The University of New Mexico Art Museum in Albuquerque is a teaching museum dedicated to the preservation, collection and exhibition of art with collections in photography, painting, sculpture, prints and more. The museum houses the largest fine arts collection in the New Mexico.
About
The UNM Art Museum was founded in 1963 and includes collections in painting, sculpture, prints, American Art, and the Transcendental Painting Group. Admission to the museum located within the Center for the Arts complex at the University of New Mexico is always free; however, donations are encouraged. Onsite parking is not available but there is a parking garage east of the Arts building.
Collections
The collection at the UNM Art Museum are made up of modern, contemporary and historic world art. Not all works in the collection are available for viewing always as pieces are rotated through exhibits. The Museum also highlights certain pieces in special exhibitions and regularly hosts traveling and temporary exhibitions.
Painting and Sculpture-This collection is comprised of significant works in modern, contemporary and history painting and sculpture. Many of the artists featured in exhibits have ties to New Mexico such as Georgia O’Keefe as well as world renowned artists like Joan Brown and Bruce Connor. Historic Paintings from the 15th through 19th centuries showcase works by Juan Correa, Jan van de Velde III and many other European and Spanish Colonial artists. African sculpture and contemporary bronze and metalwork is also highlighted in this collection.
Photography- More than 1,000 different photographers and roughly 10,000 photographs are held in the photography collection of the UNM Art Museum. Works span the history of photography as an art medium and is the foundation of the museum’s reputation as the largest fine art photography collection in New Mexico. Included in this collection are works by Ansel Adams, August Sander, Laura Gilpin, Cindy Sherman, and Nadar.
Education Opportunities
The UNM Art Museum is a teaching museum where scholars, students, and educators can access multitudes of works and archives to study and interpret. There are also several programs available for all ages as well as community programs and events that highlight art and art education. The community and public programs change regularly and are listed on the UNM Art Museum website.
MSC04 2570 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, Phone: 505-277-4001
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