ROSWELL MUSEUM AND ART CENTER
ROSWELL, NM
The Roswell Museum and Art Center is a museum located in Roswell, New Mexico. It was founded in 1935 and is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the art, history, and culture of the American Southwest. The museum has a collection of more than 11,000 objects, including regional art, historic artifacts, and cultural objects.
The museum's art collection includes works by artists such as Peter Hurd, Henriette Wyeth, and Georgia O'Keeffe. The history collection includes artifacts from the early days of Roswell, including items from the Roswell Army Airfield and the 1947 Roswell UFO incident. The museum also has a collection of Native American pottery, baskets, and textiles.
In addition to its collections, the Roswell Museum and Art Center offers a variety of educational programs, including lectures, workshops, and classes for all ages. The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions throughout the year, highlighting various aspects of the American Southwest.
The museum is housed in a building that was originally built as a library in 1903. The building was renovated and expanded in the 1990s to include additional exhibition space and a research library. The museum is open to the public seven days a week and admission is free.
ROSWELL MUSEUM AND ART CENTER is a Uncategorized or General Museum in ROSWELL NM. US MID #8403500124
The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mount Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming).
Contact ROSWELL MUSEUM AND ART CENTER
- telephone: 5756270918
- website: http://www.roswellmuseum.org
ROSWELL MUSEUM AND ART CENTER
100 W 11TH ST
ROSWELL
NM
88201-4910
Disclaimer: please note this database is maintained by volunteers and whilst we endeavour to do our best, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the listing.
If you notice any errors or omissions in the listing, please let us know in the comments section below.
Find more ROSWELL NM Museums
What 3 Words
///civil.grumble.crimson. Near Roswell, New Mexico
Map of ROSWELL MUSEUM AND ART CENTER
ROSWELL MUSEUM AND ART CENTER Information
MID # | 8403500124 |
Name | ROSWELL MUSEUM AND ART CENTER |
Alternate Name | ROSWELL MUSEUM AND ART CENTER |
Classification | Uncategorized or General Museums, , Mount Plains |
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) | 264512797 |
NTEECC | |
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) | 201212 |
INCOME | 0 |
REVENUE | 0 |
LAT/LONG | 33.404558, -104.523007 |
CODES | FIPS State Code: 35 FIPS County Code: 005 US Census Tract: 000300 US Census Block: 4024 |