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The New Mexico History Museum is a Division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501, 505-476-5200
Telling New Mexico: Stories from Then and Now sweeps across more than 500 years of history—from the state’s earliest inhabitants to the residents of today. These stories breathe life into the people who made the American West: Native Americans, Spanish colonists, Mexican citizens, Santa Fe Trail riders, fur trappers, outlaws, Buffalo ...
The footprint of what we now know as the New Mexico History Museum has a campus of three interlocking buildings. Operating as part of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, the New Mexico History Museum is now part of the largest state-sponsored museum system in the United States.
One-day visit to the museum: New Mexico residents $7, nonresidents $12 Group rate for 10 or more with reservations made at least 2 weeks in advance: $8 per person. To make reservations call (505) 476-5156 or contact an educator. Admission is FREE: FREE FOR ALL: First Friday evenings from 5–7 p.m. May through October. FREE FOR NEW MEXICO ...
Exhibitions are a highlight of any visit to the New Mexico History Museum. They introduce visitors to a broad range of the cultures, communities, and events that have shaped this land for centuries. Telling New Mexico, our core exhibition, provides an overview of the last four hundred years of regional and state history. It begins with an ...
The New Mexico History Museum focuses on objects that explore the stories of all peoples of New Mexico. Some of our strongest collecting areas include farm and ranch equipment, firearms, nineteenth- and twentieth-century textiles, Nuevomexicano religious objects, as well as a range of furniture and other objects which made their way into the ...
The archives specialize in photographs illustrating the history and people of New Mexico, the American Southwest and westward expansion, and Hispanic and Native American cultures. In addition, the collection includes acquisitions and donations that cover the history of photography worldwide.
The New Mexico History Museum offers a variety of ways for the public to enjoy our museum and use our buildings. They range from traditional museum visits and group tours to shopping and rental of select spaces.
dive deep into new mexico history from anywhere in the state! Who were the groups, people, places, and events that shaped New Mexico? Students can answer these questions in the classroom or on a visit to the museum using the following resources.
The Fray Angélico Chávez History Library is a non-circulating, closed stack research facility. It preserves historical materials in many formats documenting the history of the state, the Southwest, and meso-America from pre-European contact to the present.