**While we have such amazing items to bid on, please know that if you win items at the end of the silent auction, arrangements must be made to pick up the item at the Museum. If you do not reside in the local area, shipping arrangements must be made on your own.**

It is with a heavy heart that the museum’s executive team and governing body make the decision to cancel this year’s Einstein Gala due to the New Mexico Health Department’s statewide public health order that prohibits group meetings of more than 100 individuals.

Though this is the case, our amazing silent auction, filled with the most unique items in Albuquerque, will still take place ONLINE! Starting Monday, March 16, at 12:01 am, and lasting all the way until Saturday, March 21, at 8:10 pm, over 200 incredible auctions items will go on sale. What items will take home in support of our museum's STEM educational programs?

In order to bid, please register using the sign up button at the top right corner of the web page. Once this is complete, register the mobile phone number you will use to receive text messages about the current status of items on which you bid. (Updates will include notices if someone has outbid you, if you have won at the close of the silent auction, and how to pay for your items.) These messages will come from phone number 205-549-8287.

Once you are registered, you can bid directly from this website, which is the main resource to see the auction items. Continue using this platform to place bids by clicking "Bid Now" within the box the item is in, or text the item code+bid amount (ie., JIM120) to 205-549-8287 to place bids. Please note that item statuses will be sent via text message to your mobile phone, so keep track on your phone if someone outbids you on item(s)!

If you have any difficulties, please contact our Development and Membership Associate, Deidre McVay-Schulmeister, at 505-245-2137 ext. 113, or dmcvay@nuclearmuseum.org. You may also contact our Administrative Systems Coordinator, Stephen Whitman, at 505-245-2137 ext. 103, or swhitman@nuclearmuseum.org.

**While we have such amazing items to bid on, please know that if you win items at the end of the silent auction, arrangements must be made to pick up the item at the Museum. If you do not reside in the local area, shipping arrangements must be made on your own.**