September News from the Albuquerque Museum

UNM Students Get into the Albuquerque Museum Free

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In partnership with Frontier/Golden Pride, the Albuquerque Museum is proud to announce that UNM students will receive FREE admission to the Museum when they show their student ID during the 2013-2014 school year. If you are a student, or have one in your family, be sure to check out all of the exciting events and exhibitions we will have at the Museum during the coming year.

Opening Soon:

Vernacular Architecture
of New Mexico: Photographs by Robert Christensen

September 21, 2013 to March 16, 2014

In 52 stunning black and white photographs, Belen-based photographer Robert Christensen has documented in a spare composition format, spontaneously designed buildings such as gas stations, garages, barns, bars, sheds, and shops. The artist states, "While quite a few of these buildings still stand, as a genus they are fading away, along with the individualism and self-reliance that produced them. Some have been chicly remodeled at the expense of their original allure, and some have just vanished."

Over the past four decades, Christensen has driven to all corners of New Mexico and neighboring borderlands looking for interesting buildings along the way. Towns such as Vado, Dexter, Vaughn, Midway, Acme, La Joya, Cleveland, and Canutillo all evoke places out of forgotten legend or the mythical long ago. The range of building types serves as a compendium of American style, from the white clapboard church set against the mountains of Cloudcroft to the Spanish Mediterranean tile roofs over an arcade on an abandoned school in Contreras.This installation includes recent prints of images created from 1974 through 2013, which were donated by the artist to the Albuquerque Museum.

Last Chance:
Estampas de la Raza

Exhibition closes September 29

Don't miss out on a chance to see Estampas de la Raza: Contemporary Prints from the Romo Collection. The exhibition comprises more than 60 prints chronicling the Latino experience in the U.S. The exhibition covers five distinct themes: "Identity," "Struggle," "Tradition, Culture, Memory," "Icons," and "Other Voices." The exhibit features 44 artists, including John A. Hernandez, Leticia V. Huerta, Juan Miguel Ramos, Alex Rubio, Vincent Valdez, Joe Lopez, Michael Menchaca, Rolando Brise�o, and Celina Hinojosa do San Antonio.

Estampas de la Raza close on September 29th.

Also in September

Patrons' Circle Member
Tour of Photo Archives
September 19, 5 - 6:00 p.m.

All members of the Museum's Patrons' Circle are invited to join us for an exclusive tour of the new Photo Archives area at the Museum. After the tour, members are invited to go enjoy our 3rd Thursday events and the Museum's current exhibitions. Please RSVP for the tour no later than September 13th. Call 505.338.8760 to RSVP. This event is for Patrons' Circle members only.

Teacher Open House
September 25, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

An open house for educators in collaboration with Explora and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History. Enjoy free educational materials, entertainment, refreshments and giveaways while browsing the latest exhibits.

Special Events Volunteer Wanted

The Albuquerque Museum is looking for a Special Events Volunteer. Events volunteers will provide customer service and general support for Member Opening Preview Events and Fundraising Events. Most events take place on evenings and some weekends.

Duties could include any of the following: Greet members and welcome them during special events, check membership cards, take tickets, hand out nametags, hand out programs, and answer general questions. Volunteers may be required to dress in appropriate attire depending on the type of event. Please click here for additional information.

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Have lunch at the Museum, shop at the Gallery Store, and enjoy tours of the Museum, our Sculpture Garden, Old Town and more.

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Family Fun Days

3rd Thursday in September

September 19, 5 - 8:30 p.m.

Enjoy a closing reception for Estampas de la Raza. Hear a talk by syndicated columnist, Gustavo Arellano of "�Ask a Mexican!". Gustavo Arellano's column is published by Orange County's alternative weekly OC Weekly. It was first published in 2004 as a one-time spoof, but it ended up becoming one of the weekly's most popular columns. The column now appears in 37 newspapers across the country and has a weekly circulation of over 2 million.

Also appearing on the 19th is The Big Spank, a band based in Albuquerque that composes and performs with an original musical style that is described as "Funky-Latin-Punkish-Ska-Pop".

Stop by, enjoy Happy Hour specials at the bar and "Grab and Go" snacks available from 5 - 7 p.m. at Slate at the Museum. The Museum offers free admission from 5 - 8:30 p.m. and the Gallery Store offers evening hours for all 3rd Thursday events.

"Swear", by Hakim Bellamy Now Available

in the Gallery Store

Our Gallery store is proud to offer "Swear", by Albuquerque Poet Laureate Hakim Bellamy. This collection of hard-hitting poems addresses the issues important to our day-politics, work, and art. Bellamy moves from a freethinking attitude of deliverance to a provocative new space where the reader can reflect on the poet's inquisition of the one percent, working-class life in urban and rural America, and the transcendent value of hip hop as one of our top exports and global contributions.

Harvest Festival at
Casa San Ysidro

Have you ever tasted freshly baked bread from a horno? Or heard the high-pitched sound of a hammer as it hits metal on an anvil? These are just some of the experiences possible during our Family Fun Day at Casa San Ysidro during the Corrales Harvest Festival. The Festival celebrates the history and people that have made Corrales the charming village that it is today, and has continually ranked as one of the favorite festivals in the Albuquerque area. This free event is a great opportunity for families to explore New Mexico's traditions.

Corrales Harvest Festival is a village-wide event held on September 28 and 29. Activities at Casa San Ysidro will take place from
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. each day.

Family Fun Days are sponsored by Wells Fargo.

African American Art in the 20th Century

Exhibition opens September 28!

The Albuquerque Museum is excited to announce our Fall exhibition: African American Art in the 20th Century. The exhibition presents 100 paintings, sculptures, and photographs by 43 African American artists from the premier collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, more than half of which are being shown for the first time.

Be sure to check out our October e-newsletter for the full story.

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