Albuquerque Museum of Art and History
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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The Albuquerque Museum, formerly known as the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, is a public art and history museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is located in the Old Town area and is operated by the City of Albuquerque Department of Arts & Culture.{{cite web |title=Albuquerque Museum Foundation |url=https://albuquerquemuseumfoundation.org/ |publisher=Albuquerque Museum Foundation |access-date=August 27, 2021}}
The Albuquerque Museum is dedicated to preserving the art of the American Southwest and the history of Albuquerque and the Middle Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico. The museum also contributes significantly to the cultural and educational programs in the city of Albuquerque. The museum features art of the Southwest and its global influences, as well as 400 years of Albuquerque history with permanent installations and special exhibitions of national and international origin.
History
The museum opened as the Museum of Albuquerque in 1967, operating out of a temporary location in the recently vacated Old Albuquerque Municipal Airport Building.{{cite news |title=Dream Coming True in Museum Opening |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45301987/albuquerque-journal/ |access-date=August 27, 2021 |work=Albuquerque Journal |date=September 3, 1967 |via=Newspapers.com}} In 1975, voters approved a bond issue to fund construction of a new, permanent location on the site of a former truck terminal in Old Town. The building was designed by local architect Antoine Predock and opened in 1979.{{cite news |last1=Gallagher |first1=Hugh |title=New Albuquerque Museum Construction Almost Over |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84225575/albuquerque-journal/ |access-date=August 27, 2021 |work=Albuquerque Journal |date=January 21, 1979 |via=Newspapers.com}} A major expansion designed by Rohde May Keller McNamara Architecture (RMKM) was completed in 2005.{{cite news |last1=Dingman |first1=Tracy |title=Grand entrance, cafe greet visitors |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84226444/albuquerque-journal/ |access-date=27 August 2021 |work=Albuquerque Journal |date=April 17, 2005 |via=Newspapers.com}}
Exhibits
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The museum's permanent exhibits are dedicated to art in New Mexico, and the history of Albuquerque include early maps, conquistador armor, weavings, and other artifacts of colonial life in New Mexico. The museum also hosts changing exhibits, a massive photo archive, art galleries, and maintains an outdoor sculpture garden on the grounds. The museum's collections include 10,000 artworks, 35,000 historical objects, and 130,000 photographs in the photo archive.{{cite web |title=Albuquerque Museum to Acquire New Works from Living Local Artists |url=https://www.cabq.gov/artsculture/news/albuquerque-museum-to-acquire-new-works-from-living-local-artists |publisher=City of Albuquerque |access-date=August 27, 2021 |date=June 30, 2021}}
=Permanent exhibits=
- Common Ground: Art in New Mexico{{cite news |title=Bigger is Sometimes Better: Common Ground: Art in New Mexico at the Albuquerque Museum |first=Steven Robert |last=Allen |work=Alibi |volume=13 |number=53 |date=December 30, 2004 |url=http://alibi.com/art/10617/Bigger-is-Sometimes-Better.html |accessdate=2015-04-22}}
- Only in Albuquerque{{cite news |title=New $4M exhibit breathes life into ABQ's history |first=Ollie Jr. |last=Reed |date=February 20, 2015 |work=Albuquerque Journal |url=http://www.abqjournal.com/544098/news/comes-to-life.html |accessdate=2015-04-22}}
- Sculpture Garden (the City of Albuquerque provides a mobile app guide to the Garden){{cite web |title=ABQ Museum Sculpture Garden Guide |publisher=City of Albuquerque |url=http://www.cabq.gov/abq-apps/city-apps-listing/abq-museum-sculpture-garden-guide |accessdate=2015-04-22}}
=La Jornada=
Located in the sculpture garden is the sculpture La Jornada, which was removed from public view in 2020 and later restored to the museum garden.
Casa San Ysidro
The Albuquerque Museum also operates tours for a late 18th-century house in Corrales, New Mexico, called Casa San Ysidro. The house features a recreation of a 19th-century rancho, including a family chapel, a central plazuela and an enclosed corral area.
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book |title=Enchanted Lifeways: The History, Museums, Arts & Festivals of New Mexico |author=New Mexico Office of Cultural Affairs |publisher=New Mexico Magazine |year=1995 |isbn=0937206393}}
External links
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- {{Official website|http://cabq.gov/museum/ }}
- [http://www.cabq.gov/culturalservices/albuquerque-museum Information about The Albuquerque Museum] (City of Albuquerque)
- [http://www.virtualalbuquerque.com/VirtualABQ/AlbuquerqueMuseum/ A Virtual Tour of the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Albuquerque, NM]
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Category:1967 establishments in New Mexico
Category:Antoine Predock buildings
Category:Art museums and galleries in New Mexico
Category:History museums in New Mexico
Category:Museums established in 1967