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The New Mexico History Museum

Rather than telling visitors what happened, the New Mexico History Museum presents a theatrical environment and the engaging stories of the many cultures that have called the Land of Enchantment home. The New Mexico History Museum includes interactive multimedia displays, hands-on exhibits, and vivid stories of real New Mexicans. As a 96,000-square-foot extension of the 400 year-old Palace of the Governors the oldest continually occupied government building in the US the New Mexico History Museum anchors itself on the historic Santa Fe Plaza and offers a sampling of the people and the legends to be found throughout the state. Modern history museums know that individual accounts are often their most treasured artifacts. With stories from and about New Mexicans like Po-pay, Juan de Oñate, Kit Carson, Billy the Kid, Adolph Bandelier, Earnest Blumenschein, Robert Oppenheimer, and the 60s-era counter-culture, the New Mexico History Museum sweeps through centuries of human interaction. On the Historic Plaza in Santa Fe Next to the Palace of the Governors, 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, 505-476-5200 |

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[Conquistador505]

I have seen the new Museum and I was greatly disappointed. Stop the continued use of a narrow, PC view point so to not offend the local Indian reservations in NM. Many facts and social precedents have been repressed so as to appear that the Pueblo's and other tribes were fully participating with the gov. or were a homogenous, peaceful society. When nothing could have been further from the truth. Apache, Comanche, and Utes were kidnapping and killing people until 20th century

[sv2011kickster]

i'm exploring my roots of Donaciano Vigil

i just wish i had money for a trip to new mexico