Thursday, August 13, 2026
Celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary as you imagine what life was like in New Mexico in 1776, the year the Declaration of Independence was written. State Historian of New Mexico Rob Martínez will take you there, using the Domínguez Report of 1776 to explore what New Mexico’s peoples, places, foods, natural resources, and cultures were like in this most significant year of our nation’s history.
Tickets are $7 for students and seniors, $10 for the general public.
Thank you for joining us for this special lecture!
- Lobby doors open at 5:30 p.m.
- The lecture begins promptly at 6:00 p.m. To ensure the best experience for both our speaker and guests, late entry is not permitted.
- Please note that the museum closes at 5:00 p.m., and lecture admission does not include access to museum exhibits.
- Guests purchasing member-rate tickets will be asked to provide proof of current museum membership upon arrival.
- Refunds are not available once the event has begun.
If you have any questions before your visit, please call (505) 841-2869. We look forward to seeing you at the lecture!
About the Speaker: State Historian Rob Martínez is a native New Mexican born and raised in Albuquerque. He earned a. B.A. in International Business Management and an M.A. in Latin American history, both from UNM. Mr. Martínez worked for fourteen years as a research historian for the Sephardic Legacy Project, scouring civil and church archives in New Mexico, Mexico, Spain, France, Italy, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, analyzing documents for a research and publishing project about the Crypto-Jewish phenomenon in New Mexico and the Caribbean. He taught history for ten years at Rio Rancho High School, became Deputy State Historian in 2012, and in 2019, Mr. Martínez became New Mexico State Historian.