String Quartets are an oft performed genre within chamber music.  As Clara Driscoll attended many concerts during her time in New York City, she probably heard many string quartets of the time.  This concert will feature Antonin Dvorak’s “American String Quartet" and Arnold Schoenberg’s “Quartet No. 2 with Soprano." Concerts are free with museum admission; seating first come, first served.See More

Clara Driscoll often wrote about attending the opera while living in New York City, and particularly expressed a love for the operas of Richard Wagner.  This concert will feature songs by Charles Ives, Amy Beach, Aaron Copland, Giuseppe Verdi, and Richard Wagner. Concerts are free with museum admission; seating first come, first served.See More

Antique, vintage, classic, sports, exotic, special interest and street-legal show modified automobiles. Also trucks, motorcycles, motor scooters, tractors and vintage campers. In the Special Events room inside the Museum there will be a Toy and Model Program and an Auto Art Exhibit.See More

The Albuquerque Museum opens its door every Sunday morning for free.  Visit the changing and permanent exhibitions, have a meal or beverage at the café, and shop in the Gallery Store.  Fees for special exhibits and events still apply during free admission times. See More

Edwin Land was an inventor, businessman, war contractor, passionate follower of the arts, and inventor of Polaroid camera.  Learn about the life of this enigmatic genius in a talk by Dr. Victor McElheny of MIT. Victor K. McElheny is a distinguished science writer whose work has appeared in The Charlotte Observer, Science magazine, The Boston Globe and The New York Times. At The Times during the 1970s, he founded one of the first technology columns in American newspapers. His books include…See More

Sunday, January 30 through Sunday, April 10, 2011Opening Day Programming - Sunday, January 30, 20111 p.m. - 4 p.m.A premiere exhibition that examines the artist’s way of looking and thinking in an exhibition comprised of hundreds of Waldrum’s one-of-a-kind Polaroid images capturing his surroundings. The exhibition will be augmented by prints and paintings by Waldrum from The Museum’s collection, created with the assistance of his Polaroid views of the world. See more of A Passionate Light:…See More

Sunday, January 30 through Sunday, April 10, 2011Opening Day Programming - Sunday, January 30, 20111 p.m. - 4 p.m.A premiere exhibition that examines the artist’s way of looking and thinking in an exhibition comprised of hundreds of Waldrum’s one-of-a-kind Polaroid images capturing his surroundings. The exhibition will be augmented by prints and paintings by Waldrum from The Museum’s collection, created with the assistance of his Polaroid views of the world. See more of A Passionate Light:…See More

Opening day programming for this exhibition will include:· 1 p.m. - Talk: A Stitch in Time with Nancy C. Benson: Ms. Benson, author of New Mexico Colcha Club, will discuss her book about the history of colcha embroidery. Signing and book sale in the Gallery Store immediately following lecture.· 2 - 4 p.m. - Colcha Embroidery Demonstrations by Spanish Market Artists Julia Gomez and Kathleen Sais LernerMuseum admission required.  Members receive free admission. This exhibition celebrates colcha…See More