Museums and Cultural Centers
Albuquerque Museum
http://www.cabq.gov/museum/
Hours of Operation 9 am - 5 pm, Tuesday - Sunday; closed Mondays and City holidays…
Albuquerque Museum Directory
http://www.collectorsguide.com/ab/abmud.html
A big site with concentration is ART, especially the visual arts of New Mexico and the Southwest. Information added every day…
American International Rattlesnake Museum
http://www.rattlesnakes.com/
This animal conservation museum reveals the hundreds of ways that rattlesnakes and other “less desirable” animals have influenced our lives…
Casa San Ysidro
http://www.cabq.gov/museum/history/casatour.html
The original home, built by the Gutierrez family, dates to the 1870s. Today Casa San Ysidro also includes Alan and Shirley Minge’s recreation of a 19th century rancho…
Coronado State Monument
http://www.nmculture.org/cgi-bin/showInst.pl?InstID=CORO
Coronado State Monuments includes the partially reconstructed ruins of the ancient Pueblo of Kuaua, a Tiwa word for “evergreen.” Native American and Spanish Colonial artifacts are on display in visitor center…
Ernie Pyle Home and Library
http://www.nmculture.org/cgi-bin/showInst.pl?InstID=PYLE
The memorabilia-filled home of the Pulitzer Prize winning World War II correspondent…
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
http://www.indianpueblo.org/
Dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of Pueblo Indian Culture, History and Art. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center is your Gateway to the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico…
Institute of Meteoritics and Meteor Museum
http://epswww.unm.edu/iom/
The Institute of Meteoritics (IOM), founded in 1944, was one of the first institutions in the world devoted to the study of meteorites. It is a premier center for research on the origin and early history of our solar system and the evolution of the planets…
J&R Vintage Auto Museum
http://www.jrvintageautos.com/
Classic automobiles that have competed in the Great American Race, including the 1995 winner, a 1917 Marmon. Seventy automobiles in all…
Jonson Gallery
http://www.unm.edu/~jonsong/
The Gallery houses the most definitive collection of the works of Raymond Jonson (1891 - 1982), a modernist painter and member of the University faculty…
LodeStar Astronomy Center
http://www.lodestar.unm.edu/
The LodeStar Astronomy Center proudly presents state-of-the-art planetarium shows, a Virtual Voyages motion simulator ride, and observatory events…
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
http://www.unm.edu/~maxwell/
One of the nation’s finest anthropology museums, the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology offers exhibits and programs relating to cultures around the world, with a special emphasis on the cultural heritage of the Southwest…
Museum of Southwestern Biology
http://www.msb.unm.edu/
A research and teaching facility in the Department of Biology, housing collections of vertebrates, arthropods, and plants from the American Southwest, Central and South America, and from throughout the world…
National Atomic Museum
http://www.atomicmuseum.com/
Serve as America’s resource for nuclear history and science. The Museum presents exhibits and quality educational programs that convey the diversity of individuals and events that shape the historical and technical context of the nuclear age…
National Hispanic Cultural Center
http://www.nhccnm.org/
NHCC is dedicated to the study, advancement, and presentation of Hispanic culture, arts, and humanities…
New Mexico Museum of Natural History
http://www.nmmnh-abq.mus.nm.us/nmmnh/
Fosters an understanding and appreciation of the diverse and evolving natural history of New Mexico and the Southwest. The Museum pursues scientific inquiry, develops focused collections, and presents innovative and engaging educational exhibits and public programs…
Tinkertown Museum
http://www.tinkertown.com
A true folk art environment in the style of Grandma Prisby’s Bottle Village in California and Reverend Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden in Georgia.
