Albuquerque Museum Foundation Inc

THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM FOUNDATION AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT CORPORATION RAISES FUNDS FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM.

EXHIBITION SUPPORT - FUNDING TO THE MUSEUM PROVIDED DISCRETIONARY FY2021-2022 EXHIBIT SUPPORT TO HELP BRING WORLD-CLASS EXHIBITIONS TO NEW MEXICO. THE FOUNDATION-SUPPORTED EXHIBITS INCLUDED: ANOTHER WORLD: THE TRANSCENDENTAL PAINTING GROUP, DESIGNING THE NEW: CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH AND THE GLASGOW STYLE, INDELIBLE BLUE: INDIGO ACROSS THE WORLD, TRAITOR, SURVIVOR, ICON: THE LEGACY OF LA MALINCHE, AND THE PRINTERS PROOF: ARTIST AND PRINTER COLLABORATIONS AS WELL AS EXHIBITIONS FOCUSED ON WORK BY YOUNG AND LOCAL ARTISTS. FY2021-2022 FUNDS WERE SPENT IN THE USUAL AREAS OF DELIVERY COSTS, EXHIBITION BUILD OUTS, PROMOTION AND ADVERTISING, AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES FOR MEMBERS AND STUDENTS REQUESTING THEM.

EDUCATION FUNDING - AS THE PRIMARY PROVIDER OF THE MUSEUMS EDUCATIONAL FUNDING, THE FOUNDATION OPERATES THE MAGIC BUS PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION, CURRICULUM, AND DOCENT SERVICES TO THE MUSEUM AND CASA SAN YSIDRO FOR APPROXIMATELY 8,000 SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PERSON ANNUALLY AND 1,250 STUDENTS IN 50 VIRTUAL CLASSROOM SETTINGS. COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING THE FREE THIRD THURSDAY PROGRAM, ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATION, ART PROJECTS, AND MUSICAL PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES, AS IT TRANSITIONED FROM A VIRTUAL TO IN-PERSON PROGRAM. ALL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING DOCENT TRAINING AND ITS ASSOCIATED COSTS CONTINUE TO BE FUNDED BY THE FOUNDATION. THE MUSEUM SCHOOL, A CHILDRENS ART PROGRAM, IS ALSO IN OPERATION WITH COSTS SUPPORTED BY THE FOUNDATION.

MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM - THE MUSEUMS MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM IS MANAGED BY THE FOUNDATION AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ASSOCIATED EXPENSES SUCH AS MEMBER EXHIBITION OPENINGS, MAILINGS, A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE PUBLISHED BY THE FOUNDATION, CALENDAR OF EVENTS, AND WEBSITE DEDICATED TO KEEPING MEMBERS INFORMED OF UPCOMING VIRTUAL AND LIVE EVENTS. MEMBERSHIP IS CURRENTLY AT APPROXIMATELY 2,300 HOUSEHOLDS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO OPERATES THE MUSEUM STORE AND OVERSEES OPERATION OF THE MUSEUM CAF, BOTH AS AMENITIES FOR MEMBERS AS WELL AS GUESTS. THE STORE SERVES AS A POPULAR VENUE FOR CUSTOMERS VISITING THE MUSEUM WHO ARE LOOKING FOR THE UNIQUE GIFTS FOUND THERE AND THE CAF ALLOWS MEMBERS AND VISITORS TO RELAX AND ENJOY THE MUSEUMS UNIQUE ATMOSPHERE.