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The Maxwell Museum will celebrate its 90th birthday in 2022. Here we feature some highlights from our history.

Ulu (MMA 69.81.9)

Ulu with forged iron blade and ivory handle, Alaska (MMA 69.71.9)

 

Throwback Thursday: Maxwell Exhibitions -- North by Southwest

Posted on: Thursday, April 8, 2021

In the nearly 50 years since the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology has been in its present location, the Museum has hosted approximately 150 temporary exhibitions. Here, we look back at some of them.

Although the core of the Maxwell’s... read more

2021 Maxwell Women

Women of the Maxwell March 2021

Throwback Thursday: Women Who Shaped the Maxwell -- And Still Are!

Posted on: Wednesday, March 31, 2021

This month we acknowledge Women’s History Month by celebrating some of the inspirational women who helped shape the Maxwell Museum.

Over the last month, we have acknowledged some of the many women who have shaped the nearly 90-year legacy... read more

Throwback Thursday: Women Who Shaped the Maxwell: Marian Rodee

Posted on: Thursday, March 25, 2021

This month we acknowledge Women’s History Month by celebrating some of the inspirational women who helped shape the Maxwell Museum.

Marian Rodee began her career at the Maxwell Museum in 1970 as the Museum’s Registrar. By 1977 she had... read more

Mary Lyn Salvador with Guna collaborators (names not recorded)

Mary Lyn Salvador with Guna collaborators (names not recorded) at the Maxwell Museum

Throwback Thursday: Women Who Shaped the Maxwell: Mari Lyn Salvador

Posted on: Thursday, March 18, 2021

Dr. Mari Lyn Salvador (1943-2017) was curator of ethnology and chief curator in the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology from 1978 to 2005. During that time, she also held a tenured position in the Anthropology Department. A pioneering anthropologist... read more

At Chaco Canyon, 1941

at Chaco Canyon, 1941. Photo courtesy of Armand Winfield.

Throwback Thursday: Women Who Shaped the Maxwell: Florence Hawley Ellis

Posted on: Thursday, March 11, 2021

This month we acknowledge Women’s History Month by celebrating some of the inspirational women who helped shape the Maxwell Museum.

Florence Hawley Ellis (1906-1991) never held a formal appointment in the UNM Museum of Anthropology (now... read more

Dorothy Maxwell, ca. 1971 (MMA Archives)

Dorothy Maxwell, ca. 1971 (detail, MMA Archives)

 

Throwback Thursday. Women Who Shaped the Maxwell: Dorothy Maxwell.

Posted on: Thursday, March 4, 2021

This month we acknowledge Women’s History Month by celebrating some of the inspirational women who helped shape the Maxwell Museum.

Why is UNM's anthropology museum called the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology?  The answer: Dorothy Maxwell. 

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Throwback Thursday: Maxwell Exhibitions--Legacy of a Leader

Posted on: Thursday, February 25, 2021

In the nearly 50 years since the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology has been in its present location, the Museum has hosted approximately 150 temporary exhibitions. Over the next few weeks, we will look back at some of them.

 

Curated... read more

Miguel Antonio Otero, c. 1902
Miguel Antonio Otero, c. 1902   
(The Successful American 5 (2). p 384-5. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Gov_Miguel_Antonio_Otero.jpgPublic domain)

 

Throwback Thursday: Maxwell Exhibitions--Legacy of a Leader

Posted on: Thursday, February 25, 2021

In the nearly 50 years since the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology has been in its present location, the Museum has hosted approximately 150 temporary exhibitions. Over the next few weeks, we will look back at some of them.

Curated by... read more

Ceramic owls

Ceramic owls by Quanita(?) Kalestewa, 1949 (MMA L:76.68.13, R: 76.68.12)

 

Throwback Thursday: From the Center Place

Posted on: Thursday, February 18, 2021

In the nearly 50 years since the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology has been in its present location, the Museum has hosted approximately 150 temporary exhibitions. Over the next few weeks, we will look back at some of them.

Developed... read more

Exhibition announcement: Fiestas of San Juan Nuevo

Exhibition announcement: Fiestas of San Juan Nuevo

Throwback Thursday: Maxwell Exhibitions: Fiestas of San Juan Nuevo, Ceremonial Art from Michoacan, Mexico

Posted on: Thursday, February 11, 2021

In the nearly 50 years since the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology has been in its present location, the Museum has hosted approximately 150 temporary exhibitions. Over the next few weeks, we will look back at some of them.

From November 1981... read more

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