6 pm to 8 pm The Piñata Exhibit (Sure to be a Smash Hit!) celebrates this popular art form with over 175 examples from Mexico, California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas and New Mexico. Traditional and iconic works, alongside creations by contemporary piñata artists, illustrate how piñatas maintain their historical and social importance while also reflecting transnational […]
6 pm – 12 am In 2017, the National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation’s signature fundraising event, Maravilla, presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico, will highlight the vibrant and rich culture of Colombia. Maravilla provides direct support to the NHCC and its Foundation to promote, preserve and advance Hispanic arts, culture and […]
5 pm to 7 pm Join us for the opening reception for the exhibition The Art of Christmas: New Mexico Style, featuring approximately 430 handmade ornaments by more than 125 New Mexican artists that have been collected by the Duran family (Matt, Jeanette, and their son Gabriel) over nearly 20 years. Matt and Jeanette began […]
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm The New Mexico Hometown Heroes: Hispanic Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients exhibit is a tribute to the six Hispanic Congressional Medal of Honor recipients who have received the highest honor that the United States government bestows for acts of valor and heroism. It celebrates not only their stories of service but their […]
6 pm This exhibition features more than 30 black and white photographs of braceros taken by the photojournalist collective known as the Hermanos Mayo. It also uses narratives, video and artifacts to tell the story of the Bracero Program. The program grew out of a series of bi-lateral agreements between Mexico and the United States, […]
5 pm - 7 pm Free Community Event The National Hispanic Cultural Center will hold its annual Despedida (Farewell) to celebrate Día de los Muertos with music, poetry, and hands-on art at this time-honored community gathering. This is a great event for all ages. Tour the ofrendas around the NHCC campus and enjoy music, poetry, traditional […]
9:30 am (MTS) A virtual first day of issue ceremony held on the Postal Service’s Facebook and Twitter pages: usps.com/guapulo, facebook.com/USPS, and twitter.com/USPS The United States Postal Service is partnering with the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) on the release of the Our Lady of Guápulo Christmas forever stamp. The event will include remarks from […]
6:00 pm Reception 7:00 pm Book Reading and Signing Don't miss the third event in NHCC's ESCRIBIR | ESCUCHAR: NHCC's Hispanic and Latine Writer Series, featuring author Dr. Carmen Tafolla. Dr. Tafolla has written more than 30 books, and was named the state Poet Laureate of Texas in 2015. She currently serves as the President […]
1:00 - 3:30 pm Join for an event celebrating the final weeks of the exhibition Paño Connections: Corazón Knows No Bounds! Premier of short video by Richard Keel. Panel discussion with artists Joey Nelson, David Luna, Gerald Lovato, and Eric Christo Martinez. Poetry and Music by Carlos Contreras & IC Wayne. The exhibition Paño Connections is organized by […]
Sunday, February 8, 2026 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Join us as we say goodbye to the art exhibition Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico with a reception and catalog release. Meet with the Co-Curators, Catalog Contributors, and UNM Press Representatives, including Ray Hernández-Durán, Irene Vásquez, Howard Griego, Sonja Elena Gandert, […]
