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Museums about science and technology:

• American International Rattlesnake Museum: Learn all there is to know about rattlesnakes. Know the true facts about snakebites, venom, rattles, fangs and more.

• Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum: This museum covers the history of balloon flight. The exhibits combine historic artifacts with modern multi-media technology to create a sense of excitement as well as an educational environment.

• Explora Science Center and Children's Museum of Albuquerque: This museum creates opportunities for inspirational discovery and the joy of lifelong learning through interactive experiences in science, technology and art.

• LodeStar Astronomy Center (located in the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science): Fly virtual science missions and view the first high-definition video imagery domed projection screen. A planetarium, with a real learning experience. View the sun, in the day, using a telescope with special filters.

• The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: Learn all about the nuclear era, from past to present. Observe both viewpoints of nuclear weapons, their evil and peaceful intents. Discover the inventors and contributors of the nuclear age. The Museum is the nation’s only congressionally chartered museum in its field, and it is a Smithsonian Affiliate member. Admission is free of charge.

• New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science: This hands-on museum, features an assortment of dinosaur artifacts, as well as the Extreme Screen DynaTheater and the Lodestar Astronomy Center.

• Telephone Museum of New Mexico: This museum covers the history of telephones including artifacts like switchboards, exhibits from Alexander Graham Bell's workshop, and teletypes of important messages. It also includes a learning center with military phones and some of the first portable phones.

 

Museums about transportation:

• New Mexico Ski Museum: This museum focuses on the history of skiing in NM. It is located at the base of the Sandia Tram.

• Unser Racing Museum: This museum is a multi-dimensional museum experience utilizing modern technologies to educate and immerse the visitor in the exciting world of racing. This museum has exhibits on the four generations of racing. It includes vehicles, trophies, and other memorabilia.

• The Wheels Museum: This museum shows was established to preserve history, educate the public in the history of transportation, and provide visitors with an opportunity to experience travel as it used to be. Includes history of the steam engine.

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Museums focusing on NM's diverse population:

• African American Performing Arts Center and Exhibit Hall: This venue preserves, nurtures, and supports the intellectual and cultural history of African Americans in New Mexico and the Southwest. It houses a museum and a theater.

• Casa San Ysidro: The Casa San Ysidro is a replica of a colonial Rancho house from the mid-19th century. Buildings on the site include a small chapel, a plaza and a corral area. Casa San Ysidro is open for free from 1-4 pm on the First Saturday of every month.

• Holocaust and Intolerance Museum: This museum aims to combat hate and intolerance. It covers this history of the Holocaust during World War II including exhibits from survivors and replicas of concentration camp facilities. Exhibits from other genocides throughout history are also on display.

• Indian Pueblo Cultural Center: This center preserves and perpetuates Pueblo culture and advances understanding by presenting with dignity and respect, the accomplishments and evolving history of the Pueblo people of New Mexico. It has a museum and mini-theater, as well as a courtyard where it host Native dancers. Maxwell Museum of Anthropology: Located at the University of New Mexico, the museum holds over ten million items. There is a large skeletal collection from all around the world. The constantly changing exhibits range from the Southwest, the Americas and the rest of the world.

• National Hispanic Cultural Center: This center is a tribute to the Hispanic people of the southwest United States, highlighting their contributions in visual and the performing arts. Art exhibits, performances and film screenings take place throughout the year.