National Hispanic Cultural Center

As a VENUE: Host your event…

The National Hispanic Cultural Center offers dynamic event spaces for groups of all sizes. We can provide a beautiful and unique venue for your next special event or meeting. The NHCC’s campus has many inside and outside venues to consider, with on-site catering services provided by Pop Fizz and La Fonda del Bosque. 18 distinctive spaces are available:

• El Salón Ortega & Fountain Courtyard: The Salón Ortega is an intimate, warm, New Mexican setting, with hardwood floors, wood vigas and a beautiful stucco fireplace – perfect for nearly any gathering and directly adjacent to our beautiful fountain courtyard.
  • Capacity: 120 – 380 people
• Grand Hall: The contemporary Grand Hall is extraordinarily flexible and can be transformed from a single large space to two or four smaller spaces—it is extremely versatile and a near blank slate for your imagination. As a full ballroom, the Grand Hall is ideal for large gatherings, particularly those that will include any staging or dance floors. The Grand Hall can also be complemented with the additional rental of the adjacent northern portion of the Pete Padilla and Manuel Mora Memorial Park.
  • Capacity: 80 – 340 people
• Cayetana Romero Lobby & Plazuela: The Cayetana Romero Lobby and adjacent Plazuela are at once tranquil, inviting and impressive. With vaulted ceilings indoors and a fountain outside, these venues are ideal for both receptions and seated dinners and events.
  • Capacity: 250 – 700 people
• Edward & Helen Condit Lobby & Terrace: Accessed through a tucked-away, gold elevator, everything about this space feels intimate and unique. The indoor portion of the lobby includes a bar that is perfect for beverage and food service and is adjacent to a covered patio area that overlooks the beautiful Plazuela downstairs.
  • Capacity: 150 people
• Noskin Corridor: Located outside of the NHCC Art Museum, this majestic space is ideal for fluid gatherings and receptions. Available only in the evenings and on Mondays (when the Art Museum is closed). It is best enjoyed with a supplementary rental/access to the Art Museum.
  • Capacity: 150 people
• Lovelace/Sandia Corridor: With incredible ceilings and adjacent to both the southern portion of the Pete Padilla and Manuel Mora Memorial Park and the Bank of America Theatre, this corridor makes the perfect reception or medium dinner gathering space.
  • Capacity: 300 people
• Torreón: A small but magnificent space, the Torreón houses North America’s largest concave fresco, which details the history
  of the Hispanic peoples from the Iberian Peninsula to Mesoamerica and the American Southwest. This space is best suited for a very small gathering, with an accompanying reception following elsewhere.
  • Capacity: 20 people
• Multi-Purpose Reception Area: Open and welcoming, the Multi-Purpose Reception Area within the Pete V. Domenici Education Building is best suited for receptions and award ceremonies, particularly those open to the public.
  • Capacity: 110 people
• NHCC Art Museum Sculpture Garden: This open-air sculpture garden within the NHCC Art Museum is an intimate yet contemporary setting for your celebration.
  • Capacity: 100 people
• Pete Padilla & Manuel Mora Memorial Park: Newly completed, this beautiful outside space includes three distinct areas: (1) a formal setting with beautiful, framing artwork, perfect for a ceremony; (2) a lush park area and adjacent crushed-gravel space ideal for an informal, outside
  gathering; and (3) a low-profile stage and seating area surrounded by meadow and turf grass, for a more private ceremony.
  • Capacity: 50 – 200 people
• Virginia & Edward Lujan Plaza Mayor: Expansive and open, the Virginia & Edward Lujan Plaza Mayor is the signature architectural gathering point within the NHCC’s 20-acre campus. With ample, ideal locations for stages, tenting, and activities, the Plaza calls for activity and is a perfect location for your next grand event.
  • Capacity: 2,000 people
• Albuquerque Journal Theatre: This gorgeous theatre is ideal for dance performances, concerts and theatrical productions with medium-to-large audiences, as well as comedy performances and more. With full state-of-the-art lighting and sound equipment, this theatre allows for the most complex of events.
  • Capacity: 691 people
• Bank of America Theatre: An inviting mid-size theatre, the Bank of America Theatre is a comfortable setting for concerts and film screenings, as well as lectures, symposiums and more. This theatre includes a new projector, but limited sound and lighting capability.
  • Capacity: 291 people
• Room 113: This cozy meeting space is nestled in the NHCC’s History and Literary Arts building at the center of our campus.
  • Capacity: 20 people
• Wells Fargo Auditorium: Our most intimate auditorium, the Wells Fargo is the perfect mix between theatre-style seating and intimate engagement between performers and audience members. It is ideal for theatrical productions and small musical concerts. This theatre
  also includes projection capabilities.
  • Capacity: 97 people
• Learning Labs: The NHCC includes one large Learning Lab, two medium Learning Labs, and two small Learning Labs. Each is a traditional classroom or seminar-type setting, with tables and chairs that can be adjusted to fit your meeting’s style.
  • Capacity: 20 – 50 people
• Visual Arts Boardroom: Located within the NHCC’s Administration area, this formal boardroom setting is ideal for group meetings or classes and includes a white board and projection screen.
  • Capacity: 40 people; Meeting – 14 people
• Intel Classroom: Just off the NHCC’s Plazuela, the Intel Classroom has computer capabilities and offers a quiet setting for
  your training, seminar, class or meeting.
  • Capacity – 40 people

Support the National Hispanic Cultural Center… by simply booking your next special occasion here:
http://www.nhccnm.org/about

As an EATERY: Food for thought…

Located in the historic National Hispanic Cultural Center, the La Fonda del Bosque features unique Latin fusion fare, with New Mexico inspired décor. Just minutes from downtown, with ample free parking. Enjoy your meal in our 3,500 square foot dining area or outdoor patio on the plaza. The La Fonda del Bosque has been a feature at the National Hispanic Cultural Center for over fifteen years. Dishes are house made, from scratch, from locally grown and quality sourced ingredients, for meals that are exceptional in taste and beautifully presented.

Support the National Hispanic Cultural Center… by simply dining here:
https://www.lafondadelbosqueabq.com/

Be a DONOR: Show that you care…

The National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation devoted to raising funds in support of the National Hispanic Cultural Center, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. The Foundation supports the mission to preserve, promote and advance Hispanic culture, arts, and literary arts.

Membership

As a member, your gift helps create the future of the National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation. You are our biggest fans. You are the community in audiences for plays, performances, lectures, films, concerts, and more. You are the actors, the singers, the parents, teachers, and writers. You help us grow and move forward year after year. National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation members come from a wide variety of countries, backgrounds, and families. Your membership demonstrates your commitment to supporting the preservation and promotion of the history, food, language, and art that comprise our rich culture. Membership at specified levels are offered: Amigo/Friend * Doble/Dual * Familia/Family * Sponsor * Patron * Vecino/Neighbor * Compadre/Companion, and * Padrino/Mentor.

Donations

Donate today and join individuals from all over the world who have committed to giving of themselves to help ensure the Hispanic culture is alive for future generations to come. You can be a critical part of supporting the NHCC and NHCCF’s efforts to preserve and promote Hispanic culture, today.

• ABQ Journal Theatre Seat: World class performances of music, dance and theater are held in National Hispanic Cultural Center’s Albuquerque Journal Theater, the largest theater on the NHCC campus with 691-seats. Commemorate your love of performing arts with the purchase of a seat name plate. You will receive a personalized inscription placed on the best available seating determined by the NHCC Foundation.
• Plaza Mayor Brick: Honor a family member, friend or loved one with a personalized commemoration brick that will be placed permanently at the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s Plaza Mayor. Consider creating your family tree using bricks! Plus, a portion of your personalized brick may be tax deductible.
• Docent & Volunteer Opportunities:  A dedicated and enthusiastic core of docents and volunteers make the NHCC operate, and have a blast in the process, whether they are ushering for performances, facilitating workshops, or getting and giving exhibition tours! Orientation is required prior to volunteering, and orientations are offered in February, May and October. For information on both the docent and volunteer program or to apply, contact NHCC Volunteer Coordinator.

Support the National Hispanic Cultural Center… by simply contributing here:

https://nhccnm.org/learn/