Posts by Kate Hebert
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Spring Rain in the Garden
May 7, 2020 - Andrew Cannell
There is a palpable release of tension in the garden after a good rain has quenched parched ground. Everything seems […]
Tagged: allium, behind-the-scenes, garden, Gardens, grounds, spring
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Red Cross Quilts from WWI
May 7, 2020 - Kate Hebert
One of the reasons that came to work at the American Museum was the opportunity to care for the fabulous […]
Tagged: aid, charity, collections, quilts, Red Cross, relief, Second World War, Textiles, up-cycling, VE Day, WWII
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Easter Reflections
April 8, 2020 - Kate Hebert
It is Holy Week and this weekend is Easter. Usually I would be looking forward to a long weekend, with […]
Tagged: Art, bultos, collections, Easter, Holy Week, Jesus, Mary, New Mexico, retablos, saints, santeros, santos
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Closed Season Quilt Photography
January 26, 2015 - Kate Hebert
It seems a strange thing to be back at my desk this week. For the past two weeks I have […]
Tagged: behind-the-scenes, curatorial, quilts
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Volunteering in the Gardens
July 29, 2014 - Michelle Homes
My name is Michelle and since March I have been volunteering in the museum gardens, this has involved everything from […]
Tagged: garden, grounds, volunteering
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Midsummer Colour in the Museum’s Gardens
July 15, 2014 - Bridget Woollen
Things are looking colourful in the Museum grounds… Border in Kaffe Fassett colours. . . and a lamp post in […]
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Dry Stone Walling
May 16, 2014 - David Cornwell, Museum Volunteer
The Museum ran two dry stone walling courses for the first time in 2014. Participants learned how to build a […]
Tagged: dry stone walling, events, grounds
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New To Our Folk Art Gallery
March 25, 2014 - David Webb
We are pleased to welcome two beautiful new pieces into the museum’s Folk Art Gallery. Painted by Tim Rossiter, these […]
Tagged: Folk Art
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Kaffe 2014 – Preview
March 19, 2014 - Kate Hebert
After weeks of hard work, we were thrilled to welcome members of the press to the American Museum today for […]
Tagged: exhibition, Kaffe Fassett
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My Opera of Colour
March 12, 2014 - Kaffe Fassett
At the beginning of the week Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably joined the exhibitions team at the Museum to oversee […]
Tagged: exhibition, Kaffe Fassett
Latest blog posts
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July 6, 2020
Even happier families – NEW Children’s Garden coming soon!
Taking inspiration from nature, our landscape, and Native American culture, we are creating, with the Green Play Project, a magical […]
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June 11, 2020
Black Lives Matter
The American Museum fully subscribes to the joint statement from the Museums Association and the Association of Independent Museums in regard to […]
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May 7, 2020
Spring Rain in the Garden
There is a palpable release of tension in the garden after a good rain has quenched parched ground. Everything seems […]
