New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM

January 28, 2026 Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 710 Camino Lejo Santa Fe, NM 87505

Whether using radio telescopes or observatories made out of stone, people in New Mexico have long looked to the sky for guidance, meaning, and connection. Following a tour of the “Makowa: The Worlds Above Us” exhibit at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, The Atlantic stopped in Santa Fe for a conversation with the exhibit’s curators, Elisabeth Stone and Marlon Magdalena, moderated by the Atlantic managing editor Andrea Valdez. Attendees also heard from planetary scientist Nina Lanza and Atlantic staff writers Ross Andersen and Caity Weaver as they explore our evolving relationship with the cosmos and the search for life beyond our world.