Carlsbad Museum and Art Center - Carlsbad, New Mexico - Preserving Southwest Art and Culture

Established in 1931, the Carlsbad Museum and Art Center serves the City of Carlsbad and its surrounding communities in a number of ways. It acts a cultural and educational institution. It collects, preserves, exhibits, and interprets a variety of artifacts, including documents and works of art. And it brings visitors into contact with local history, Native American crafts, and modern, contemporary, and Western art.

The museum's permanent displays include the McAdoo Collection of Taos Ten paintings, the Heinemann Collection of Peruvian antiquities, and the Pueblo pottery collection. There are also galleries dedicated to regional history displays and ever-changing art exhibitions.

For example, in the History Room, there have recently been photographs and artifacts on display, depicting the 200th and 515th Coast Artillery of the New Mexico National Guard. Annual events hosted here include the Carlsbad and Loving schools exhibitions, the Zia Quilt Guild show, and exhibitions of the Carlsbad Area Art Association.

The Carlsbad Museum and Art Center is located two blocks west of Canal Street at 418 West Fox Street, Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220. Although admission is free of charge, donations are gratefully accepted. The operating hours are from 10am to 5pm on Monday through Saturday; closed Sundays and major holidays. The museum also contains a small gift shop, selling books about the Southwest, cards, posters, toys, gift items, and jewelry.