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Third Thursday

Free night at the Museum

When

May 15, 2025
05:00 PM - 08:30 PM

Where

Albuquerque Museum
2000 Mountain Rd. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
505-243-7255

Description

Schedule of Events:

5:30–8pm
Art Activity: Spring Paper Mosaics
Lobby
Create paper cut designs to celebrate the coming of spring, inspired by the beautiful mosaic floor piece The Pathway by Beverley Magennis and Robert Stout, located in the West Sculpture Garden of the Museum.

5–7pm
Adoption Event: Good Homes for Good Dogs
Ventana Salon Courtyard
In honor of the exhibition Good Dogs: Faithful Friends from the Collections in Gallery 3, join Animal Welfare for the first ever doggie adoption event to be held at the Albuquerque Museum. Learn how you can help support dogs in need, and potentially meet a new family member.

5:30–7:30pm
Conversations with Collections: Pets from the Photo Archives
Ventana Salon
The Photo Archives is celebrating examples of the cute, lovable, and sometimes unexpected pets that have been loyal companions to Albuquerque residents and the museum staff over the years. Stop by our table and tell us your pet stories and learn more about the Museum's Photo Archives and how it serves the public. 

5:30–7:30pm
Music: Mala Maña
Amphitheatre
Immerse yourself in the music of Albuquerque’s all women’s voice and percussion ensemble Mala Maña, fusing folkloric and contemporary rhythms of Las Americas with original compositions, songs influenced by salsa, boleros, reggaeton, cumbia’s of Colombia and Mexico, and Afro Colombian rhythms of the Pacific coast.

7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Sunset Yoga: Bliss in the City
Ventana Salon
Close out the evening with some sunset yoga led by Bliss in the City. Celebrate the end of our furry friend themed evening with a good downward dog.

Third Thursdays are made possible in part by The City of Albuquerque's Urban Enhancement Trust Fund and New Mexico Arts, a division of the New Mexico Office of Cultural Affairs.


Image:
Brooks Studio, Dog with a Stool (detail), ca. 1930, gelatin silver print, gift of Channell Graham

Price

Free
Third Thursday

Alt text: Old photograph of a dog in profile standing on a stool that says "MOON"

Contact

Diana Delgado
505-243-7255