Family
Summer Fun Guide
TO THE MUSEUM
Create THINK OF ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM AS A SUMMERTIME FAMILY DESTINATION—a place to create. Families can find inspiration for at-home projects, in-person family-oriented classes (free with admission), or enjoy a cool (in many ways)
Learn EXPLORE THE MUSEUM’S COLLECTIONS. Pick up the Museum’s Art Cards to use as a conversation-starter around the family dinner table. Art Cards, located next to select pieces in the La Malinche, provide tips for
VISIT THE FAMILY GALLERY as you exit the
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO ON A
exhibition Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Legacy of
SATURDAY AFTERNOON from 1-2:30? Drop in
La Malinche. Families gather at the tables where
to Family Art Workshops, where the Museum’s
Museum-provided supplies and instructions help
expert, fun, and friendly art instructors are on
young and old alike to create art projects based
hand to help families fool around with art. There’s
on the exhibition. Take it home to remind you of
a new theme every week, many inspired by the
your visit.
Museum’s exhibitions and collections.
MUSEUM SCAVENGER HUNT
INSPIRATION
environment on a hot summer afternoon.
looking at art.
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM COLLECTS ARTWORKS AND OBJECTS THAT TELL THE STORIES of our city, state, and region. It displays some of these works in Common Ground: Art in New Mexico; Only in Albuquerque; and the Sculpture Garden (a great place for a summer picnic). Find these in Common Ground.
SEE What do these works have in common? What colors, shapes, lines, and textures do you see? What kinds of animals?
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SUMMER 2022
Art. History. People.
