Membership Matters

December 2024

Museum & Foundation Highlights

Please Support our Year-End Appeal

We are so thankful for our community’s support and the opportunity to make a real difference. Your partnership makes it possible for us to bring history and science to life, inspiring countless individuals and enriching our community with learning experiences that deepen our understanding of the natural world.

Your generosity fuels our ability to empower and educate, honoring the wonders of history and science. Please join us in giving thanks by supporting the Foundation with a gift in any amount.

Warm wishes for a great holiday season,

Abigail Eaton

CEO, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation

Or send a check to:

New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation

P.O. Box 25446

Albuquerque, NM 87125-5446

Holiday Gift Cards: A Perfect Stocking Stuffer

The best gift is one given TWICE!



When you purchase a gift card from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation, you're actively supporting a local nonprofit, and that gift card can then be used to purchase Memberships at the Museum, fun items in the NatureWorks Discovery Store, and tickets to exciting films in the Verus Research DynaTheater (when purchased at the Membership Desk).

Save the Date for Chocolate Fantasy: March 8

Lights, camera, action! We're rolling out the red carpet on March 8, 2025 for a Chocolate Fantasy fit for the stars. Save the date: March 8, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. to Midnight at Sandia Resort & Casino.

Now Showing at the Verus Research DynaTheater

T.REX 3D

Blue Whales 3D

Desert Elephants 3D

Conserving America's Wildlands Extended!

The Museum’s popular traveling exhibition Conserving America’s Wildlands: The Vision of Ted Turner, presented by Thornburg Investment Management, has been extended through the end of the year!

Stop by and see stunning wildland photography alongside never-before-seen fossils and other specimens from the museum’s Research Collections through December. Included with admission.

Presented by

STEAM Trek Virtual Field Trips Free Across NM

Classes statewide can register for free virtual field trips.

STEAM Trek virtual field trips are a great way to get your class excited about natural history and science, and are free thanks to the generosity of our sponsors.

Each trip includes a 40-minute film with teacher notes and classroom activities, plus a classroom Discovery Box with logo gifts and Verus Research DynaTheater tickets for each child.

Register for a trip for your class today!

STEAM Trek is presented by:

And sponsored by:

Finish your Holiday Shopping at NatureWorks

Still shopping for that perfect gift? Find it at NatureWorks with gifts that are perfect for anyone in your life. Purchases are always tax-free, and Museum members also receive a 10% discount.

Happening at the Museum

First Friday Fractals

Friday, December 6 and Friday, January 3

Showings at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9 p.m.

$10 for adults, $8 for seniors (60+), $5 for kids 3-12 yrs.

Old Town Holiday Stroll

Friday, December 6

5 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Special activities FREE to the public during Holiday Stroll hours.

Science Fiction or Fact - Star Wars: A New Hope

Thursday, December 12

4 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Free, donations encouraged. Preregistration highly recommended.

Mesmerica at the Planetarium

Friday, December 13 | Friday, December 27 | Saturday, December 28

Showtimes and prices vary, starting at $20

Use code MESdcaMEMBERS for a 10% discount.

Use Smith's Rewards to Support the Museum

Link your Smith's rewards card to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation for 0.5% of every eligible purchase to be donated in support of the Museum.

Donating to the Foundation is easy when you shop at Smith's and swipe your linked rewards card!