The El Paso Museum of History is actively working to make the Museum a space that is accessible and engaging for all visitors. Every second Saturday, the Museum of History will host low-sensory hours between 10 AM and 1 PM. During this time, lights are dimmed in the exhibits, and sound is lowered. Visitors can […]
Make plans for our Lunar New Year Celebration 2024! Here is everything that’s happening this Saturday, February 10: 12:00pm – 3:45pm Free Activities El Paso Museum of History Calligraphy, fortune telling, mini-dragon puppets, Chinese rattle drum (small handheld drum) to use in the procession, and more! Pho Tre Bien will be on-site selling food. 4:00pm […]
Join the @epmuseumofhistory tomorrow for an extra special WinterFest program! Rockin' Tykes: Winter Celebrations Around The World 10:30 am Saturday, December 16 El Paso Museum of History Free Event For children 18 months to 4 years of age “Rockin' Tykes: Winter Celebrations Around The World” is a one-hour immersive music experience for children and their […]
Join the @epmuseumofhistory this Saturday for Kids Table: Let’s Make Atole! Saturday, December 2, 1:00 p.m. El Paso Museum of History Free Event | While Supplies Last* *Open to ages 3 – 18. Please note a parent or guardian must accompany the participant during the duration of the event. Join the El Paso Museum of […]
Experience different decades of music and art at the El Paso Museum of History. Dr. Nayeli Dousa, professor of music at UTEP and another Tom Lea Fellow recipient, has paired the music of three different eras with Tom Lea’s artworks, capturing something of each era. Tom Lea’s art is renowned for its connection to the […]
Free Event | Seating is limited | First come, first serve! Join us as we trace the history of Veracruz through its culinary foodways! Bricia Romero and David Rodríguez of Mimbre Restaurante in Ciudad Juárez will lead guests through a demonstration and tasting of a traditional dish from Veracruz. Guests are encouraged to share their […]
Free Event - Join us as we celebrate the opening of our newest community exhibition! “Still We Rise: El Paso’s Black Experience” highlights the vibrant history of El Paso’s Black community in the decades leading up to and following desegregation. Tracing back to the first documented African American individuals in El Paso, this exhibition highlights […]
Remembering August 3rd Thursday, August 3 to Thursday, August 31 | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. El Paso Museum of History (Orientation Theater) The El Paso Museum of History is hosting a video narration and compilation of the events that unfolded during the August 3rd mass shooting. The remembrance includes a display of objects recovered […]
For ages 15 and up | Cost: $100 (includes the cost of supplies) Sign-up here: tinyurl.com/DryPointWorkshop Join us for El Paso's first Print Pachanga! Local artist Adrianne Ramirez will be hosting a two-day drypoint workshop on Thursday, July 27 and Friday, July 28 from 10AM – 4PM at the El Paso Museum of History. Spaces […]
Free Event - Join us for our free “Family Day” event as we recognize the histories and stories behind Juneteenth, while celebrating with artist, educator, and performer Anthony Michael Stokes. Anthony--alongside Ayo and Angeline patchwork puppets inspired by the traditions of the rag doll in African cultures and representing a collection of the Black diaspora’s […]
Free Event - Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition, “Neighborhoods & Shared Memories: South Central”. Nestled in what was once land that hosted pear orchards and cotton fields flourished a working-class neighborhood that would become synonymous with El Paso’s warm and welcoming nature. Many of its residents settled into this area after […]
Free Event- Authors Zeke Peña and Raúl the Third will engage children and families in a fun and dynamic storytime event featuring a book giveaway El Pasoans won’t want to miss.
We invite you to participate in the discussion of the history of Chinese El Pasoans with Anna Fahy Chinese workers, first of the Southern Pacific Railroad, followed by the Texas and Pacific and others, put El Paso on the map as the Second Transcontinental Railroad connection of the United States. Tom Lea commemorated the The […]
Free Event- Join us for an art takeover at the El Paso Museum of History as we celebrate the opening of not one, but TWO new exhibitions- “Ambos Lados: International Print Exchange” and “The Uncolonized: Historically, art reflects a vision of a culture in a given time period showing how individuals and communities were reflected; […]
Calling all couples! Before our ‘Hubble: The Space Telescope' exhibit closes at the end of the month, join us for an immersive date night “under the stars”. As part of the “Hubba Hubble” experience, each couple will receive a mini-charcuterie board to share, a 10-minute personalized star chart reading, after-hours access to the museum, and […]
Save the date! It's the Lunar New Year 2023 Celebration We'll be ringing in the Year of the Rabbit/Cat on Saturday, January 21 from 12 PM to 5 PM with Pho Tre Bien, Ai-Hwa Chinese Language School, and other community partners. Join us for a free event with activities, performances, and food to learn more […]
Free Event - Join us for the closing of our "Away from Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories"! During this closing event, we will hear from members of different regional nations and tribes about their work to recover and practice Indigenous lifeways. About the exhibit: Beginning in the 1870s, the US government attempted to educate […]
Free Event - Join us as we celebrate Las Posadas with dancer, author, educator, and noted El Pasoan Rosa Guerrero. Guerrero will kick off the event with a talk about the cultural significance of Las Posadas and then guests can enjoy free crafts, champurrado, and aguinaldos to take home while supplies last. Mrs. Guerrero will […]
Free Event - In February 2023, the El Paso Museum of History will be opening an exhibit on El Paso's Black history--and we need your input! During this open house, we are inviting members of the public to share their own objects and photographs with the Museum for display in the exhibit. Items can either […]
Prince McKenzie, the executive director of the Railroad & Transportation Museum of El Paso, explores the history of the Railroad In 1956, Tom Lea created a pen & ink drawing of The Arrival of the First Train in El Paso to commemorate its 75th anniversary. Key figures of El Paso history can be identified in […]
Come TRICK OR TREAT with us at some of Downtown El Paso's most legendary haunted hotspots... *Costumes Encouraged!* Downtown Trick-Or-Treat Ghost Tour (Oct 29) 💀 SPACE IS LIMITED. Grab your ticket now at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/downtown-trick-or-treat-ghost-tour-tickets-434506098437 We will be sharing bone-chilling ghost stories on an outdoor walking tour that includes stops at forgotten burial grounds and historic […]
21+ ONLY‼️ | Free event | First-come, first-serve* (while supplies) Join us as we explore the complex flavors and rich history of mezcal, sotol, and other distilled agave-based spirits during a guided tasting of different varieties! This year, our Día de los Muertos celebrations are centered on the traditions and cultures of Oaxaca, the region […]
Celebrating the Día de los Muertos traditions of Oaxaca, and during this “Community Table” event, participants will learn more from Chef Rulis (Rulis' International Kitchen) about one of Oaxaca and Día de los Muertos’ most classic dishes: mole. Part cooking demonstration, part convivial cultural dialogue, participants will have the opportunity to taste three of Oaxaca's […]
Join us for the exhibition opening of Hubble: The Space Telescope. The Hubble Traveling Exhibit is a 2,200-square-foot exhibit that immerses visitors in the magnificence and mystery of the Hubble mission and introduces the James Webb Space Telescope. The exhibit features a scale model of the Hubble Space Telescope as well as several “satellite” units […]
Join the El Paso Museum of History and community groups as we celebrate Pride month! On Saturday, June 4 we will have an all-ages Pride celebration with free hands-on activities and tabling with local resources. On display through the month is our pop-up exhibit “El Paso’s Pride & Resistance”, which spotlights the experiences of El […]
✨ Free Event ✨ Join us as we celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) month with the Filipino American Association of El Paso (FAAEP)! FAAEP will be hosting free hands-on activities for visitors of all ages to learn more about Filipino culture. This event is tied to EPMH’s current exhibit “Dolores Huerta: Revolution in the […]
FREE EVENT Join us for a special #LastThursdays film screen of René Cardona’s 1968 lucha libre film, “La Mujer Murciélago” (The Bat Woman) on the big screen in our “Lucha Libre: Stories from the Ring” gallery. This vintage cult favorite is a mix of adventure, sex-appeal, and horror as La Mujer Murciélago is called to […]
Get ready for our 3rd Annual Lunar New Year Celebration - 2022 Year of the Tiger! Join us for a hybrid celebration with take-home activities* for pick-up and an in-person community display at EPMH with screened virtual performances that explore how different cultures in East Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year. Our community partners include: El […]
Join us for a special Family Day at the El Paso Museum of History About this event Visitors of all ages are invited to join us for “Family Day: Winter Holidays,” our final Winterfest event. During “Family Day: Winter Holidays,” different community groups from the Borderland will be sharing their holiday customs through hands-on activities […]
Join us as we celebrate and learn about the cultural significance of Las Posadas! Las Posadas is a festival celebrated in Mexico and the United States between December 16 and December 24. A popular cultural holiday, the festival commemorates the journey of Joseph and Mary as they looked for a safe refuge for the birth […]
