank by calling 505-349-5340 or go to their website at https://www.rrfb.org for more information.

  • Celebrating Traditions

    Christmas Day is usually filled with get togethers with family and friends and if you are in New Mexico attending dances at one of the Pueblos. Holiday celebrations represent rich cultural and artistic traditions. We thought we would bring a little bit of the museum to you, the objects represented are integral to holiday festivities. What objects do you have in your personal collections that evoke holiday memories and traditions? Please share an object and why it is special to you. Happy Holidays from everyone at the National (more...)

  • Film: Cortos en Femenino Film Series: Quand j’étais petit

    12 pm Online screening will be available on the Cervantes Institute's Vimeo channel for 48 hours, starting at 1 pm on Monday, December 28, 2020. Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here Free Instituto Cervantes-Albuquerque and the NHCC present the Cortos en femenino film series during the month of December, a month dedicated to cortometraje (short subjects) with “ El día más corto”—the shortest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere. Designed by Trama, coordinator of women’s festivals in Spain, the series celebrates the talented female directors working (more...)

  • New Year’s Eve around the Hispanic World

    Live via Zoom

    1 pm - 2:30 pm (MST) Live via Zoom   ~  Free Holiday Event  ~  Have some paper, drawing utensils and scissors with you to enjoy some of the interactive fun! Make a Zine Create your own poetry Try your hand at New Year's related trivia Hear a story (Feliz New Year, Ava Gabriela by Alexandra Alesaandri) Guide to Traditions by Country    Guide to Traditions by Type Click on (more...) for some fun online activities! Word Find Crossword For more information or questions contact Cassandra Osterloh at (more...)

  • Art Making: Día de los Reyes Crown 

    Celebrate Día de los Reyes (Three Kings' Day), with a crown! Día de los Reyes, also known as the Epiphany is celebrated on January 6th across Latin America, in Spain, and by Latinx communities around the world. This feast day commemorates the visitation of the Santo Niño (Infant Jesus) by the three wise men and, for some, marks the end of the Christmas season. Enjoy this fun activity brought to you by the NHCC's Visual Art's program and our AmeriCorps members who are developing curriculum and working on (more...)