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University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, NM

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University of New Mexico Art Museum

Free university art museum in Albuquerque's Center for the Arts, showing contemporary and historical works.

203 Cornell Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106 · Albuquerque, NM

About University of New Mexico Art Museum

The UNM Art Museum sits on the University of New Mexico campus in the Center for the Arts building. It holds what the museum describes as the largest art collection in the state and presents rotating exhibitions, including contemporary work and printmaking shows tied to the Tamarind Institute. Visitors can also explore digital resources such as an archive of an artist-led project and a web portal dedicated to painter Raymond Jonson. Admission costs nothing, and the museum is open to students, faculty, staff, and the public.

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