International Archaeology Day is Saturday, October 21st and to celebrate, the Maxwell Museum will be hosting an archaeology themed Family Day. Join us from 10am-12pm!

Welcome back UNM students! Be sure to stop by the Maxwell Museum for your free student membership! Offer to the first 75 students who sign up between today and August 26. We look forward to seeing you!

Experience a FREE unique opera! Nathan Felix' premiere of "Glory Gone," an immersive musical experience will include UNM students and alumni. Also, please help us reach our $10,000 fundraising goal!. DONATE: REGISTER:

The Maxwell Education Office has recently opened up the registration form for the Maxwell in Motion Bus Lottery. To apply you can scan the QR code at the bottom of the flyer or head over to the Education tab at our website. Lottery is open till September 1st, 2023.

RT @unmnewsroom: UNM Anthropology department highlights Women's History Month

RT @UNM_Anthro: On Friday, March 3 Dr. Julián Antonio Carrillo will present his talk Transformations in Intangible Cultural Heritage: Ethn….

RT @UNM_Anthro: 12/2 2 pm Anthropology Colloquia: The Political Afterlife of the Mt. Taylor Uranium Mine in Northwestern New Mexico by Dr.….

Thanks to The UNM Accessibility Resource Center @UNM_ARC, The Maxwell offers signed language interpreters for tours and programming. Please contact us in advance to coordinate your visit! #signlanguage #access #museum #abq #opentoall

Join us our 13th Annual Navajo Rug Auction weekend event! . The appraisal clinic is on 11/18 from 5-7pm at the Maxwell Museum. On 11/19 join us at the Prairie Star in Santa Ana Pueblo for the Navajo Rug Auction! Viewing: 11am. Auction: 1pm. for more info

Coming Soon! Two new exhibitions, "Conversing with the Land: Native North American Baskets of the Maxwell Museum," and "We Were Basket Makers Before We Were Pueblo People" will be opening this Friday, November 11th with a panel discussion at 6pm. Check our website for details!

The Maxwell's Ofrenda is on the map! The "Ruta de altares: Regreso del Mictlán 2022" from The Consulado de México shows you the way to 29 altars around New Mexico (and Texas)! "Ruta de altares" map:.#newmexicoaltars #diademuertos #ofrenda #rutadealtares

Thanks for coming to our Dia de Muertos Family Day! And thanks to staff, students, and volunteers who helped make it a success. The community altar will be up until Nov 4; stop by the Hibben Center at UNM (M-F, 8 -5 ) to visit and leave a remembrance. #ABQtodo #UNM

TODAY! Dia de Muertos Family Day @UNM Maxwell Museum of Anthropology. 10 am - noon. Contribute to the communal ofrenda, make paper flowers papel picado, decorate sugar skulls and tin frames, write poems, letters and songs of remembrance. Free and open to all!. #ABQtodo #UNM

The Maxwell's Communal Ofrenda, plus an exhibit of Día de Muertos altars, is in The Hibben Center across from the museum, ready for visits & contributions. The ofrenda will be up until Nov 4, 2022, and The Hibben Center is open M-F 9am-5pm. Family Day:

Looking to start your holiday shopping early? Or are you in town for #UNMHomecoming? The Maxwell Museum Store Fall Sale is on from October 14 to October 22. Stop by Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm or shop online at #unmhomecoming #unm #unmalumni

UNM Alumni, are you in town for #UNMHomecoming? It's not too late to sign up for a rare behind the scenes tour of the Maxwell Museum Collections! Tour will take place on Wednesday October 19, 11 am-12:30 pm. Sign up at: #unm #unmhomecoming #unmalumni

RT @UNM_Anthro: Karen Price in Canyon de Chelly: CESU project between the UNM Anthropology and the NPS. (photo credit A. Bass, project PI)….

Sat, Oct 29, 10:00 AM-12pm, The Maxwell will host a free Family Day to learn about & celebrate Día de Muertos / Day of the Dead. Activities: Traditional Arts & Crafts; Music & Story; Exhibit of altars; Communal Ofrenda & More! Details & RSVP @

Join the Maxwell in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by welcoming Chicana artists and educators Ofelia Esparza and Rosanna Esparza Ahrens for their Zoom talk, "Remembering in Community." Both have received accolades for their Day of the Dead altars.

Join the Maxwell in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by welcoming Chicana artists and educators Ofelia Esparza and Rosanna Esparza Ahrens for their Zoom talk, "Remembering in Community." Both have received accolades for their Day of the Dead altars and healing practice.