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Collections Year at UNM Art Museum

Season 4
Episode #1
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It’s (Probably) Not Rocket Science returns for season four with a look inside the UNM Art Museum. Andrea Perez-Martinez, the collections manager for UNMAM, joins the show to discuss what collections year, when the museums exhibit halls were closed to the public for a major internal project, entailed and how she uses research to ensure that the the works in the museum’s collection are handled properly and safely.

The museum is now reopened to the public from 10-4, Tuesday through Saturday. More information on the museum and current exhibits can be found ⁠here.

About Our Guest(s)

Andrea Perez-Martinez

Andrea Perez-Martinez is the Collections Manager at the University of New Mexico Art Museum (UNMAM), where she oversees care for UNMAM's permanent collection of more than 30,000 objects. She has 10 years of collections stewardship experience, having worked with institutions including The Broad, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, and the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. She has extensive knowledge in collections-care and specializes in books, photographs, and works on paper. Her expertise also includes art handling and exhibition installation, collections care procedures and digital records. Perez-Martinez holds a B.A. in History and Cultural Studies from Whittier College and is committed to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and access (DEIA) in museums through mentorship and collaboration with local communities. She is currently a UNM graduate student in Architecture, focusing on Historic Preservation and Regionalism.

Hosted by UCAM's Cameron Goeldner

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Cameron Goeldner is a senior public relations specialist on The University of New Mexico’s Communication and Marketing Team (UCAM). In addition to his work producing It’s (Probably) Not Rocket Science, he also produces stories, photos and videos for the UNM Newsroom.

Goeldner, who attended UNM, won multiple New Mexico Press Association Awards while at the Valencia County News-Bulletin before a stint designing newspapers, including the Denver Post, for MediaNews Group. As the newest member of the UCAM team, Goeldner is excited to help spread the word about the incredible research happening at The University of New Mexico.