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
The Maxwell Museum will celebrate its 90th birthday in 2022. Here we feature some highlights from our history.
Ulu with forged iron blade and ivory handle, Alaska (MMA 69.71.9)
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
Women of the Maxwell March 2021
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
Marian Rodee, ca. 2010 (http://textival.blogspot.com/2010/02/visiting-with-marian-rodee.html)
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) at the Maxwell Museum
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. Photo courtesy of Armand Winfield.
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 (detail, MMA Archives)
Posted on: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Why is UNM's anthropology museum called the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology? The answer: Dorothy Maxwell.
... read morePosted 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(The Successful American 5 (2). p 384-5. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Gov_Miguel_Antonio_Otero.jpg. Public domain)
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 by Quanita(?) Kalestewa, 1949 (MMA L:76.68.13, R: 76.68.12)
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
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
