The gallery will host a special Artist Talk on Saturday, March 14th, at 2:00 PM with Dr. Dominic Cappello, followed by an audience Q&A session. This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited, so advance registration is required to guarantee seating.

Please join us for a walking tour of St. John’s College, led by head librarian Jennifer Sprague. This tour will explore the interesting architecture of the campus, as well as the history of the school’s time in Santa Fe.

Join HSFF on February 19th for a book signing as we celebrate the release of Willie Lambert’s Route 66 Unpolished guides.

Before Los Alamos became famous as the birthplace of the atomic bomb, it was the site of a bucolic, prestigious boys prep school that focused on rigorous academics and the outdoor life. The school's founder, director, and staff connected to Santa Fe and surrounding pueblo communities through a wide web of relationships and activities. Learn about the school's history and impact at this talk by Heather McClenahan, retired executive director of the Los Alamos Historical Society.

"Words of Becoming," part of artist Jerry Wellman's "Navigator" installations, explores the meaning and intent behind language and conversation.

This tour, as part of our new “Get to Know Your Town” series, will explore the history and the architecture of the Scottish Rite Temple.

The Scottish Rite Masonic Center, built in 1911–12, is a significant example of the Spanish Moorish Revival Style in Santa Fe. The largest fraternal society in the United States was the Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons. The Scottish Rite, a division of the organization, came to New Mexico with members of the US Army in the 1850s. The membership totaled 256 by 1909 and needed a center to support the ritual activities necessary to advance within the order and foster the spiritual and moral lessons of Masonry. The membership selected the Los Angeles–based firm of Sumner Hunt and Silas Reese Burns, who offered a California Mission Style Revival design with Moorish influence, inspired by the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Today, the Scottish Rite Masonic Center continues as a Masonic facility, with membership drawn from across the state of New Mexico.

 From Old Santa Fe Today, 5th edition by Audra Bellmore with photographs by Simone Frances.

Please join us for a walking tour around one of Santa Fe’s most iconic buildings, La Fonda on the Plaza

Horn has spent years cultivating a unique style characterized by intricate illustrations, rich geometric patterns, and the sculptural folding of full-grain, vegetable-tanned cowhide. His work exhibits a playful self-awareness, reimagining traditional forms, engaging with the material itself, and reflecting on culture as a whole.

All of his products are 100% handmade, using naturally tanned leather and eco-friendly oils and finishes.

Join HSFF for our annual cookie competition and Farolito stuffing!

The Gallery at El Zaguán is pleased to announce the opening of a solo exhibition featuring acrylic paintings by acclaimed Muskogee-Creek artist George Alexander, also known as Ofuskie. The exhibition will open with a public reception on Friday, December 12th, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, at the gallery located at 545 Canyon Road in Santa Fe.

The Historic Santa Fe Foundation is excited to announce a new exhibition at the El Zaguán gallery, titled "Refuge: Precise Papercuts for Chaotic Times." This exhibition features recent works by local artist and educator Bette Yozell, highlighting her captivating explorations in the intricate and meditative art form of papercutting. Yozell’s work explores how precision can offer a personal sanctuary during tumultuous times, reflecting the complexities of the modern world.

Please join us for a walking tour around one of Santa Fe’s most iconic buildings, La Fonda on the Plaza. During the tour, La Fonda docents will describe some of the building’s rich history, touching on its famous architects (Isaac Rapp, John Gaw Meem and William Lumpkins) and designers (Mary Jane Coulter and Barbara Felix) and its important and historic relationships with the Santa Fe Trail and westward expansion, the ATSF Railroad, the Fred Harvey company and the Harvey Girls, Indian Detours and tourism into the Southwest, and as a gathering spot for the Manhattan Project scientists. Along the way, they will also point out some of the fabulous art collection and some of the custom furniture, fixtures and design elements that make the hotel so unique and so “Santa Fe”. La Fonda truly is more than a base for seeing the sites of Santa Fe, it is integral to the story of Santa Fe. The docent team of La Fonda is made up of volunteers who have a passion for Santa Fe history and art. They are headed up and trained by Ed Pulsifer, La Fonda’s very own historian.

The Santa Fe Trail can be viewed as a nation-changing east-to-west trade corridor, but a deeper history lies along its path. In recent and ongoing research, Dr. Frances Levine details the long-overlooked stories of women and children who also traveled the trail. They were teachers and nuns, African Americans and Jewish, captives and orphans, diarists and writers, Army and merchants’ wives. Through marriages, businesses, and educational institutions, they forged a living link between Santa Fe and St. Louis.

In this special program, Dr. Frances Levine, author of Crossings: Women on the Santa Fe Trail, and writer and editor Kate Nelson will highlight the stories of a few of these remarkable women and their contributions to a shared history. In ways both tragic and triumphant, their stories reveal how the Trail transformed the histories of New Mexico and Missouri..

Join HSFF for an architectural tour of Dar al Islam in Abiquiu. Designed by architect Hassan Fathy, learn about the process of constructing this large adobe building. This tour is in conjuction with Earth, Form & Memory: A Dialogue Across Cultures, El Zaguan’s October exhibition. This exhibition traces the journey of earthen architecture across continents and centuries, comparing the similarities between adobe building practices from the Middle East and New Mexico.

In this illustrated talk, Lillian Makeda will discuss the historic designs that shaped the Santa Fe Style and that continue to epitomize the New Mexico room at its most distinctive. 

The Historic Santa Fe Foundation (HSFF) is proud to announce a new exhibition, Earth, Form, and Memory, which traces the journey of earthen architecture across continents and centuries. On view at The Gallery at El Zaguán, the show creates a unique dialogue between historical formwork and contemporary interpretations.

Join Mulham Alkharboutli, an architect from Syria with a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the University of Notre Dame, as he shares his experience as a 2025 Faith and John Gaw Meem Preservation Trades Intern with the Historic Santa Fe Foundation.

Join HSFF for an intimate dinner and talk with artist Sharon Stewart and a Screening of film by Aracely Chapa in the Thaw Education and Research Center on Thursday, September 18th, in conjunction with Stewart’s exhibition: Timeless Waters: Acequia Culture in New Mexico

5pm - Welcome and gather for dinner and drinks
5:30 - Seating and screening starts
6:30 - Break and dessert and coffee served
6:45 - Sharon Stewart talk
7:00 - Q and A with Artist Stewart and Filmmaker Chapa

Rebecca Lee Kunz is the artist and owner of Tree of Life Studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico, working at the intersection of environmental justice and cultural awareness. Rebecca is a painter, printmaker, and illustrator, and the 2025 Randolf Caldecott medalist. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Rebecca’s work draws upon tribal iconography and archetypal symbolism. She infuses mythology into her work where she is in conversation with each tale as a living and emergent story. A visual storyteller and folklorist, she hopes to illuminate awareness about our shifting climate and to inspire solutions to the issues of today. Through her picture book illustrations, her goal is to inspire children so that they may see themselves in the visual stories she tells.

Contact: Anne Kelly at anne@historicsantafe.org or call 505.983.2567 for more information.

Rebecca Lee Kunz explores the unlikely connection between the endangered Santa Fe Cholla cactus and settler colonialism in her exhibition Green :: Home. Her series of gouache and monotype works will be on view at El Zaguán Gallery at The Historic Santa Fe Foundation, September. 5-20, with the opening reception will be held on Friday, September 5, at 545 Canyon Rd. In an effort to bring awareness to endangered species, Rebecca is partnering with The Cactus Rescue Project, who will be on site during the opening reception on September 5th with an informational table.

Modern Elder Academy is the first “midlife wisdom school”. Their New Mexico Campus, The Rising Circle Ranch, is a regenerative horse ranch that blends classic New Mexico architectural styles with contemporary elegance. Rising Circle Ranch features beautiful traditional Pueblo architecture across its 2,600-acre property with luxury accommodations in buildings like Juniper and Cottonwood. The combination of authentic Southwestern architecture with ancient natural history, contemporary land art, and working ranch elements creates a special sense of place that’s both grounding and inspiring. Join HSFF and Modern Academy Founder Chip Conley on a tour of the Galisteo campus, concluding with lunch at MEA’s Wisdom Well.

10am MT - Tour of 6 Magdalen
11am MT - Drive to MEA
11:15am MT - Tour of MEA including Chip's home, Wisdom Well
12:30pm MT - Lunch at Wisdom Well
1:30pm MT - Departure

The cuisine of northern New Mexico is renowned for its unique blend of Native American, Spanish, and Mexican influences, resulting in dishes that feature bold flavors and a rich cultural tapestry. The meal will be lovingly made by Chef Krista and her team.

Drawing on images and maps, this talk considers acequias with reference to history and place, culture and moral economy, ecology and science, present conditions, and the future.

Elizabeth Chiles in conversation with Leah Berger, Ruthbeth Finerman Ph.D, Lauren Theodora Tietz and Liz Vanc. Organized by Richard Levy Gallery and artist, Elizabeth Chiles, brings together experts in three disciplines that inform Chiles’s artistic practice. Those include gardening, embodied movement, and close attunement with nature’s rhythms and sounds. Chiles will lead the panel discussion, tying her curiosities and work in with questions for the panelists to illuminate their research and shared connections with the living world.

Historic Santa Fe Foundation (HSFF) is pleased to present Stardust Dialogues, a selection of photographs by Austin-based artist and educator Elizabeth Chiles. The exhibition is being presented in partnership with the Richard Levy Gallery in Albuquerque, NM. The exhibition and programming explore concepts of time, perception, and eco-spirituality.  The artist reception will occur at El Zaguán, located at 545 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM, on Friday, August 8, 2025, from 5-7 PM. The exhibition is on view August 1- 30, 2025.