• First Friday: Docent Education and Conversation

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

    9:30 am – noon 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 David Torrez at 505-246-2261x150 or email him at DavidM.Torres@state.nm.us for more information. Free event

  • Festival Ballet Albuquerque Presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A One-Act Ballet & Other Repertory (Rental)

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    7 pm—Friday 6 pm—Saturday Festival Ballet Albuquerque presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a one-act ballet by Patricia Dickinson Wells commemorating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. The Bard’s most popular comedy, set in a mythical Athens & an enchanted forest, portrays the adventures of 4 young lovers as they interact with woodland fairies, sprites and dragonflies led by Titania and Oberon. Other pieces in the program include BLUE JEAN BLUES (like SHOSTAKOVICH), played live by the Mystic Vic Blues Band, Shostakovich Variations by Patricia Dickinson Wells & (more...)

  • ¡Vamos al Museo!

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

    10:30 am - noon This is a fun and engaging docent and artist-led family program.  Families (limited to 25 participants) get a 30-minute museum tour focused on an art form, source inspiration, artist or type of material.  Following the tour, the whole family can create their own artwork in the Pete V. Domenici Education Building Messy Classroom. May's guest artist Valerie Roybal will lead an activity entitled "Putting the Pieces Together," teaching various collage techniques, inspired by the Art Museum's new exhibition The House on Mango Street: Artists Interpret (more...)

  • Saturdays in the Museum

    September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes

    1 pm to 2 pm National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum presents Saturdays in the Museum Tours every Saturday afternoon starting at 1 pm. Each tour will be different depending on the exhibit and theme. Free with NHCC Museum admission

  • Hidden Chicano Cinema: Film Dramas in the Borderlands Talk, Screenings, and Book Signing

    NHCC-BOD-January-2020-Meeting

    2 pm to 4 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center presents an afternoon talk, screenings, and book signing of “Hidden Chicano Cinema: Film Dramas in the Borderlands.”  by A. Gabriel  Meléndez the  Distinguished Professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico. He has authored books on borderlands literature and film, serves on the board of the Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project and is a general editor for the Pasó por aquí Series at UNM Press.  He has been a Fulbright Teaching Fellow at (more...)

  • Artist Tour & Discussion for El retrato nuevomexicano ahora/ New Mexican Portraiture Now

    September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes

    5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Artist tour and discussion by Miguel Gandert and Gene Ortega- artists whose works are featured in the New Mexican Portraiture Exhibition in the NHCC Art Museum's Community Gallery. Join us for a personal tour and hear from the artists themselves about their artworks highlighted in this popular exhibition! The exhibit has been extended by popular demand through June 12, 2016 Free event

  • Film: Mapa

    NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30

    7 pm A young Spanish director travels to India in search of inspiration for his first feature film.  He realizes that what he is seeking is to be found back in Madrid, and returns, with unexpected consequences. Directed by León Siminiani. “Ciclo Cine Español Contemporáneo,” presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes. 2012; Spanish with English subtitles; 85 minutes; not rated. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show

  • Saturdays in the Museum

    September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes

    1 pm to 2 pm National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum presents Saturdays in the Museum Tours every Saturday afternoon starting at 1 pm. Each tour will be different depending on the exhibit and theme. Free with NHCC Museum admission

  • Artist Panel for El retrato nuevomexicano ahora/ New Mexican Portraiture Now

    September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes

    2 pm to 4 pm Artist panel featuring artists in the New Mexican Portrait Exhibition in the NHCC Art Museum's Community Gallery. Hear what the artists have to say! Fun, conversational, and educational panel with Maria Dolores Gonzalez and Max Carlos Martinez.  Moderated by Tey Marianna Nunn The exhibit, El retrato nuevomexicano ahora/ New Mexican Portraiture Now, has been extended by popular demand through June 12, 2016. Free event

  • Salud y Sabor: Estados Unidos

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

    5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Salud y Sabor, a partnership between the Agri-cultura Network, Street Food Institute, and the NHCC, is a free evening of food, art, and entertainment aimed at providing families with an opportunity to connect around nutrition, cooking, healthy lifestyles, and culture. Once a month, community members gather for cooking demonstrations using fresh, locally grown ingredients, as well as fun art activities for kids and adults, health screenings, and live entertainment. An emphasis is placed on exploring traditional Hispanic dishes, providing basic information/free screenings (more...)