The University of New Mexico Art Museum (UNMAM) is pleased to announce monthly Open Hours during the 2025 fall semester in the Beaumont Newhall Study Room. Designed for UNM students, faculty and staff, the Friday morning sessions provide an opportunity to engage directly with the museum’s collection during Collections Year, when public exhibitions and programs are otherwise paused to focus on collections care. 

Open Hours provide the UNM community opportunity to view highlights and themed selections from UNMAM’s permanent collection and to request specific works for viewing. Each session is drop-in, with no advance sign-up required. 

Fall 2025 Open Hours Schedule 

• Friday, September 5 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
  Theme: Highlights and Requests 

• Friday, October 3 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
  Theme: Student Selections / Museum Studies Group 

• Friday, October 31 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
  Theme: Halloween and Día de los Muertos 

• Friday, November 21 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
  Theme: UNMAM Staff Selections 
• Friday, December 5 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
  Theme: Winter 

During each Open Hours session, visitors will be able to talk with UNMAM staff about each session’s theme and the artworks selected for it.

Visitors may arrive any time between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. and will be escorted to and from the study room by UNMAM staff. Because UNMAM’s exhibition galleries are closed for Collections Year, visitors will be asked to remain in the study room for the duration of their visit and to respect signage and ongoing collections work throughout the museum. 

For questions, email Curator of Collections and Study Room Initiatives Angel Jiang, ajiang1@unm.edu.