res for Multiple Museums The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History
Children will enjoy learning while having fun in the Children’s Section. Outside there’s an display of bombs and the planes that dropped them.
Turquoise Museum
Go treasure hunting at the Turquoise Museum. It’s a literal treasure on many levels. Jacob Lowry, museum director and fifth generation of the family business, can tell you all about the gem.
The building is also a treasure. It looks like a historic German castle but in reality it was built in 2008 by Gertrude Zachary, a wealthy jeweler, who lived there until her death in 2013. There has to be a family connection as Lowry’s great-great-grandfather, Jesse Zachary, was the start of the family’s collection of turquoise. However, by the terms of the lease, they cannot talk about the castle’s history. The museum’s collection consists of some of the rarest and most expensive turquoise stones in the world. The museum is an educational resource, as you can learn the history of turquoise, how to tell real from fake stones, and the art of cutting turquoise.
The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History is as all about the story of Albuquerque as well as displaying painting and sculptures. Naturally, it has traditional art but there’s a lot more. From the culture of the Tiwa people who once lived in what is now Albuquerque to the city’s contribution to the atomic age, you will find it here. After visiting these museums, you leave Albuquerque with a
better appreciation of the largest city in New Mexico that the Experiential Travel Magazine ranked in Top Places to Go in 2019.
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