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Tickets may be purchased from cashiers at the admissions desk of the Museum from 9:00am until one half-hour before closing.
Tickets may be purchased at the admissions desk with cash, check or credit card. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover Card.
Online ticket sales are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week here. Online tickets for general admission do not expire and can be used on any day the Museum is open to the general public. You must have access to a PRINTER to print online tickets purchased at home.
Children 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. There is no charge for children 3 and younger.
| Ticket Type | Senior (65 & older) |
Adult (19-64) |
Teen (13-18) |
Child (4-12) |
General Admission - New Mexico resident |
$2 | $3 | $3 | $1 |
General Admission - out of State * |
$2 | $4 | $3 | $1 |
*Note that out-of-state admission charges are the same as for New Mexico State residents when tickets are purchased online.
The Museum offers free admission to school groups. Fees are covered by funding through the Albuquerque Museum Foundation. To take advantage of this offer, please call and book your visit two weeks in advance with the Education Division of the Museum at 243-7255.
There are no discounts for community centers, senior centers, scout groups, summer recreation groups, church groups, group homes, large families, company groups, YMCAs, after-school groups, bus tours or the like. If you are purchasing tickets online for a large group, please let the Museum know of your intended visit, particularly if you want to schedule a tour or have special needs.
Albuquerque Museum Foundation
membership confers free general admission to the Museum and discounts to many special events. Members also receive a discount in the Gallery Store.
Free admission to the Museum is offered to card-bearing members of the American Association of Museums and the New Mexico Association of Museums.
General Museum admission is free every Sunday from 9:00am - 1:00pm, from 9:00am - 5:00pm on the first Wednesday of every month, and from 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm on the Third Thursday of every month. Free admission applies to general museum admission only. Fees for special exhibits and events still apply on free times.