We will be celebrating the re-opening of our acre-plus space, The Backyard!

Our Backyard play space has been closed for over a year to the public, while we renovated the space, with funding from the State and many others. There are new exhibits, including Creative Corner, Sandbox, Amphitheater, Soundscape, and more!

Join us for this exciting weekend of amplified fun, play, and adventure in our re-imagined Backyard!

TODAY

• 10 am: Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony with Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce
• 10:15 am –10:30 am: Opening blessing– Gil Vigil, Director of Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council
• 10:15 am – 11:15 am- Sandbox Water Pump open
• 10:30 am – 11 am: Tesuque Warriors, Pueblo of Tesuque Native American Dance Group performance
• 12 pm – 12:30 pm: Youth Symphony Performance
• 1 pm – 2 pm- Sandbox Water Pump open
• 1:30 pm – -3:30 pm: Pink Tigress Face Painting
• 2 pm – 4 pm: Fine Art Friday~ Paint water lillies with guest artists from Georgia O’Keefe (Inside Classroom)

TOMORROW ~ July 6th

• 10 am – 11 am- Sandbox Water Pump open
• 10:30 am – 11:30 am Bellissima Rhythm & Sol
• 12:50 pm – 1:30 pm – Aspen Songs Kids
• 1 pm – 2 pm- Sandbox Water Pump open
• 1:30-2:00 PM Santa Fe Opera -Opera Makes Sense -storytime and performance {Inside classroom/Learning Lab)
• 2 pm – 4 pm: Science Saturday~ Learn about bees with bee expert, Elizabeth Hamilton {Learning Lab}
• 4 pm – 5:30 pm: Wild Marimba

SUNDAY~ July 7th 

• 12 pm – 1 pm- Sandbox Water Pump open
• 1 pm – 3 pm: Oasis Ice Cream Shop Paleta Bar
• 1 pm – 3 pm: NM Fairy Hair
• 3 pm – 4 pm- Sandbox Water Pump open

From July 5th on, our Backyard will be open during all regular Museum hours of operation!