New Mexico’s deep artistic traditions have long engaged with the multifaceted histories and cultures of the state. At Encounter Culture, we talk with artists, historians, scientists, museum curators, and writers who are all a part of New Mexico’s centuries’ old lineage of helping us understand the places and people who make the Land of Enchantment so unique.

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Exhibition Design, 3-D Modeling, and Clown Chess Sets at New Mexico Highlands University

The Media Arts & Technology department at New Mexico Highlands University is a one-of-a-kind program. Students not only learn about technology and design, but they get to implement their ideas, working from brainstorming and mind…

The Oryx and the Bomb:Colonial Legacies at White Sands Missile Range with Marcus Xavier Chormicle

Roughly six thousand large antelopes native to Africa live on the White Sands Missile Rangein southern New Mexico. Once small in number, these oryx haveproliferated and make foran unexpectedsight with their giant bodies, striking black…

The Beaded Nun, Haunted Exhibitions, and Other Museum Stories with Nick Waddell and Michelle Rodriguez, Museum of International Folk Art

How many times have you visited the same museum? Whether your answer is “one” or “hundreds” this episode of Encounter Culture invites listeners behind the scenes to hear about the rewards of visiting and revisiting…