Back to original page Printer Friendly Version of REDTT's:  Agricultural Museums The history of agriculture is rich and quite unique in New Mexico. Many cultures are depicted in museums across the state. Their special farming techniques, unique food products and the raising and use of animals, are a special part of New Mexico history. Find out more about "AG"riculture in the museums listed below.   Acoma Pueblo Museum The museum showcases pottery from the 15th century to the present. Located at the base of Acoma Sky City. Acoma is located 12 miles off I-40 just east of Grants. Acoma Pueblo, NM. (505) 252-1139 or (800) 747-0181 or e-mail: discover@grants.org American International Rattlesnake Museum World's largest collection of captive-born rattlesnakes. 202 San Felipe NW, Albuquerque, NM. (505) 242-6569 Aztec Museum & Pioneer Village The museum has a collection of tractors, supply wagons, farm equipment and much more. The Pioneer Village has 14 buildings, both original's and replicas. All buildings are completely furnished with items from the late 1800s to the 1900s. 125 N. Main, Aztec, NM. (505) 334-9829 B-Square Ranch This 12,000 acre ranch, wildlife preserve and experimental farm is owned and operated by Tommy Bolack. Visitors are welcome year-round. Two museums on the ranch display collections of antique farm machinery and electricity-generating equipment. Tours are by appointment. 3901 Bloomfield Hwy, south of Farmington on Hwy 64. Farmington, NM (505) 325-4275 Bolack Electromechanical Museum This museum holds a collection of early items depicting development in electric power, telephone, communications, oil field equipment and the farming industry. Owned and operated by Tommy Bolack. Tours by appointment. (505) 325-7873 Box Car Museum Local history and artifacts of the Wild West, mining and cattle drives, circa 1885-1930. Located in the AT&SF Railroad Depot, 108 N Main Street, Magdalena, NM. (505) 854-2261 Carlsbad Museum and Art Center The Carlsbad Museum and Art Center exhibits minerals, archeological specimens, Southwestern art, American Indian pottery and pioneer ranching artifacts. Admission is Free. 418 west Fox St. Carlsbad, NM (505) 887-0276 Cleveland Roller Mill Museum This three-story adobe roller mill played a major role in the agricultural economy of northern New Mexico for a period of 80 years. Closed for production in 1957, it was the last mill to operate in the Mora Valley. In its time, it was one of the two largest mills in the southwestern United States. The mill is fully operable. OPEN: Memorial Day to October 31, on the weekends only or by appointment. 10:00am - 5:00pm Located at NM 518 in Cleveland, NM Email: dancas@nnmt.net Dan Cassidy: (505) 387-2645 Cloudcroft Museum & Pioneer Village Historic buildings built in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Old time farming and ranching tools, equipment and many more artifacts, depicting the history of early living in Cloudcroft and the Sacramento Mountains. The Cloudcroft Museum is located on Hwy 82, across from the Chamber of Commerce. Cloudcroft, NM. (505) 682-2932 or e-mail: clem@zianet.com Columbus Historical Society Museum This collection features period clothing and household items as well as farm and ranch items including saddles, tools, barbed wire, and branding irons. Located in Columbus, NM, just south of Deming, NM. (505) 531-2620 or (505) 531-2444 Deming Luna Mimbres Museum - Terrific museum! Military history includes Fort Cummings (1863), Camp Cody (WWI), Deming Army Air Base (WWII) and a memorial to heroes of Bataan Death March. A new section honors local participants of those times and of more recent actions. Other exhibits include the original Custom House (located across the street), Hispanic room, a wonderful doll room, an art gallery, antique autos, a collection of unique bottles of all shapes and sizes, Harvey House, and a fine collection of Mimbres Indian pottery and more. 301 S. Silver, Deming, NM (505) 546-2383 El Rancho de las Golondrinas An historic, 1710, Spanish Colonial Living History Museum on a 200-acre ranch. 334 Los Pinos Road; I-25 Exit 276B, Santa Fe, NM. (505) 471-2261 or email: erdlgolond@aol.com Farmington Museum The museum's featured exhibit is "A Little Local History" and explores the aesthetic and cultural significance of the New Mexican cowboys clothing, tools and environment. 3041 E. Main Street, Farmington, NM. (505) 599-1174 Frijole Ranch History Museum A ranch house since the 1870s, Frijole Ranch History Museum has served as a cultural history center. It preserves many artifacts from the frontier life. Check out an old one room schoolhouse, and the spring house. The Frijole Ranch History Museum is wheelchair accessible. Located south of Carlsbad near Guadalupe State Park. For information call the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, 302 S. Canal Street, Carlsbad, NM (800) 221-1224 or (505) 887-6516 or E-mail: gumo_superintendent@nps.gov Geronimo Springs Museum Offers a variety of exhibits which include farm & ranch heritage, early pioneers, cultural heritage room, prehistoric Indian artifacts and much more! 211 Main Street, Truth or Consequences, NM (505) 894-6600 Ghost Ranch Living Museum Native Southwest fauna/flora exhibits. Located 12 miles north of Abiquiu on US 84 and two miles east on dirt road, just past mile marker 226. Abiquiu, NM (505) 685-4333 H.A. "Pappy" Thornton Homestead and Museum Located in Ned Houk Park. Antique farm equipment and farm dwellings from the area used before 1926. Old Homestead Museum. Clovis, NM (505) 763-3435 Click here for the Clovis Chamber of Commerce and area attractions Historical Museum and Art Center Many collections are displayed at this museum including the Artesia farm and ranch collection and Native American artifacts. Among these collections are tractors, plows, arrowheads, metates, Apache baskets, and much more! Check with the museum for special annual shows, too. Admission is Free. 505 W. Richardson Ave., Artesia, NM (505) 748-2390 Hubbard Museum of the American West (formerly the Museum of the Horse) The Museum of the Horse honors the horse for the role he has played throughout history. The horse is remembered for his exploration with the conquistadors, pulling the plows of settlers that moved to the fertile valleys of the plains, and his constant companionship with the cowboy and the outlaw. The Hubbard Museum of the American West pays tribute to this swift, strong, gentle animal. In the richly diverse collections of the museum, history truly comes to life! The Hubbard Museum of the American West is located one mile east of Ruidoso Downs Race Track, 841 Highway 70 , Ruidoso Downs, NM (505) 378-4142 or (800) 263-5929 Las Vegas City Museum & Rough Rider Memorial Collections at this museum include Las Vegas History, Native American Artifacts and Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial. The history of this northeastern New Mexico town is featured in the Las Vegas History collection, which includes artifacts from 19th and 20th century pioneer residents; the Santa Fe Trail; the railroad era; ranching, mining and lumbering industries; and both World Wars. Las Vegas, NM. (505) 425-8726 Another great web site about historic Las Vegas: Various Virtual Tours Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Museum This Center portrays the history of Lea County as seen from the perspective of Indians, buffalo hunters, soldiers, open-range homesteaders, and settlers. Exhibits spotlight outstanding county ranchers and rodeo performers. Honors ranching and rodeo. 5317 Lovington Hwy, on the NM Junior College campus off NM 18. Hobbs, NM. (505) 392-5518 or (505) 392-1275 Linam Ranch Museum Indian Artifacts and pioneer mementos. By appointment only. Located west of the Lea County Airport on U.S. 180. Hobbs, NM. (505) 393-4784 Los Alamos Historical Museum Exhibits on geology, anthropology and the Ranch School Era. 1921 Juniper Street, Los Alamos, NM. (505) 662-6272 Los Ojos Villagers raise churro sheep and weave wool using historic Rio Grande traditions. For more information and directions contact the Chama Chamber of Commerce at (505) 756-2306 or (800) 477-0149 e-mail: info@chamavalley.com New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum - 47-acre farm uses antique equipment to raise livestock as New Mexicans did centuries ago. Annual events, children's fun & educational activities, dances, Farmer's market, restaurant and gift shop. Located at 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM. University Ave. exit on I-25. Las Cruces, NM (505) 522-4100 Old Mill Museum Housed in the Aztec Mill, a grist mill built by Lucien Maxwell in 1864, to furnish grain to the Indians. Located on NM 21 in Cimarron, NM (505) 376-2913 Oñate Monument and Visitors Center Explores Hispanic/Pueblo farming traditions of the northern Río Grande Valley between Española and Rinconada. Art and cultural exhibits, local art, music, dance, theater events. In Alcalde, 7 miles north on NM 68, Española, NM (505) 852-4639 P & M Farm Museum Guided and self-guided tours, 9-11am and 1-5pm; Admission $6. Local history from 1800 to 1900, farm equipment, buggies and antiques! See a great collection of Barbies, Elvis, kitchen appliances and more! 478 Jarales Road, Belen, NM. Also visit the Belen Chamber of Commerce - (505) 864-8091 (505) 864-8354 Pueblo Cultural Center Come and see the creations of the Pueblo Indians. Their magnificent architecture, intensive agriculture with a sophisticated irrigation system and highly developed art in pottery, weaving, jewelry, leather work and other crafts. 2401 12th Street NW (1 block North of I-40), Albuquerque, NM. (505) 843-7270 or (800) 766-4405 outside of New Mexico Raton Museum Mining, railroad and ranching artifacts. 216 S First Street, Raton, NM. (505) 445-8979 San Juan County Museum at Salmon Ruins The museum houses a permanent collection of Anasazi pottery, jewelry, fetishes, and replica tools and hunting equipment. Interactive displays focus on archaeological techniques and include an area for kids. Temporary exhibits explore various cultures of the Four Corners. 10 miles east of Farmington on Hwy. 64 (505) 632-2013 Thelma A. Weber Southwest Heritage Room Prehistoric Indian, early homestead, and ranch and oil field artifacts. Located on the campus of the College of the Southwest on NM 18. Hobbs, NM. (505) 392-6561 Tucumcari Historical Museum Farming and ranching exhibits, Indian artifacts and early town memorabilia. 416 S. Adams, Tucumcari, NM. (505) 461-4201 Tularosa Village Museum Pioneer exhibits and artifacts. 608 Central, Tularosa, NM. (505) 585-9597 or (505) 585-2057 Williams Ranch - Living at the Foot of the Mountains An isolated ranch house that has been well preserved by the dry desert air. For more information and directions, call Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce in Carlsbad, NM. (800) 221-1224 or (505) 887-6516 or E-mail: gumo_superintendent@nps.gov Back to original page .