Roswell Museum

Roswell Museum in Roswell, New Mexico, has served since the 1930s as a major cultural institution devoted to the art, history, and science of the American Southwest. Founded as a Depression-era center with Works Progress Administration support, it preserved southeastern New Mexico materials while functioning as a community gathering place. Its collections grew from regional archaeological, ethnographic, and artistic holdings into broader historical and visual art collections, later enriched by major donors. The museum is especially notable for its Robert H. Goddard materials, including a dedicated wing, a reconstructed laboratory, and a planetarium, and it also expanded into arts education through its education center and artist-in-residence program.

Roswell, New Mexico · United States