Road Reports

New Mexico, Here We Come!

Yesterday the MoMS team worked at Office of Exhibit Central to get the latest copy of New Harmonies on the road! As I type this, the exhibit is traveling to its first stop in New Mexico.

We are looking forward to another exciting year for the New Harmonies exhibit, and can't wait to see what creative programming ideas, events, and local exhibitions will blossom out of this tour!

 

  
 
 Many thanks go out to our counterparts at OEC who helped us with some excellent exhibit refurb!

 -- Roxanne Berschler, SITES -- Washington, D.C.

Questa, New Mexico Opens Key Ingredients with Food and Flamenco!

The historic, tiny mountain town of Questa, New Mexico is the second host of the state’s tour of Key Ingredients. At the August opening several hundred residents descended on the Artesanos de Questa Cultural Center to celebrate their distinct culinary traditions. Craig Newbill, Executive Director of the New Mexico Humanities Council, spoke briefly about the importance of maintaining history and unique cultural identities.  A troupe of young flamenco dancers, plenty of munchies, and a champagne toast to the volunteers opened the exhibit. Local exhibitions that supplement the Smithsonian’s display include historic photographs and stories of food traditions at weddings and funerals, and a full recreation of an early camper’s meal at the annual fall deer hunt. Key Ingredients remains in Questa until September 21^st and then moves to the Sandoval County Historical Society in Bernalillo on September 28. For more information contact K. Michelle Quisenberry at 505.277.3705.

Contributed by Brian Crockett, MoMS, Albuquerque, NM