Roswell Museum and Art Center

The Roswell Museum was founded in 1936 and is located in Roswell, New Mexico, United States. The museum features exhibits about the art and history of the American Southwest, as well as the Robert H.

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Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM and Sunday 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: Museum and planetarium in New Mexico, US
Also known as: “Roswell Museum” and “Roswell Museum & Art Center”
Address: 100 West 11th Street, Roswell, NM 88201

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include International UFO Museum and Research Center and Chaves County Courthouse.

International UFO Museum and Research Center

Museum

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The International UFO Museum and Research Center is located in Roswell, New Mexico, United States, in the downtown district, and is focused largely on the 1947 Roswell incident and later supposed UFO incidents in the United States and elsewhere. International UFO Museum and Research Center is situated 3,800 feet south of Roswell Museum and Art Center.

Chaves County Courthouse

Courthouse

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The Chaves County Courthouse, located on the 400 block of Main Street in Roswell, New Mexico, is the center of government of Chaves County. The courthouse was built in 1911 after Roswell's citizens learned that New Mexico would become a state the next year. Chaves County Courthouse is situated 2,700 feet south of Roswell Museum and Art Center.

Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum

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Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art is an American art museum founded in 1994 and located in Roswell, New Mexico. The museum was formed from the Roswell Artist-in-Residence program, and displays work from the former participants. Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Roswell Museum and Art Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roswell and Mountain View.

Roswell

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Roswell is a city in the southeastern region of the state of New Mexico, United States of America. It has attained a quirky sort of fame/notoriety as the result of an alleged UFO crash in 1947.

Mountain View

Hamlet

Mountain View is an unincorporated community in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. Mountain View is 3.7 miles south of downtown Roswell. Mountain View is situated 4½ miles south of Roswell Museum and Art Center.

Roswell Museum and Art Center

Categories: building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
Location: Chaves, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.40418° or 33° 24′ 15″ north

Longitude

-104.52369° or 104° 31′ 25″ west

Elevation

3,566 feet (1,087 metres)

Open location code

855QCF3G+MG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 368406937

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

5488448

Wikidata ID

Q7370118

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Catalan: “Museu i Centre d’Art de Roswell”

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