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The University of New Mexico’s Maxwell Museum of Anthropology’s newest exhibit, Coiling Kin: The Life of Pueblo Pottery, opened in June and will be on display until May 27, 2028.

UNM Maxwell Museum’s Ashley Burch, collections manager of human osteology and laboratory supervisor, and Ash Boydston-Schmidt, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act coordinator, are hosting this year’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous...

Cheese is immensely popular in America, to the point that it is estimated that people consume 42 pounds per person per year. Did you know that this beloved food item was created over 11,000 years ago, when certain environmental factors came together at...

The Maxwell Museum’s Frank Hibben Center for Archaeological Research or better known as just the Hibben Center, first opened in 2002 for archaeological study, teaching and preservation of archaeological artifacts.

The national call of the Fall of Freedom initiative invites artists, creators and communities to take part in creative resistance and celebrate the experiences, cultures and identities that shape the fabric of our nation.

The University of New Mexico’s Maxwell Museum of Anthropology hosts its annual appraisal clinic and jewelry sale Friday, Nov. 21, followed by the 16th Annual Navajo Rug Auction and Museum Benefit Saturday, Nov. 22. 

The Maxwell Museum at the University of New Mexico will host a panel discussion on Fermentation Practices in New Mexico Today Oct. 11, starting at 2 p.m. at the Hibben Center for Archaeological Research, Room 105, located at 450 University Boulevard NE....

The University of New Mexico Art Museum (UNMAM) hosts the 2025 Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) Conference, welcoming museum professionals and students from across the country to...

Tsé Yaa Kin or Mummy Cave, is an alcove village revered by Indigenous people as an ancestral place. TséYaa Kin means “House Under the Rock” and is aptly named. The 1,700-year-old site is nestled in the center of a 1,000-foot vertical...

The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico is opening a new exhibit, Entangled Cultures: How humans and microbes co-create through fermentation, curated by Toni Gentilli. The exhibit will be on display from March 8 through March...