INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER

ARTS AND HUMANITY: THROUGH OUR ROTATING AND PERMANENT MUSEUM EXHIBITS, COLLECTIONS, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES, THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER (IPCC) CREATES EXPERIENCES FOR OUR GUESTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CONTRIBUTIONS, STRUGGLES, ACHIEVEMENTS, AND OUR UNIQUE BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS, TRADITIONS, AND WAYS OF LIFE AS PUEBLO PEOPLE. WE STRIVE TO CREATE MEANINGFUL EXHIBITS, LECTURES, AND DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT FOCUSES ON HUMAN EXPERIENCE. THIS IS DONE BY SHARING STORIES, HEARING THE MULTIPLE AND DISTINCTIVE PUEBLO LANGUAGES, SHOWCASING ART, AND HIGHLIGHTING CULTURAL OBJECTS IN A MANNER THAT ACCURATELY REPRESENTS WHO WE ARE AS PUEBLO PEOPLE. BY CREATING EXHIBITS THAT ARE INTERACTIVE AND ENCOURAGING GUESTS TO LEARN AND DISCOVER WE FEEL THAT WE CAN CONNECT THE VALUES OF THE PAST WITH COMMUNITIES OF TODAY.IPCC COLLECTIONS IS COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 4,500 PIECES OF POTTERY, JEWELRY, TEXTILES, BASKETS, PHOTOGRAPHS, PRINTS, PAINTINGS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS. THE COLLECTION REPRESENTS PUEBLO PEOPLE'S DYNAMIC, EVER-EVOLVING HISTORY, AND IPCC WORKS TO PRESERVE THIS HERITAGE AND SHARE IT WITH FUTURE GENERATIONS.THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES IS THE ONLY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS RESEARCH LIBRARY DEDICATED TO THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF NEW MEXICO'S 19 PUEBLOS AND NATIVE AMERICANS OF THE REGION. THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES IS A NON-CIRCULATING, TARGETED COLLECTION FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO WISH TO KNOW MORE ABOUT PUEBLO PEOPLE'S LIVES, HISTORIES, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURE.

CULTURAL AND EDUCATION: IPCC PROVIDES GUESTS WITH TRADITIONAL PUEBLO DANCE EXPERIENCES WHICH IS AN ESSENTIAL WAY OF LIFE IN PUEBLO CULTURE. THIS EXPERIENCE SHOWCASES THE IMPORTANCE OF SONG AND DANCE FROM VARIOUS PUEBLO COMMUNITIES AND IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PROGRAMS AT THE CENTER. THE DANCE PROGRAM IS THE ONLY VENUE IN NORTH AMERICA TO HOST NATIVE DANCES YEAR-ROUND, SHOWCASING GROUPS FROM THE 19 PUEBLOS OF NEW MEXICO AND THE REGION. NATIVE DANCE IS VITAL TO PUEBLO COMMUNITIES AND THE PROGRAM SHARES THE STORY OF THE PUEBLOS THROUGH MOVEMENT, REGALIA, DRUMMING, AND SONG. IPCC IS A WORLD-CLASS FACILITY IN EDUCATING VISITORS ABOUT THE LEGACY OF RESILIENCE, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND LIVING HISTORY OF THE PUEBLO PEOPLE AND SERVES AS A VIBRANT PLACE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL CULTURES TO SHARE, LEARN AND DISCOVER. THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER (IPCC) HAS WORKED TO DEVELOP ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO SHARE THE COMPLEX POLITICAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE PUEBLO PEOPLE WITH OUR GUESTS. WHETHER ON A GUIDED TOUR OR EXPLORING IPCC ON THEIR OWN, GUESTS CAN MOVE THROUGHOUT OUR FACILITY AND FEEL OUR PUEBLO PERSPECTIVE ON HISTORICAL EVENTS, LEARN TRADITIONAL CONCEPTS, AND/OR DRAW CRITICAL CONNECTIONS TO THE PUEBLO CORE VALUES, WHICH DEVELOPS AND PROMOTES MUTUAL RESPECT ACROSS CULTURES. IPCC HAS WORKED TO CREATE A PUEBLO CURRICULUM (K-12) WHICH ALIGNS WITH NEW MEXICO EDUCATION STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS TO PROVIDE NEW MEXICO EDUCATORS OVER 100 UNIT PLANS THEY CAN USE TO INCORPORATE THE PUEBLO STORY AND PERSPECTIVE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM ALSO HOSTS TOUR GROUPS WITH AGE-SPECIFIC TOURS AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THEIR EXPERIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF PUEBLO CULTURE.