Billy the Kid arrives at The Albuquerque Museum on May 13

May at The Albuquerque Museum

Opening Sunday, May 13
Dreamscape Desperado: Billy the Kid and the Outlaw in America
The story of legendary gunman Billy the Kid presented through historic artifacts and contemporary pop culture. This exhibit explores the life and death of Billy the Kid and looks at why this infamous character continues to fascinate the public 125 years after his death in Fort Sumner, NM. Don’t miss the classic Billy the Kid Film Series on select Thursdays during the exhibition. On display through July 22, 2007.

Opening Day activities
1 p.m. Billy the Kid Lecture
Learn more about famous outlaw Billy the Kid in a lecture by Paul Hutton, the guest curator of the Dreamscape Desperado exhibition.
2 – 4 p.m. Billy the Kid Musical Performance
On opening day Mark Gardner and Rex Rideout will introduce museum visitors to music popular in the days of Billy the Kid in their performance called Don’t Forget the Gallina: The Music of Billy the Kid and His Times.

May Events

Thursday, May 10
Artist Judy Chicago and author Gail Levin will discuss the re-installation of the Birth Project exhibition at The Albuquerque Museum and sign copies of the new Chicago biography written by Levin. The book signing takes place from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. and the dialogue begins at 6 p.m. Admission is free.

Saturday, May 12 – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Heritage Day at Casa San Ysidro
Celebrate Heritage Day 2007 at the museum's historic house Casa San Ysidro located in the Village of Corrales. Visitors of all ages will enjoy music, performances and artist demonstrations. Admission is free. Directions: Take Corrales Road north 3.2 miles, turn west on Old Church Road. For more information call 505-898-3915.
Sunday, May 20 -10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
23rd Annual Museum Car Show
One of Albuquerque’s largest car shows takes place every May at The Albuquerque Museum. Hundreds of antique, classic, exotic and sports cars will be on display in the museum parking lot along with trucks, motorcycles and vintage camper trailers.
Admission is free. The fee to participate in the car show is $10.00.
Thursday, May 24 - 6:30 p.m.
Classic Film Series
Billy the Kid (1930)
This is the first talking picture about Billy the Kid based on the 1926 novel The Saga of Billy the Kid by Walter Noble Burns. Director King Vidor casts All-American football star Johnny Mack Brown in the role of the Kid. Filmed near Gallup, NM the movie is renowned for its realistic settings and epic scope. Please note this is a classic film that has not been re-mastered. 95 minutes.
Admission to the film series is free.
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 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Saturdays in May - Family Art Workshops – 1 – 2:30 pm
All supplies are provided. Free with Museum general admission.
Also on display

Out of the Bag
An exhibition featuring never-before exhibited examples of handbags and pouches from the Museum’s permanent collection. Out of the Bag includes Victorian beaded reticules and mesh purses, fringed “flapper” bags, Plateau, Plains and Apache beaded pouches, and a silver filigree dance purse. On display through Sept. 16.
Judy Chicago: The Birth Project
The Birth Project was created by internationally renowned feminist artist and writer Judy Chicago from 1980 – 1985. It was designed by Chicago and executed in cooperation with 150 skilled needle workers. The collection includes images of birth and creation in embroidery, needlepoint, crochet, macramé and quilting which are combined with drawing and paintings by Judy Chicago. On display through August 19.
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
2000 Mountain Road NW
505-243-7255
lvenzuela@cabq.gov
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