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  • Make Something!: Visit the Museum….and at home…make something!

    Today we are inspired by “A Slice of American Pie,” by artist Luis Eligio Tapia. This piece is part of our permanent collection funded through the Art in Public Places Program of New Mexico Arts, a division fo the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. In 2017, during our family art making summer program, participants were inspired by Luis’ painted Cadillac and created their own designs for artistic cars. Click HERE to download the Cadillac coloring sheet to create your own! The NHCC Art Museum has reopened! (more...)

  • Heritage Month: ABQ Balloon Park Drive-In Film Screening: La Bamba

    Gates open at 6:30 pm RV parking lot of the International Balloon Museum at Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta Park, 9201 Balloon Museum Drive NE, For ticketing information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.balloonparkdrive.in. Ticket prices listed on this site are per car, rather than per patron. As part of this year’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the National Hispanic Cultural Center and the Balloon Park Drive-In will screen a series of four films highlighting Hispanic/Latinx history, culture, and contributions.  Luis Valdez‘ La Bamba is the story of (more...)

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    Instituto Cervantes Book Club

    10-11:30 am The Instituto Cervantes Book Club meets twice a month to talk about that month’s selected book. Book for October: Un mar violeta oscuro, Ayanta Barilli. Pre-registration for the Instituto Cervantes Book Club is required. More information.

  • Film: LGTBI+ en línea: Eva menos Candela/Eva without Candela

    12 pm (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque presents LGTBI+ en línea, an online showcase of short subjects, both feature films and documentaries, by Spanish, Colombian, and Mexican filmmakers showcasing the individuality and creativity demonstrated in the exploration of distinct sexual identities. It is presented in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center as part of the Bank of America Free Film Series. Eva menos Candela, another short feature film by Ruth Caudeli, follows the filmmaker’s Porque no, shown as the (more...)

  • Herrera Internship Endowment

    The Herrera Internship Endowment was created by Dr. Denise Herrera to honor her parents (Yolanda and Fred Herrera) and grandparents (Reyna and Mariano Herrera), who did not have the opportunity to pursue higher education. As a native New Mexican, Dr. Herrera has dedicated much of her academic and professional career to the advancement of underrepresented groups in higher education. As a participant in several diversity programs herself, Dr. Herrera has mentored students from elementary through postdoctoral levels. This internship is intended to honor that tradition of “lifting (more...)

  • Film: LGTBI+ en línea: Juan de las Brujas

    12 pm (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque presents LGTBI+ en línea, an online showcase of short subjects, both feature films and documentaries, by Spanish, Colombian, and Mexican filmmakers showcasing the individuality and creativity demonstrated in the exploration of distinct sexual identities. It is presented in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center as part of the Bank of America Free Film Series. Andrew Houchens’ short documentary Juan de las Brujas honors the fulfilling life and enduring legacy of Juan Medellín, (more...)

  • Hispanic Heritage Month: ABQ Balloon Park Drive-In Film Screening: Selena

    Gates open at 6:30 pm RV parking lot of the International Balloon Museum at Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta Park, 9201 Balloon Museum Drive NE, For ticketing information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.balloonparkdrive.in. Ticket prices listed on this site are per car, rather than per patron. As part of this year’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the National Hispanic Cultural Center and the Balloon Park Drive-In will screen a series of four films highlighting Hispanic/Latinx history, culture, and contributions.  In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla (Jennifer Lopez) (more...)

  • Film: LGTBI+ en línea: Princesa de hielo

    12 pm (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque presents LGTBI+ en línea, an online showcase of short subjects, both feature films and documentaries, by Spanish, Colombian, and Mexican filmmakers showcasing the individuality and creativity demonstrated in the exploration of distinct sexual identities. It is presented in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center as part of the Bank of America Free Film Series. In Pablo Guerrero’s short feature film Princesa de hielo, a young boy’s parents read the letter that he (more...)

  • Virtual Reading and Discussion: Ray Gonzalez, Feel Puma: Poems

    Live via Zoom or in-person

    Wednesday, October 14, 2020 6 pm (MDT) Virtual Reading and Discussion: Ray Gonzalez, Feel Puma: Poems (University of New Mexico Press, 2020) RSVP for the online event HERE. Presented by Bookworks, the National Hispanic Cultural Center, and the University of New Mexico Press. In Feel Puma, Ray Gonzalez traces his love of reading, philosophy, and learning with poems constantly in conversation—with each other, with texts by other writers and the writers themselves, with world history and his personal history and people he has encountered. Ray Gonzalez is (more...)

  • Virtual: César Chávez Celebration

    Ongoing On the Recuerda César Chávez Committee Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cesarchaveznm The 27th Annual César Chávez Day Fiesta originally scheduled for Saturday, March 28th was postponed, and is now going virtual starting on October 14th. Our César Chávez Day Fiesta has always been a celebration of the life and legacy of César Chávez, featuring a march—La Marcha de Justicia– followed by a family fiesta here at the Center. Please join us this year for a week of virtual events on the Recuerda a César Chávez Committee Facebook page (more...)