¡Las Noticias!

Calendar of upcoming and current exhibitions and events
at the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

Now Open
Through November 30
Biennial Southwest '08 

This is the second installment of Biennial Southwest
at The Albuquerque Museum, another fascinating
exhibition of contemporary art currently being
produced in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, including
large site installations, paintings, sculpture, works on
paper, photography and alternative media.

(Right) Best Work on Paper: Lea Anderson, Dewdropic,
drawing on paper, 43 in. x 35 in.
Opening October 26, 2008

Through March 29, 2009

Globe, paper, wood papier mâché, brass,
by Matthäus Greuter,c. 1632.
One of the first to show Quebec City.
Stewart Museum, Montreal, Canada.

This fascinating exhibit traces
the little-known story of the
creation of three centers
from which English, French and
Spanish influences radiated
across the continent.
It is jointly organized by
the Virginia Historical Society
and the Smithsonian
Institution’s National Museum
of American History.



Swedish helmet excavated near
Philadelphia, c. 1650–80.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Collection, Atwater Kent
Museum of Philadelphia.


Justaucorps, or civilian man’s coat
from New France, early 18th century.
Stewart Museum, Montreal.
Click here for events and activities related to this exhibit
Upcoming Exhibitions and Events

Gary T. Erbe:
Forty Year
Retrospective


Gary Erbe,
The Night Before Christmas,
1992-93, 52 in. x 59 in.,
oil on canvas, courtesy of Ira Kent

December 21 through
February 15, 2009

Trompe l’oeil (to fool the eye)
is an illusionist technique
that goes back to ancient
Rome, 17-century Dutch
and 19th-century American
painting. This exhibition will
showcase more than 60
trompe l’oeil paintings
by Erbe. This self-taught
artist has exhibited
throughout the U.S. and
is internationally recognized
for his realistic style of
painting. This 40-year
retrospective of Erbe’s best
work, depicting pop culture
of the 1950s, 60s and 70s,
was organized by the Butler
Institute of American Art.

The Alvarado Hotel

March 8 – June 7, 2009

Built in 1902,
the Alvarado Hotel was
the site of the signing of
the State constitution
in 1911, host to
presidents and movie
stars over the years and
one of the Fred Harvey
hotels located on the
Santa Fe Railroad.
This exhibit will
feature The Museum’s comprehensive collection
of architectural elements,
room furnishings and
decorations that have
been preserved and
returned to Albuquerque
since the hotel’s tragic
demolition in 1970.


The Alvarado Hotel at night,
1908,  PA1978.050.433

Seasonal Events at
Casa San Ysidro


Friday, October 24
Mudding Day
No experience necessary!
Everyone is invited to help us
apply adobe plaster to maintain
this wonderful historic house.
Get dirty and have fun!

Saturday, December 6
Holiday Open House
5 – 8 pm / free admission

Casa San Ysidro will be
gaily decorated with
farolitos and holiday greens.
Come participate in
ornament making and
singing carols, bring the
children and celebrate
the holiday season!

Call 897-8828 for details.


Also on view



Deborah Paris, Summer Moon,
oil, 36 in. x 30 in.

Through December 7, 2008

This popular fund raiser
and exhibition by the
Albuquerque Museum
Foundation features
paintings, photographs
and sculptures by emerging
and well-known artists.

For more information
click here.

Cultural Renaissance—
40 Years of the
Albuquerque Museum

Through January 2009

Celebrating The Museum’s
40th birthday, the exhibit
traces its development
from the Albuquerque
Historical Society Museum
located in the Sister
Blandina School in 1961,
to its founding as a city
museum at the
Albuquerque Municipal
Airport in 1967,
to its current location.

Imagenes de
la Frontera,
Border Images,
1910-1916
through august 2009
The Mexican Revolution is a
story of complicated shifting
alliances for the Mexican
participants. The U.S. was
interested in the stabilization
of Mexico at the least, and
outright invasion and annexation
at the most. The 26 photographs
in the exhibit depict prominent
characters as well as
scenes from the conflict.

Photo above: Villa meets with
General Hugh Scott, 1915,
(l-r) Major Mickie, General Hugh
Scott, General Villa, and
General Rodolfo Fierro.
The Albuquerque Museum
Photoarchives, PA1977.65.141

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