Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology is an anthropology museum located on the University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The museum was founded in 1932 as the Museum of Anthropology of the University of New Mexico, becoming the first public museum in Albuquerque.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum part of the University of New Mexico
- Also known as: “Maxwell Museum”, “Museum of Anthropology of the University of New Mexico”, and “University of New Mexico. Maxwell Museum of Anthropology”
- Address: 500 University Boulevard Northeast, Albuquerque, NM
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Southwestern Biology and Scholes Hall.
Museum of Southwestern Biology
Museum
The Museum of Southwestern Biology is a research and teaching facility in the Department of Biology of the University of New Mexico. The museum's collections include vascular plants, invertebrates and vertebrates from the American West, Central and South America, and from throughout the world. Museum of Southwestern Biology is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Maxwell Museum of Anthropology.
Scholes Hall
University building
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Scholes Hall is the historic administration building of the University of New Mexico, located on the main campus in Albuquerque. It was the first of many buildings designed for the university by Santa Fe architect John Gaw Meem, who helped to cement the Pueblo Revival style as the "official" architecture of the campus. Scholes Hall is situated 460 feet east of Maxwell Museum of Anthropology.
Estufa
Building
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The Estufa is a historic structure on the University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was built in 1907–08 by a local social fraternity and has served since 1915 as the primary meeting location of the university's Pi Kappa Alpha chapter. Estufa is situated 510 feet southwest of Maxwell Museum of Anthropology.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silver Hill and Martinez Town.
Silver Hill
Neighborhood
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Silver Hill is a neighborhood in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is significant as one of the oldest developments on the city's East Mesa. Much of the neighborhood is included in the Silver Hill Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Martinez Town
Neighborhood
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Martineztown-Santa Barbara is a neighborhood in central Albuquerque, New Mexico, immediately northeast of Downtown. Originating as a small farming village in the 1850s, it is one of the city's oldest neighborhoods and retains a distinct character, with winding streets, irregular lots, and adobe vernacular buildings reminiscent of other old Hispanic communities in northern New Mexico.
Nob Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Camerafiend, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nob Hill is a neighborhood in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, consisting of a commercial district along Central Avenue and surrounding residential areas.
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
- Categories: university museum, anthropology museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Bernalillo, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.08514° or 35° 5′ 7″ northLongitude
-106.62505° or 106° 37′ 30″ westElevation
5,174 feet (1,577 metres)Operator
UNMOpen location code
857M39PF+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 366378668OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
5478312Wikidata ID
Q6796138
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In Other Languages
“Maxwell Museum of Anthropology” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Museo de Antropología de Maxwell”
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