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Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM (2025)

01/13/2025

Live After 5!
THIRD THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 5-8:30pm
Free night at the Museum

Featured Event:
6:00pm
CONVERSATION: Movement, Memory, Land
“Broken Boxes” artists Joseph M. Pierce, Christine Howard Sandoval, and exhibition co-curator Josie Lopez talk about migration, memory and land, and how their respective practices reflect and uncover what it means to belong.

Plus enjoy a Youth Art Museum Crawl with Alvarado Elementary School students in collaboration with “Vivarium” artist Eliza Naranjo Morse, a hands-on art activity – “Little Magical Pouches” – inspired by Naranjo Morse’s creatures, and an exploration of Patrick McGrath Muñiz’s paintings led by legendary museum guide David Bower. Get a bite at Slate at the Museum and check out the Museum Store.

Learn more at: https://ow.ly/7cy850UEIOP

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IMAGES:
1 & 2 Broken Boxes Podcast images, courtesy of Ginger Dunnill
3 Joseph M. Pierce, Process image for “Instant Ancestors,” 2024, narrative poem
4 Christine Howard Sandoval, “Ignition Pattern 2: Victory Over the Sun (for Malevich),” 2023
5 Eliza Naranjo Morse (Tewa, Kha’p’o Owingeh), “A Prayer Making Its Way,” 2024
6 Patrick McGrath Muñiz, “No Mad” (detail), 2022, Evoke Contemporary, Santa F

01/09/2025

Jimmy Carter
1924 – 2024

On this day of former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral, we celebrate his superior intellect, kindness, love of country and humanity, and humility.

Among his many efforts, he opposed racial segregation, supported the Civil Rights movement, and created a national energy policy that included conservation. He was a scientist, nuclear physicist, farmer, and had a career in the Navy and as a businessman. He wrote numerous books ranging from political memoirs to poetry, while continuing to comment on global affairs throughout his long life. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

From our collection, we’re sharing posters and a radio interview from his visits to New Mexico in the 1970s. In the interview, Carter talks about energy, strip mining, the CIA, the privacy of the American people, his admiration for Bob Dylan, and more. He shared his concern and awareness about not wanting to see “New Mexico and adjacent states destroyed just to serve the energy needs of the states back east and in the further west.”

When asked about knowing the lyrics to much of Bob Dylan’s music, he said, “I’m familiar with all of Bob Dylan’s songs… I really do appreciate… what Bob Dylan has meant to this nation.” About his then new album “Blood on the Tracks,” Carter said, “I liked it very much. Very much.”

Listen to the full interview here: https://ow.ly/yskg50UChcU

Images:
1 President Jimmy Carter, Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.
2 & 3 Jimmy Carter Albuquerque Rally Poster, 1976 / President Carter Poster, 1979, both Albuquerque Museum, gifts of Margaret & Kenneth Wright

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01/07/2025

Did you know?

Sentinel Ranch – the home and studio of artists Henriette Wyeth and Peter Hurd in San Patricio, NM – was recently designated as a National Historic Landmark by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland.

The work of both artists is currently on view in “Common Ground: Art in New Mexico.” Henriette Wyeth, an accomplished Realist painter, was the eldest daughter of famed painter and illustrator N.C. Wyeth. Hurd was known for his depictions of ranching and rural culture as well as capturing the distinctive light and atmosphere of New Mexico.

The couple’s family home and studios, built by Peter Hurd, remain unchanged from when they lived there (1934–1974). Today it is operated as an art gallery with a collection of Hurd-Wyeth family artwork and has guest houses where visitors can book a stay.

Albuquerque Journal article: https://ow.ly/RGQH50UAOCl

Learn more about “Common Ground” at: https://ow.ly/P2Jx50UAOCk

Images:
1 Peter Hurd, “A Shower in a Dry Year,” 1969, 50 x 48 in., Albuquerque Museum
2 & 3 Henriette Wyeth, “The Music Box,” 1976, 68 x 29 in., Albuquerque Museum
4 Peter Hurd, Albuquerque Journal file
5 Henriette Wyeth, Albuquerque Journal file

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01/07/2025

January 6th is the 113th anniversary of New Mexico being incorporated as a state.

This photograph in our Photo Archives shows the first Democratic State Convention in September 1912, and is the first mention of the State of New Mexico in the archive.

Learn more about the Photo Archives: https://ow.ly/8boO50UAOQa

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Image:
Brooks Studio, Democratic State Convention, 1912, gelatin silver panorama print, Albuquerque Museum, Brooks Collection, gift of Channel Graham

12/31/2024

Happy New Year from Albuquerque Museum!

Our top 9 Instagram posts for 2024 included , recent acquisitions highlighting , , , , , , , and museum installations - representing just a portion of such a busy year.

Thank you for following us and see you in 2025!

12/29/2024

January Family Art Workshops
Every Saturday, 1:00 – 2:30pm

Albuquerque Museum presents weekly workshops for the whole family. These hands-on artmaking activities are inspired by artworks in the exhibitions at view at the Museum.

January 4: BREATH OF FRESH AIR
Make a mini nature scene with instructor Remy Sinegal, inspired by the poem by Shel Silverstein, “Where the Sidewalk Ends,” referenced in Photo Archives exhibition “Good in Everything.”

January 11: MIXED MEDIA BUG COLLAGES
Inspired by Patrick McGrath Muñiz’s painting “Insectnificant” in the ”Vivarium” exhibition, create house-shaped, mixed media works with instructor Harley Kirschner.

January 18: BLUE AND SILVER MOBILES
Create your own paper mobiles capturing the light and shadows of the season with instructor Shelly Korte, inspired by “Astral Sea,” an installation by Tsedaye Makonnen in the “Broken Boxes” exhibition.

January 25: LUNAR NEW YEAR EMBOSSED SNAKE
Make an embossed snake for the Year of the Snake with instructor Harley Kirschner, inspired by Frank Dominguez’s photo of Albuquerque’s Chinese Culture Center in the “Good in Everything” exhibition.

View classes here: https://ow.ly/xqKQ50Uxsa1

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Images:
2 Workshop sample image by instructor Harley Kirschner
3 Patrick McGrath Muñiz, “Insectificant,” 2019, oil and gold leaf on panel
4 Tsedaye Makonnen, “Astral Sea” series, 2021, acrylic mirror and fabric, photo by Ashley Rosas
5 Frank Dominguez, “Untitled,” January 25, 2016, Albuquerque Museum

12/27/2024

Thank you Albuquerque for voting for Albuquerque Museum as Best Museum in Albuquerque The Magazine's Top 5 in their 2024 Best of the City issue!

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12/26/2024

YOUTH ART CLASSES!

Spark imagination and creativity by enrolling your child in a class today. We have classes for youth ages 6-14 and young learners ages 3-6 with a caregiver. Our fabulous instructors will guide your child in exploring the exhibitions and experimenting with different methods and materials including printmaking, photography, and wearable art, to name a few.

For a list of classes and to register, visit: https://ow.ly/OEGM50UwAEc

Image 1:
Steven J. Yazzie (Diné / Laguna Pueblo), "End of the Blue Sky" (detail), 2024, on view in "Vivarium"exhibition - the inspiration for the class on animal and story themed art

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12/23/2024

Come bid farewell to 2024 and welcome in the new year with the Albuquerque Museum during New Year's Eve Before Dark!

Swing to the jazzy sounds of Mineral Chill, enjoy family-friendly activities, and explore our exhibitions. The best part is you do not have to stay up late!

Admission is free on December 31, and Slate Street Cafe and the Museum Store are open. Our doors close for the last time in 2024 at 3pm.

Info at: https://ow.ly/wkT950Uw7Jm

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12/23/2024

Albuquerque Museum is closed on December 25 and January 1.

Special Hours:
Tuesday, December 24, 9am - 3pm
Tuesday, December 31, 9am - 3pm (free admission)

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Image:
Bobby Gutierrez, Christmas Parade, December 18, 2021, Albuquerque Museum, gift of the artist

12/21/2024

Congratulations Broken Boxes Podcast, Ginger Dunnill, Josie Lopez, and all the artists!

We're honored that the exhibition "Broken Boxes: A Decade of Art, Action, and Dialogue" at Albuquerque Museum is included as one of Hyperallergic’s "Top 50 Exhibitions Around the World for 2024," in brilliant company with the world’s extraordinary institutions, curators, artists, and the cultural infrastructure bringing these exhibitions to local and global communities. We are especially thrilled to be on this list of 50 with two other museums In New Mexico - congratulations, NMSU Art Museum and New Mexico Museum of Art! Thank you Zastudil for your eloquent words and for covering art in New MexicoI

"Broken Boxes" artists: Tanya Aguiñiga • Natalie Ball • CASSILS • Autumn Chacon • Raven Chacon • India Sky Davis • Jeremy Dennis • Kate DeCiccio • Amaryllis R. Flowers • Sterlin Harjo • Elisa Harkins • Christine Howard Sandoval • Cannupa Hanska Luger • Tsedaye Makonnen • Guadalupe Maravilla • Laura Ortman • Katherine Paul (Black Belt Eagle Scout) • Joseph M. Pierce • SWOON • Chip Thomas (aka jetsonorama) • Marie Watt • Saya Woolfalk • Mario Ybarra Jr.

Read the full article here: https://hyperallergic.com/974112/top-50-exhibitions-around-the-world-2024/

Learn more about the "Broken Boxes" exhibition and accompanying events at: https://ow.ly/WAmS50UvvAn

12/21/2024

Congratulations !

Thrilled to be included as one of 2024’s best exhibitions, in brilliant company with the world’s extraordinary institutions, curators, artists, and the cultural infrastructure bringing these shows to local and global communities. We are especially thrilled to be on a list of 50 with two other museums from New Mexico - congratulations, New Mexico State University Art Museum and the New Mexico Museum of Art!

12/17/2024

Check out “A People’s Timeline of Albuquerque History” recently installed in City Hall!

Albuquerque Museum’s History Department led by Alicia Romero assembled the content at the request of Mayor Tim Keller. It includes the geologic beginnings of our city with the formation of the Rio Grande (2MYA) and the creation of the volcanos from lava flows from fissures in the East Mesa (130,000 BCE), and it continues to 2024.

It’s fascinating to see so many points along the way, including the arrival of the railroad (1880), the establishment of UNM (1882), the release of the first Native American student from the abuses of the boarding school system (1892), NM statehood proclamation (1912), women getting the right to vote in NM (1920), Rt. 66 coming through Albuquerque (1926), the Vietnam War protests at UNM (1970), the Chicano rights riot in Roosevelt Park (1971), the opening of the Frontier Restaurant (1971), the beginning of the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow (1983), the first Marigold Parade for the South Valley’s Día de los Mu***os (1992), and so much more.

Learn more about the history of Albuquerque in the Museum’s ongoing exhibition “Only in Albuquerque”: https://ow.ly/EF5K50Uqmix

12/16/2024

Thank you to the and for Sunday’s feature covering recent extraordinary acquisitions for the Museum’s permanent collection, made possible by generous and visionary support by:

Frederick Hammersley Foundation at the

The Museum is honored to be entrusted with these works of art and delighted to share them with our community and visitors.

12/13/2024

Albuquerque Museum wishes Josie Lopez well in her departure from her role here as Head Curator and Curator of Art! While her full-time tenure draws to a close, we are exceptionally lucky that she will continue working on exhibitions with us in the future.

Josie has been our North Star for the past six years. Among her many accomplishments, her leadership resulted in our first grants from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and our first exhibition grant from The National Endowment for the Arts.

She stewarded many important acquisitions, including the new Richard Diebenkorn painting “Untitled (Albuquerque),” 1952. She drafted the Museum’s Strategic Plan and led the reaccreditation of the Museum during the pandemic. And in addition to curating dozens of temporary exhibitions for the museum, she co-curated new installations of our permanent exhibitions, “Common Ground: Art in New Mexico” and the Museum’s sculpture garden.

Josie’s focus on community and relationship-building has yielded innumerable benefits to her immediate team, the Museum, our audiences, and our stakeholders.

Thank you Josie! We love you!

12/13/2024

We celebrated the holidays today with the Museum’s Annual Ugly Sweater Potluck Party.
The array of ugly sweaters was profound.
A Museum Fabricator fabricated elements of his winning sweater.
There was a convivial Museum Director masterfully hosting the event.
There were artists, City leaders, Museum Guides, Foundation colleagues and other esteemed guests.
The Chair of the Museum Board of Trustees enjoyed running seven BINGO cards at a time.
There was an Antler Toss.
There was an abundance of food, merry-making, and lots of good cheer.
Wishing everyone an equally creative, festive holiday season!

12/12/2024

Job Opportunities at Albuquerque Museum!

Tryfacta temp agency is listing two contract positions:

• Curatorial Assistant for Art
• Curatorial Assistant for Digital Collections

Both are up to 40 hrs/wk, entry-level, and on-site.

Applications accepted in December. Interviews start in January.

See the full job descriptions at:
https://ow.ly/jJSB50Uqmba

12/12/2024

Albuquerque Museum’s Photo Archives are closed December 12 – January 1. We look forward to welcoming you on Thursday, January 2, 2025. Happy Holidays!

Approximately 150,000 images are housed in the Museum’s Photo Archives, made by amateur, commercial, and studio photographers throughout the central Rio Grande Valley and the City of Albuquerque from 1867 to the present.

Starting January 2, 2025, the Photo Archives are open to the public Tuesdays – Friday, 9am–5pm. For research appointments, please schedule with the Digital Archivist by calling 505-764-6520.

To learn more about the Photo Archives, visit:
https://www.cabq.gov/artsculture/albuquerque-museum/museum-collections/photo-archives

Image:
Christmas Decorations, ca. 1950, gelatin silver print, Albuquerque Museum

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