At the level of the Albuquerque Museum, an exhibition entitled The Other Route 66 opens in Albuquerque on June 6, 2026. This exhibition focuses on a century of people, identity, and place, it looks through the lens of Route 66.
It is important to note that Route 66 is not just a road. It is a representation and history of a place that helps to build community, migration, and identity in New Mexico. Likewise, it influences communities throughout the US. Moreover, the contributions made by various groups will be featured in this exhibition.
On the opening day of the exhibition, attendees will be able to participate in the following activities:
Live Music at 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM from Paul Pino and the Tone Daddies. They will perform original songs about New Mexico culture and history. Additionally, their music mixes together elements of Rock, Country, and Regional Standards.
Discussion at 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM with Candacy Taylor, author of Overground Railroad: The Green Book and Roots of Black Travel in America. She will discuss the Green Book’s influence on Route 66. Furthermore, she will talk about the history of Black Travel in America.
Community participation by connecting Albuquerque citizens & visitors through culture.
These three aspects will represent the exhibition’s theme of being more than just a road (Route 66). It also highlights the cultures and the people living those cultures along that road in Albuquerque. Indeed, that will become the medium for telling a cultural story.
To summarize, The Other New Mexico Route 66 (Exhibition First Day) will be a performance combined with an academic function. It will mark the century of the last century’s migration and identity of Route 66. In addition, by using the Albuquerque Museum as the vehicle, they will continue to tell a story (Living Story) of our community (Albuquerque) and of our Culture (Route 66).