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Here's how to visit museums for free in Albuquerque

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Elementary school students explore the grounds of The Albuquerque Museum.

Elizabeth Tucker Elizabeth Tucker Elizabeth Tucker Journal Staff Writer
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Albuquerque has a variety of museums, and some of them have free days or sponsored events.

Albuquerque Museum

Free on the first Wednesday of every month and from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Sunday.

The museum also has free entry 5 to 8:30 p.m. the third Thursday of every month, except in December. The event features food, music, yoga and access to the art gallery.

LOCATION: 2000 Mountain NW, 505-243-7255

HOURS: Closed Monday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday

Adults out-of-state: $6

Adults in-state: $5

seniors 65+: $4

children ages 4-12: $3

Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum

New Mexico Museum of Natural History

Library Passes

children 3 and under: free

Free on the first Wednesday of every month and from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Sunday, excluding Balloon Fiesta.

LOCATION: 9201 Balloon Museum NE, 505-768-6020

HOURS:

Other days:

Adults out-of-state: $6

Adults in-state: $5

seniors 65+: $4

children ages 6-17: $3

children 5 and under: free

Museum Foundation Members; ICOM, AAM & NMAM members: free

Residents of Valencia County can visit for free during the month of February, as part of the museum foundation's partnership with Meta. The company donated $300,000 to support attendance for Valencia County residences, as well as other educational programs.

LOCATION: 1801 Mountain NW, 505-841-2800

HOURS: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. every day but Tuesday, closed on Thanksgiving

Prices:

Adults: $8

for youth aged 13-17: $7

for children aged 3-12: $5

Toddlers 2 and under: free

Albuquerque Public Libraries have free passes to various museums Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Explora Science Center & Children's Museum, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, National Museum of Nuclear Science & History and the New Mexico Holocaust Museum. There is also a family pass, allowing families to visit any of 15 state museums and historic sites throughout the state. Visit your local branch to see what passes are available.

“Only in Albuquerque” is a permanent exhibit at The Albuquerque Museum.
The front entrance of the Albuquerque Museum with the sculpture of “The Dancer” by artist Michael Naranjo, 1989.
Elementary school students explore the grounds of The Albuquerque Museum.
Fourth and fifth-graders at San Felipe de Neri School at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science in Albuquerque, N.M., on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. The Tyrannosaurus rex relative was discovered in Elephant Butte in 1983.
The left lower jaw of a Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis on display at the unveiling at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science in Albuquerque on Thursday.
Fourth and fifth graders of San Felipe de Neri School explore during a field trip at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science in Albuquerque on Thursday. The students witnessed the unveiling of the Tyrannosaurus mcraensis. The Tyrannosaurus rex relative was discovered in Elephant Butte in 1983.
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Jon Ashworth, command center controller, adjusts his radio next to the display of the 66th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place bohemia crystal trophies, 2023, inside the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum in Albuquerque, N.M., on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.
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LEFT: Ben Anello, with the command center, views the display of the 66th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Bohemia crystal trophies inside the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum on Thursday.
The Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum in Balloon Fiesta Park is dedicated to preserving ballooning history.
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