Sculpture Garden, Museum of Art and History, Albuquerque, NM

We visited the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science today... but it took us a while to go into the facility because we were distracted by the Sculpture Garden outside the nearby Museum of Art and History. What an awesome display!

In particular, I fell in love with the collection of life-size bronze sculptures, "La Jornada", depicting Governor Juan de Onate's seven-month expedition to New Mexico in 1598. He was accompanied by nearly 600 settlers, including women and children, along with Mexican Indians, Franciscan friars, and thousands of sheep, pigs, goats, cattle, mules, and horses. Here are some photos... scroll down for more!

In addition to "La Jornada", there were other wonderful bronze works on display:

By the time we finished walking around the Sculpture Garden, it was time for lunch. We enjoyed a very good meal at Back Street Grill in Old Town. After lunch, we finally made our way to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science.