Women’s History Month 2024 Special Event
Albuquerque Museum Exhibit Tour & Happy Hour
Welcome Women’s History Month on Thursday, February 29th, 4 PM at the Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Rd NW. We will meet in the museum lobby to
begin our tour of the special exhibit, News For The People: Local Journalism in the
1970s.
The exhibit curator, Jonathan Wright, will lead the tour. News for the People explores how journalism informs and protects democracy. The exhibition considers
various media that presented journalism, from newspapers to radio and television, during the turbulent social issues of the 1970s, while also considering how these
media formats became popular and changed over time. The exhibit highlights the rich history of local journalism by utilizing a visual timeline of journalism
objects, publications, and photographs. The museum requested an archival edition of the publication that today is known as the League’s Voter Guide
to be featured in the exhibit.
After the exhibit tour, we will make our way down the road to the Sawmill Market to share a Happy Hour together in celebration of Women’s History Month. Purchase
your drink and snacks, and then meet us upstairs on the west end. Members are welcome to join us at the Happy Hour even if they cannot join the tour.
There is typically street parking available near the museum, as well as space in the parking structure and the Albuquerque Hotel parking lot across the street
from the Museum. The Sawmill is walking distance from the Museum. If walking is not an option for you, park near the museum, then look for a spot in one of the
Sawmill lots.
Reservations are required by Sunday, February 25. The exhibit tour is limited to 25 participants. If more than 25 registrations are received, we will begin a
waiting list and contact those on the waiting list to let them know if there were cancellations. If you make a reservation and find out you cannot attend, please let us
know so we can update the waiting list. Please note: While Women’s History Month doesn’t officially begin until March 1, we are celebrating a day early as the
exhibit closes on March 3 and Mr. Wright was not available over the final weekend.
Please register online at https://www.lwvcnm.org/museum-tour-registration/, by email at lwvcnmoffice@gmail.com or by phone at (505) 884-8441.
MEET OUR EXHIBIT GUIDE Jonathan Wright, the Assistant Curator of History at the Albuquerque Museum. He previously studied Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the University of Leeds, England. During his time at the University of Leeds, Wright was the Editor for the History Student Times. Wright relocated to Albuquerque, New Mexico and continued his studies at the University of New Mexico where he graduated with his Master’s in History in 2021. His research and interests range from early modern mapmaking to 20th-century journalism and media. Wright works closely with the Curator of History, Alicia Romero, on exhibition research and planning. As well as caring for their current collection while monitoring incoming acquisitions, Wright states, “I enjoy working with the museum to explore Albuquerque’s rich history and look forward to showcasing how important local history is to the communities of New Mexico.”