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.

Thank you to Elizabeth Secor for the recent review of “The Woods Before Sunrise: Environment and Place in New Mexico’s l...
09/05/2026

Thank you to Elizabeth Secor for the recent review of “The Woods Before Sunrise: Environment and Place in New Mexico’s lack Contemporary.”

On view through October 18, 2026.

The Museum’s Public Outreach Coordinator, Diana Delgado, does much more than bring people - especially youth - together ...
09/04/2026

The Museum’s Public Outreach Coordinator, Diana Delgado, does much more than bring people - especially youth - together at the Museum. This summer, Diana was invited to perform in the Santa Fe Opera’s production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.”

We are delighted to share official photos by Bronwen Sharp for the Santa Fe Opera that have a subtle white arrow identifying Diana performing alongside the cast and some candid photos on stage and backstage. 

Welcome back to the Museum after a long summer of rehearsing and performing in Santa Fe, Diana!

09/03/2026

Today we are behind the scenes in the Museum’s East Vault.

The Collections team, led by Ellen Castrone, is wrapping up a 3-year inventory project made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Updating photographic records with new images as well as photographing objects for the first time, has been one of the core objectives of this project.

09/02/2026

A pioneer of tourism in the American southwest, the Fred Harvey Hotels served thousands of tourists and marketed Indigenous culture to travelers.

This history of tourism in the American southwest is presented in three exhibitions at the Museum:
“Fred Harvey’s Route 66” on view through Dec 6, 2026
“High Desert Ballyhoo” on view through Dec 13, 2026
“The Other Route 66: 100 Years of People, Identity, and Place in Albuquerque” on view through Jan 3, 2027

Have you seen them all?

09/01/2026

Woodstock on Wheels passed through Placitas, New Mexico in August 1970, hosting a free outdoor concert celebrating the counterculture of the west coast, sometimes referred to as the gospel of Flower Power. 

Check out this moment in American rock and roll history in this week's episode of •Picture This• a video podcast produced by the Museum’s Archives.

As summer starts to wane - schools are full again, fields need to be harvested, chiles are roasting, and the Santa Fe op...
08/31/2026

As summer starts to wane - schools are full again, fields need to be harvested, chiles are roasting, and the Santa Fe opera season concludes - the Museum has a wide array of public programs for all ages, the curious, and knowledge seekers.

Scroll through >> to mark your calendars. We can’t wait to welcome you back to your Museum of Art and History.

Photo credits:

cover image - Frank McCullough, detail of “Arroyo Seco,” 1986, Albuquerque Museum, museum purchase, 1985 General Obligation Bonds, PC1986.53.1.

Public Art Sculpture, 1979, Albuquerque Museum, museum purchase, 1985 General Obligation Bonds,
PC1986.53.1.

Carolyn Finney, photographer Nicolas Nicols

Headshot of breana connor, provided by the artist

Indian Detours image provided by Kathleen Dull

08/29/2026

Paula Wilson is one of nine artists in The Woods Before Sunrise: Environment and Place in New Mexico’s Black Contemporary, whose mixed-media artworks centers the natural world and her experiential connection with it.

“I feel that a lot of Black artists hesitate to identify as naturalists because of the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow and being systematically excluded from environmental movements. However, this also gives us an opening to connect on new terms that restore, and find the enduring pathways of interdependence,” Wilson has reflected.

On view through October 18, 2026. Have you located the pigeons?

08/28/2026

One of three artists featured in this show, Margaret Fitzgerald’s painting functions as self-portraits, reflecting on the artist’s inner life while responding to the social and political realities that shape it, seeking a visual language to form what she wants to express.

The artist describes her process as “seeking something familiar…with each painting I want to dig deeper, move beyond the limitations of words and evoke an emotional response. I want to catch a glimpse of the intangible human experience.”

Curated by Museum Curator, Augustine Romero.
On view through October 16, 2026 at the South Broadway Cultural Center. 
Gallery hours are 10am - 6pm Tuesday through Saturday.

The Museum is saddened to share that Annette Gutierrez Turk passed away last week.A volunteer guide at Casa San Ysidro s...
08/27/2026

The Museum is saddened to share that Annette Gutierrez Turk passed away last week.
A volunteer guide at Casa San Ysidro since 2020, Annette led public and school tours, and demonstrated traditional colcha embroidery and weaving during heritage festivals and public programs. 
Annette was a master colcha embroiderer, renowned throughout the region for her artistic talent and her generosity as an educator. The Museum is fortunate to have Annette’s beautiful handwork on view at Casa San Ysidro: the Angel Colcha displayed in the Weaving Room, and the decorative bed apron on the Armijo Bed in the Primary Bedroom. 
Annette was proud to be a 15th generation New Mexican and Spanish Market artist, as well as having taught New Mexico history as it related to her love of Spanish colonial colcha embroidery. She taught on the national, regional and state level. Her work is in the collection of the Guizhou Ethnic Cultural Museum, Guiyang, China and the Museum of Spanish Colonial Arts, Santa Fe, NM, USA.
Services for Annette will take place on Thursday, September 3rd, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, located at619 Copper Ave NW. The Rosary will be prayed at 10am, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30am. A celebration of Annette’s life will be held at 1pm at the National Hispanic Cultural Center the Salon Ortega and in the Patio courtyard.
Annette was a very special part of the Casa San Ysidro family, and we will miss her immensely. The family requests that each of you continue acts of kindness in her memory.

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