Where would we be without volunteers? Volunteers are critical to the success of our museum. From day-to-day operations, to school tours and archives, our wonderful volunteers are engaged and eager to help. This year, we welcomed new volunteers to assist in collections and at the front desk.
Volunteers are vital to our mission, and we can’t thank them enough for what they do. We have many volunteer opportunities available, so if you are interested, please apply at: nmhim.org/donate-volunteer/.
Volunteers Peggy Shurban and John Cornish review Seeds: The Human Cost , one of the museum ’ s interactive exhibits.
Board president appreciates accomplishments
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support local projects, overseen by regional Councils of Governments including MRCOG for the Bernalillo County area. Following much determined lobbying and visits to the NM State Capitol, we were awarded, after a difficult RFP process, two grants totaling $360,000 to be used by June 2026. In addition to GRO funds, we
chaotic world, our unique services addressing discrimination and fostering respect for diversity have never been more critical. But we are quite frankly bursting at the seams with a need to expand both our physical space and staffing to accommodate statewide program growth. We continue
received $751,000 in capital outlay allowing us to continue our efforts to secure a larger venue. At this writing, the availability of GRO funds in future sessions remains uncertain. Now, more so than ever in today’s rapidly changing and
to collaborate with the Albuquerque Department of Arts & Culture to secure a new venue and we remain optimistic about the future. We are determined and committed to work through significant challenges and your continued support remains vital to our
mission to educate and inspire communities of upstanders.
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