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National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico

Address: 1701 4th St. SW, at Bridge St., Barelas, Albuquerque, NM | Map It
Phone: 505/246-2261
www.nhccnm.org

Category: Museums/Galleries
Location: Barelas

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Fodor's Review:

A showcase for Latino culture and genealogy in Albuquerque's old Barelas neighborhood, this dramatic, contemporary space contains several art galleries and performance venues, a 10,000-volume genealogical research center and library, a restaurant, and a television studio. Exhibits include displays of photography and paintings by local artists as well as by internationally known names. The center mounts performances of flamenco dancing, bilingual theater, and traditional Spanish and New Mexican music. This is the largest Latino cultural center in the country, and with a $10 million programming endowment (Rita Moreno and Edward James Olmos are among the notables on the national board), the center provides top-notch entertainment in its stunning Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts and smaller Albuquerque Journal Theatre, and it hosts major traveling art exhibits in its first-rate museum, which also houses an esteemed permanent collection. An architectural showpiece, the center borrows from a variety of Spanish cultures, from Moorish Spain to the American Southwest. One historic feature is a vintage WPA-era school that now contains a research library and an excellent restaurant, La Fonda del Bosque, which serves excellent New Mexican fare.

Cost: $3
Open: Tues.-Sun. 10-5

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