Albuquerque Museum

Have you ever wondered how a museum acquires materials for exhibits? The Albuquerque Museum’s newest exhibition aims to answer that question, all while telling the story of how New Mexicans have created community throughout history.

Curator of History Leslie Kim said for the past two and a half years, the Albuquerque Museum has been collecting material for Recent History Acquisitions, which is entirely comprised of donated materials from the community. “We had a goal of collecting material that allows us to tell the stories of all New Mexicans,” Kim said.

One of those donors is Helen Grevey, who opted to share part of her late husband’s collection of old automotive memorabilia. The collection is comprised of items from the 1930s, most of which came from around New Mexico. “We were both born here, so there’s a lot of nostalgia involved in the collection. The beauty of it, the colors, the significance for Albuquerque and for New Mexico, I did not want to just leave the collection by itself or keep it hidden,” Grevey said.

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