This list of museums in New Mexico is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
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Defunct museums
- Log Cabin Museum, Las Cruces, moved to Chloride, New Mexico in 2006 and now called the Grafton Cabin; currently unused.
- Million Dollar Museum, White's City, New Mexico, near Carlsbad Caverns, contents auctioned off in 2008, contained oddities and curios
- New Mexico Film Museum, Santa Fe, closed in 2010
See also
- List of museums in the United States
- Nature Centers in New Mexico
References
External links
- New Mexico Tourism Department
- New Mexico Historical Museums