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The New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe opened to the public Feb. 20. (Courtesy of Eric Martinez)
For more than a century, the New Mexico Museum of Art has showcased some of the most dynamic art seen in the state.
On Feb. 20, the museum became the latest state-run entity to open to the public.
The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs says it plans to open the museums one at a time.
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This was to ensure that all COVID-safe practices and public health measures are in place to protect visitors.
“Some of the museums took extra time to put up new exhibits,” says Daniel Zillmann, DCA spokesman.
The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us about the essential value of the tourism dollar.
The tourism dollar doesn’t just benefit businesses like hotels and restaurants. Visitor spending boosts local agriculture, industrial services, wholesale trade and other businesses that serve a vital role in New Mexico’s economy.
And New Mexicans understand the importance of the tourism dollar as well. According to a 2020 survey of New Mexico residents about their sentiment and perceptions of tourism, 96% of residents realize the importance of visitor spending for the economy, and 89% of residents said they understand that tourism provides jobs for the community.
Bike trail near Gallup (Courtesy of New Mexico Tourism Department)
Photo by Barbara Van Cleve: Fern Sawyer at Richuela Ranch, N.M., heading a calf at her spring.
The new exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Museum and Western Art busts some hard myths about gender. That is to say, you ll find more than just cowboys in the American West. Â
Hard Twist: Western Ranch Women, a traveling exhibition on loan to the Eiteljorg from the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas, opens Jan. 30 and continues through April 25. The exhibit features 62 black-and-white photographs by photographer Barbara Van Cleve of ranch women who compete in rodeos.
Photo by Barbara Van Cleve: Fern Sawyer at Richuela Ranch, N.M., heading a calf at her spring.
The new exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Museum and Western Art busts some hard myths about gender. That is to say, you ll find more than just cowboys in the American West. Â
Hard Twist: Western Ranch Women, a traveling exhibition on loan to the Eiteljorg from the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas, opens Jan. 30 and continues through April 25. The exhibit features 62 black-and-white photographs by photographer Barbara Van Cleve of ranch women who compete in rodeos.
Arthur Newman liked to tell his friends he was the luckiest guy in the world.
He did everything he wanted to do and got to meet everyone he wanted to meet in his various roles as a film executive, businessman, local politician and philanthropist.
âIt seemed to me it wasnât just luck that he had,â friend and neighbor Fred Knight said of Newman, who died Dec. 7 of complications from sepsis in California.
âHe loved people,â Knight said. âHe had a lust for life. He was happy and was enthusiastic about everything he did, and he did a lot.â
Newman, 96, had a home in Santa Fe with his wife Patty for 13 years. They supported a number of local organizations including the Santa Fe Opera, New Mexico School for the Arts and the Museum of New Mexico Foundation.