Albuquerque Museum

Albuquerque Museum Art. History. People. Located in the heart of Old Town. Albuquerque Museum has served as the city's cultural center since 1967.
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Located in the heart of Old Town, the Museum maintains a reputation for being one of the leading institutions for art, history, and culture in the Southwest. Today, through the support of the City of Albuquerque Department of Arts & Culture and the Albuquerque Museum Foundation, the Museum continues to celebrate the rich culture of the people, history, and art through local, regional, national, an

d international exhibitions. MISSION STATEMENT

Albuquerque Museum: where our community is involved in Art and History and shares the stories of our rich heritage and many cultures. The Museum brings Albuquerque to the world and the world to Albuquerque.

June’sThird Thursday kicks off Juneteenth weekend with an evening of reflection,storytelling, creativity, and celebratio...
06/18/2026

June’sThird Thursday kicks off Juneteenth weekend with an evening of reflection,storytelling, creativity, and celebration. Through poetry, music,conversations, and hands-on artmaking, visitors are invited to honor thehistory and legacy of Juneteenth while exploring stories of place, belonging,and community. 

Building on themes explored in The Other Route 66 andfeaturing a special preview of The Woods Before Sunrise: Environment andPlace in New Mexico’s Black Contemporary, the evening invites visitors toreflect on the stories we carry, the communities we build, and the future weare creating together.

Free admission 5-8:30pm.

06/17/2026

Before an exhibition opens, there’s a lot that happens behind the scenes. This time-lapse reel shows the salvaged 1936 Ford arriving at the Museum receiving dock and guided to its space on the platform where a recreation of neon intervention is installed as the artist, Jan Beauboeuf, envisioned when she pulled the wrecked car from the Galisteo Creek in 1981. 
The Other Route 66 explores the histories, cultures, and communities that have made Albuquerque’s stretch of the Mother Road a place unlike any other.
On view through January 3, 2027.

06/16/2026

🎞️ Picture This is back with Part 2 of our story on itinerant photographers and their time in Albuquerque.

In this episode, we follow the trail of an itinerant photographer documenting businesses during the Great Depression. Traveling from town to town with little more than a camera and an entrepreneurial spirit, itinerant photographers captured everyday moments and local businesses, creating a remarkable visual record.

Through photographs preserved in our archives, we gain a glimpse into Albuquerque as it appeared in 1930 and 1931—and the stories that continue to emerge from these images nearly a century later.

On Flag Day, the Museum celebrates the formal adoption of the American flag on June 14, 1777. The stars and stripes has ...
06/15/2026

On Flag Day, the Museum celebrates the formal adoption of the American flag on June 14, 1777. The stars and stripes has undergone many different iterations over its nearly 250 years of existence, with several different star patterns as new states were added to the union.

This 48-star flag offers a snapshot into American history, representing the annexation of New Mexico and Arizona on January 6 and February 14 of 1912. 

Yale and Town Mfg. Co.
United States Flag (48 Stars), 1912-1930
Albuquerque Museum, gift of Betty Mae Hartman
PC1984.31.6

Today the Museum joins all of Albuquerque in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first PRIDE parade held in the summ...
06/14/2026

Today the Museum joins all of Albuquerque in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first PRIDE parade held in the summer of 1976. A group of 25 gathered at Morningside Park in Nob Hill and marched on Central Avenue sidewalk to Yale Park and back. The parade has grown each year from a sidewalk march to an annual official parade and festival.

This is but one example in the Museum’s Permanent Collection of We, The People, striving for a more perfect union.

Jessica Roybal, Pride Parade, June 8, 2019, Albuquerque Museum, PA2021.032.009.

06/13/2026

[SOUND ON]
With summer comes the return of the 35th season of Music Under The Stars ✨✨ at the Museum amphitheater on June 12 at 7:0pm with Son Como Son.

Cameo performances by Museum staff are rare and very special occasions, such as this one in the 33rd season with Jody Vanesky.

See you soon under the stars!

06/12/2026

Free Night at the Museum for the June edition of Third Thursday, a special evening celebrating the start of Juneteenth weekend with community, creativity, and culture.

Enjoy dynamic live performances, family-friendly activities, and a vibrant Ujima Collective pop-up market featuring local Black-owned businesses and artisans. You’ll also get a preview of The Woods Before Sunrise: Environment and Place in New Mexico’s Black Contemporary, an upcoming exhibition that explores landscape, belonging, and cultural history through the work of New Mexico-based artists.

Doors open at 5pm for another festive evening at your Museum! ✨ Curated by Neema and Diana for all.

The City of Albuquerque’s Department of Arts + Culture is seeking a Curator of Art who is proficient in regional art fro...
06/11/2026

The City of Albuquerque’s Department of Arts + Culture is seeking a Curator of Art who is proficient in regional art from New Mexico and the Southwest. A successful candidate should have a national and international awareness to secure and manage important traveling art exhibitions and will be responsible for leading the Art program in exhibition development and ex*****on, acquisitions, and educational programming.

Applications accepted through July 9 at  https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/%7B0%7Dcabq/jobs/newprint/5366105

Thank you to arts writer Logan Royce Beitmen for his thoughtful review of The Other Route 66: 100 Years of People, Ident...
06/10/2026

Thank you to arts writer Logan Royce Beitmen for his thoughtful review of The Other Route 66: 100 Years of People, Identity, and Place in Albuquerque.

The Other Route 66 is on view through January 3, 2027 with lots of public programming delving into the many stories surfaced in the exhibition.

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2000 Mountain Road NW
Albuquerque, NM
87104

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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(505) 243-7255

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