The Basque Museum is hosting its annual spring benefit dinner Saturday, April 28, and former Basque football star John Huarte is the featured guest. Huarte won the Heisman Trophy in 1964. After growing up in Southern California, Huarte played college football at the University of Notre Dame as a quarterback. He graduated from Notre Dame with a Bachelor’s degree in [...]

By Nancy Zubiri As part of his first official visit to the United States as the Basque lehendakari, Patxi Lopez introduced himself to festival goers at Boise’s Jaialdi 2010 on Thursday, July 29. He spoke at a reception hosted by the Basque government of Spain in which Basque Museum Director Patty Miller was honored with the Lagun Onari award, given [...]

The unique and colorful history of the Basque people will soon be showcased during a high-profile exhibit at Ellis Island in New York City.