NM: Arts & Culture
ABQ museum installs teeter-totter from U.S.-Mexico border wall
An art installation intended to jump-start social commentary about the treatment of immigrants has found a permanent home in Albuquerque. In 2019…
In New Mexico, 'Oppenheimer' Film Revives Painful Memories
This summer's "Oppenheimer" movie will shine a light on development of the first nuclear weapons, but for many in southern New Mexico it is another …
New Mexico Mural Art Features Endangered Species, Migration Themes
The Village of Doña Ana is New Mexico's oldest federally designated settlement, and about to be the newest destination for public art. The …
Sharpen Your Pencil – It's National Letter-Writing Month
If not for the colonial postal system, newcomers to the frontier soon to be known as New Mexico would not have kept up with relatives to the south in …
NM's Historic Acequias Featured in New Documentary Film
The annual cleaning of acequias in northern New Mexico gets underway in earnest next week, just as a filmmaker debuts a documentary about their past…
Hot Conference Topic: NM First State With Official Aroma, Chile Peppers?
Can a state have an official aroma? That topic will on attendees' minds when the annual New Mexico Chile Conference is held in Las Cruces today…
Permanent Protections Sought for NM's Caja del Rio
New Mexico is home to more world heritage sites than any other state, but also a smaller site outside Santa Fe that indigenous leaders and …
What Does Musk Takeover Mean for 'Black Twitter?'
Users of "Black Twitter," a community keeping in touch via Twitter about issues of interest to Black Americans, are watching for changes after Elon …
It's February: Shouldn't You Be Reading?
You might think older Americans would read more than their younger counterparts, because of retirement or a more flexible lifestyle. In fact…
NM Museum to Highlight History of Indigenous Voting
SANTA FE, N.M. - A New Mexico museum is in the first stage of creating an exhibit devoted to the history of indigenous voting. As recently as 1962…
Juneteenth Declared National Holiday, Amidst Progress, Upheaval
SANTA FE, N.M. -- Juneteenth National Independence Day is now an official holiday, after President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday, approved by both …
NM's Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Goes Virtual for Indigenous Peoples Day
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- People across the globe can join the observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day in New Mexico today with a virtual celebration from …