January at the Albuquerque Museum

January is a busy month at The Albuquerque Museum. Don't miss the new exhibitions opening on January 21 & 28.

Leslie

January at The Albuquerque Museum

Opening Sunday, January 21
Extraordinary Bodies: Photographs from the Mütter Museum
This exhibition places work by current photographers in juxtaposition with powerful images from the Mütter Museum's renowned medical historical photography collection. On display through April 15. Opening day lecture at 1 p.m. by exhibition curator Laura Lindgren.

Descansos: The Sacred Landscape of New Mexico
Photographs by Joan E. Alessi
An exhibition of forty color photographs depicting descansos (roadside memorials) from various roadways throughout Northern New Mexico. See them through April 15.

Opening Sunday, January 28
Unlimited Boundaries: Dichotomy of Place in Contemporary Native American Art
In collaboration with the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
An invitational exhibition featuring work by eleven nationally and internationally known artists from the United States and Canada, eight of whom who are from New Mexico. These artists were selected for their cutting-edge concepts as contemporary artists. The Albuquerque Museum will display multiple works by each invited artist while the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center will feature one small-scale work by each invited artist.
Artists who will participate in the exhibition include: Norman Akers, Steven Deo, Bob Haozous, Gregory Lomayesva, Nora Naranjo-Morse, Shelley Niro, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (with Neal Ambrose-Smith), Diego Romero, Duane Slick, C. Maxx Stevens, and Emmi Whitehorse. On display though April 15.
Exhibitions Closing Sunday, January 7
Biennial Southwest
The first regional juried exhibition of its kind presenting more than one hundred contemporary art works from New Mexico, Texas and Arizona.
Sordid and Sacred: The Beggars in Rembrandt’s Etchings
Selections from the John Villarino Collection
A wonderful opportunity to view 35 rare etchings by famed Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn. Sordid and Sacred was organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles.
January Activities
Free General Admission Days at The Albuquerque Museum
The first Wednesday of the month is a free general admission day. General admission to the Museum is also free every Sunday morning from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Saturdays in January - Family Art Workshops – 1 – 2:30 pm
All supplies are provided. Free with Museum general admission.

Also on display
Haunted Highways
A collection of photographs by the late Ralph Looney, longtime journalist for the Albuquerque Tribune, featuring ghost towns of New Mexico and portraits of the people who lived there. The images were taken by Looney for his book Haunted Highways: The Ghost Towns of New Mexico published in 1968. On display through June 2007.

The Sewell Family: Old Town and the Tourist Pottery Market
The story of the Sewell family’s role in the preservation of the Old Town Armijo properties, and the subsequent revival of the local tourist pottery market. On display through August 2007.

Alburquerque Conmemorado – Alburquerque Commemorated
From its history collections and photograph archives The Albuquerque Museum presents artifacts that, brought together for the first time, commemorate people, places and events in our city’s history.

Common Ground: Art in New Mexico
Common Ground is a permanent art exhibition highlighting a significant amount of museum-owned works from the late 19th century to the present day. It is displayed chronologically giving visitors a glimpse into the evolution of art in New Mexico.

Four Centuries: A History of Albuquerque
A permanent exhibition of local history depicting four hundred years of the history of Albuquerque and the Rio Grande Valley region. Look over early maps, arms and armor and weaving. Learn about trade routes, colonial life and statehood era relics.

Leslie E. Venzuela
Public Relations & Marketing
The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History
http://www.cabq.gov/museum
phone: 505-243-7255