[Lwvcnmtopics] LWVCNM Reminder - Special Event - Thursday February 29th - Women's History Month - Albuquerque Museum Exhibit and Happy Hour!

[LWV CentralNewMexico]

*There is still time to Sign Up and Join Us!!*


*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/*
<https://www.lwvcnm.org/museum-tour-registration/>*, by email at *
*lwvcnmoffice at gmail.com* <lwvcnmoffice at 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.”*


League of Women Voters of Central New Mexico
6739 Academy Rd. NE,  Suite 124
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109
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