Calendar of Events
March 2013
March 16, 2013
Wild Beauty: The New Mexico Setting
March 16 - June 8, 2013
Paintings by Southwestern masters explore the extraordinary New Mexico environment. These works from the early twentieth century portray the powerful landscape and its dramatic contrasts. They also depict cultural settings that affect lives of the people. This exhibition takes inspiration from the novel Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya. Wild…
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April 2013
April 22, 2013
Practical Plants: Botanical Illustrations in Herbals
On display through September 28, 2013
This mini-exhibit features botanical illustrations in publications known as herbals, books that describe plants and their practical uses. Three volumes from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries will be open to illustrations of medicinal and edible plants. Pages will be turned July 23 to exhibit different botanical illustrations. Included with Museum…
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May 2013
May 18, 2013
Book Discussion of “Bless Me, Ultima”: In the Museum Setting
May 18, 2013 (2:00 - 3:00pm)
Discuss Rudolfo Anaya’s novel while looking at the paintings featuring New Mexico by Southwestern artists in the special exhibition Wild Beauty: The New Mexico Setting. Chief Educator Elena Ivanova will lead the discussion. An observance of International Museum Day. Included with museum admission.
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June 2013
June 1, 2013
Ultima’s Plants: Seeing the World with a Curandera’s Eyes
Saturday, June 1, 2013 (2:00 p.m.)
Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen, an educator on edible and medicinal plants, will discuss plants featured in the novel Bless Me, Ultima and the exhibition Wild Beauty. His talk will address myth and reality in regards to the healing power of plants. The event begins in the Museum with gallery tours, co-presented…
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June 3, 2013
Art Quest Registration through June 3, 2013
June 3, 2013 (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Enjoy summer art classes that are educational and fun. Classes will be held on select dates and will be offered to students entering grades 1 – 12.
The cost for Art Quest this summer:
$15 for members (Family Memberships and above)
$30 for non-members
Registration is currently open and will end on June 3,…
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June 24, 2013
Flocks of Feathered Friends
June 24-28, 2013 (8:30am - 2:30pm)
Eco-Rangers Summer Camps in partnership with the Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center for students entering grades 6, 7, and 8.
Experience the art and science of birds! This week, you will identify at least 26 different bird species at Shangri La while learning some great techniques to illustrate them. You will…
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July 2013
July 22, 2013
Plants in Perspective
July 22-26, 2013 (8:30am - 2:30pm)
Eco-Ranger Summer camp, in partnership with the Shangri La Botanical Garden and Nature Center,
for students entering grades 5 and 6.
This week, we’ll combine science and art as we explore botany by observing, drawing, painting, and sculpting flowers. Experiments and microscopic studies will reveal the fascinating science of plants. Our artistic…
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