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Chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe is tucked away in historic Old Town Albuquerque. The chapel along with a shrine was built in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe for the students of Sagrada Art Studios to pray. The chapel has impressive work on the window that was especially created for the Sagrada. There are six wooden benches with hand carved verse of scripture. The sacred space of the Chapel has often been used as a venue for weddings and receptions. For more information, please visit their website.
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Layer by layer, history unravels itself in the charming Old Town Albuquerque. A locus of the city's cultural, architectural and historic tenor, Old Town has been the focal point of community life since 1706. The winding alleys of this neighborhood are dotted with traditional houses awash in lovely Pueblo-Spanish architectural influences. This quaint quarter was laid out in the quintessential colonial way, and is home to a string of notable landmarks which attest to the quarter's historical and cultural importance, for example the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, the historic San Felipe de Neri Church and the Plaza, which is perhaps the cultural and communal nucleus of Old Town. Here, wrought iron and adobe bancos (benches) rest under the shade of the plaza, offering a respite from the usually balmy weather year round. Unique items from around the world, as well as those distinctively Southwestern are sold in an array of quirky shops and boutiques. Soaked in old-world charm, Old Town is a part of the city, which can never be forgotten.
This museum consists of 4 floors of exhibits, telephone switchboards and telephones as well as 4 audio exhibits in the original telephone building of 1908. Located in downtown Albuquerque it has displays and guided tours if scheduled that tell NM history, science, geography and inventions evolved in communications industry. Tours can be developed in each topic for ages from 8-80 years of age. All group tours must be scheduled through the Chair of the Board, Gigi Galassini.The Gift Shop is open during Museum hours, offering a variety of New Mexico and telephone related gifts, jewelry and books.Our purpose is to educate young and old alike to the history of the telephone in New Mexico and to preserve the legacy of the telephone people who built that industry in New Mexico.The Museum Room was located in a telephone building but is now in the 1907 telephone building in downtown Albuquerque. Volunteers were involved from Bell System retirees and other interested parties. The Museum is an all volunteer organization.Switchboards, telephones, audio exhibits, photos gallery, display cases built-in and free-standing, and a resource center.Telephone directories from 1916-current from almost every town in NM. Technical books, history books and diaries from telephone industry in NM. by appt. only--cannot be removedOur handouts are given upon tours completion and are free. Little known facts about Alexander G. Bell and The Vail Award Story
