Aug 15, 2024 · Department of Cultural Affairs

ADVISORY: Don�t get burned, come celebrate New Mexico History Museum�s new exhibition, Zozobra: A Fire That Never Goes Out on Friday, August 23

Hi Everyone,

What: New Mexico History Museum is celebrating Zozobra’s centennial burning with the opening of the new exhibition, Zozobra: A Fire That Never Goes Out on Friday, August 23. The exhibition explores the event’s origins, evolution, and broader significance, especially for the people who sustain, participate in, and reinvent the tradition.

When: Opening event August 23, 5 – 7 p.m.

Why: Each Friday of Labor Day weekend in Santa Fe, the beloved Zozobra, a towering, monstrous 50-foot marionette, is stuffed with slips of paper onto which people have scribbled their pressing concerns. The crowd cheers as Zozobra goes up in flames. This fiery farewell to summer represents the release of the city’s pent-up anxieties and gloom and a renewal of hope.

Where: New Mexico History Museum, 113 Lincoln Ave., Santa Fe, NM

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Thanks, Christina

Christina Claassen christina.claassen@dca.nm.gov 505-946-7149

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