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For the Albuquerque Museum鈥檚 fourth and final Route 66 centennial exhibition, head curator Alicia Romero put together an informative and accessible show, 鈥淔un at the State Fair!,鈥� tracing the history of the New Mexico State Fair from its 19th century origins to today. It runs through Feb. 14, 2027.

The other exhibitions in the series 鈥� 鈥淗igh Desert Ballyhoo,鈥� 鈥淔red Harvey鈥檚 Route 66鈥� and 鈥淭he Other Route 66鈥� 鈥� are still on view, offering multiple perspectives on the iconic road and its impact on the state.

The story of 鈥淔un at the State Fair!鈥� begins in 1881, 31 years before New Mexico became a state and 45 years before Route 66 got its name.

鈥淚 would make the argument that the State Fair has always been on Route 66 by whatever name it was known,鈥� Romero said. 鈥淚n the early days, when it was the Territorial Fair, it was located on what is now Central and Rio Grande.鈥�

Romero includes a photograph of the 1892 Territorial Fair parade, which traveled along a dirt road that later became Route 66. She was able to enlarge the photograph to fill an entire wall of the gallery, and Albuquerque residents who look closely may recognize certain landmarks that still exist.

鈥淲ay in the distance, to the west, are the volcanoes. So, we know where this photo is being oriented. And you can see the river in the background,鈥� Romero said. 鈥溾�� So, we can really spatially orient ourselves to this small gathering 鈥� small, but big enough, right? There鈥檚 floats. You can see a clown in the distance. And you can see people marching behind there, women with their parasols and people just seeming to enjoy the spectacle 鈥� however much spectacle there could be at the time, at the turn of the century.鈥�

While the fair has expanded considerably since then, many of the attractions, including agricultural displays and parades, have endured from the very beginning. Romero said she has fond memories of participating in the State Fair as a child.

鈥淚鈥檝e been a baile folkl贸rico dancer since I was 10 years old, and we鈥檝e performed at the fair since I was 10,鈥� Romero said. 鈥溾�� I continue to perform to this day with my group, and we take our kids. We perform as adults, but we teach our children as well and take them. So, I鈥檓 reliving that experience as an adult from the perspective of a teacher.鈥�

The State Fair provides a sense of cultural continuity across generations, Romero said, and the arts and crafts sections of the fair help to preserve heritage crafts, such as quilting. 鈥淔un at the State Fair!鈥� includes a king-sized quilt, which 16 members of the New Mexico Quilters Association worked on collaboratively.

A concurrent exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum鈥檚 Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C., titled 鈥淪tate Fairs: Growing American Craft,鈥� includes work by New Mexican quilters, as well.

鈥淲hen I was planning this State Fair show, I had no idea that the Smithsonian鈥檚 Renwick Gallery was also going to do their own state fair show 鈥� but they do have several pieces that they borrowed from the New Mexico State Fair and also from individual exhibitors, (including) quilts by women who participated in the New Mexico Quilters Association. We have one of their quilts, too, 鈥楾he New Mexico Quilt鈥� it鈥檚 called, that they made for the State Fair in 1981.鈥�

When 鈥淔un at the State Fair!鈥� opened, Romero said, she invited the New Mexico Quilters Association to present a temporary showcase of around 25 additional quilts.

鈥淲e had over 800 people come to see them that day,鈥� Romero said.

Another longstanding tradition at the New Mexico State Fair is the rodeo, and the exhibition includes a vintage saddle from 1950 and leather chaps from around 1900.

鈥淭hese are not things that a lot of people would think of when they think about what a museum collection consists of. What we tried to do was bring in objects from our collection 鈥� that are everyday things,鈥� Romero said. 鈥溾�� The saddles tell their own story, and so do the chaps. 鈥� These things were built to last. But they鈥檙e still personal, and sometimes very personalized.鈥�

The exhibition also includes portraits of ordinary fair-goers from The Photo Shop, a photo portrait studio that has been in operation for over 80 years.

鈥淔or some folks, this is their family portrait,鈥� Romero said. 鈥溾�� And when we think about it, who takes a real photo anymore? Not a digital photo. They鈥檙e using a camera and film and developing these photos in the traditional way. So, it鈥檚 a piece of history for the families to have.鈥�

This year鈥檚 New Mexico State Fair starts on Sept. 10, and Romero hopes fair-goers will stop by the exhibition, as well. Although packed with information, she designed the show to appeal to the whole family.

鈥淭his was a really fun show,鈥� Romero said. 鈥淚 have 鈥楩un at the State Fair!鈥� as the title, but the whole staff was working with me to do this show, and everyone just kept talking about how fun this was, from the paint colors to the objects I chose to the way we told the stories.鈥�

Logan Royce Beitmen is an arts writer for the 近距离内射合集. He covers visual art, music, fashion, theater and more. Reach him at lbeitmen@abqjournal.com or on Instagram at .