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Exhibitions in Albuquerque in October 2026

27 events from Friday, October 16 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Free: 6. Busiest venues: Albuquerque Museum, Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Friday, October 16, 2026

Visual arts
until Jan 31

Makowa: The Worlds Above Us

Museum of Indian Arts & Culture · Museum Hill
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 1

Gestural In Form (Virgil Ortiz)

Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian · Museum Hill
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 1

Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum · Downtown Santa Fe
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 15

50 for 50: Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 1976-2026

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center · Northwest Albuquerque
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 21

Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center · Northwest Albuquerque
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 29

Paul Burlin: An American Modernist in the Southwest

New Mexico Museum of Art · Downtown Santa Fe
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Dec 13

High Desert Ballyhoo

Albuquerque Museum · Old Town
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 24

Nuclear Past, Present, and Future: Art in Action

National Hispanic Cultural Center · Barelas / South Valley
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Dec 6

Fred Harvey's Route 66

Albuquerque Museum · Old Town
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 17

Silver Honors Stone: The Work of Julian Lovato

Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian · Museum Hill
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Mar 7

Route 66 is Indian Country

Museum of Indian Arts & Culture · Museum Hill
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Mar 7

Stars, Stripes, and First Americans

Museum of Indian Arts & Culture · Museum Hill
- Visual arts
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Visual arts
until Jan 3

The Other Route 66: 100 Years of People, Identity, and Place in Albuquerque

Albuquerque Museum · Old Town
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 18

Continuum: Blindfall, First Strike

New Mexico Museum of Art · Downtown Santa Fe
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 18

The Woods Before Sunrise: Environment and Place in New Mexico's Black Contemporary

Albuquerque Museum · Old Town
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 14

Fun at the State Fair!

Albuquerque Museum · Old Town
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jun 27

The Old Road

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center · Northwest Albuquerque
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Mar 14

Best of Show: Making History at Santa Fe Indian Market

Museum of Indian Arts & Culture · Museum Hill
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Dec 5

Abundance: New Acquisitions from 2016 to 2026

UNM Art Museum · University of New Mexico campus
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Mar 12

Tamarind Goes Global (1985-2020)

UNM Art Museum · University of New Mexico campus
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until May 31

Reclaiming the Future: The Legacy of Japanese American Incarceration

New Mexico Museum of Art · Downtown Santa Fe
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 25

The Weave of Life in the Peruvian Amazon

El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe · Railyard District
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 31

Papi León and Friends by Marie Alarcón

Harwood Art Center · Downtown Albuquerque
- Visual arts
Visual arts
Time not announced

Larry Bell: Improvisations

SITE Santa Fe · Railyard District
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
Time not announced

Sara Genn: How to Build a Sky

SITE Santa Fe · Railyard District
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
Time not announced

Sayre Gomez: Closed Forever

SITE Santa Fe · Railyard District
- Visual arts
Free

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Visual arts
1 PM

La Nueva México: Art & Life in the Interior Lands

Museum of International Folk Art · Museum Hill
- Visual arts
Free

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