Collection Highlights
Ø Eisele Collection of Prehistoric Mimbres, Casas Grandes, and Southwestern Pottery and Artifacts (pictured)
Ø Geneva and Seymour Back Collection of Maria and Julian Martinez, San Ildefonso, and Santa Clara Pottery
Ø The Hoffman Collection of Prehistoric Pottery ~NEW!~
Ø The Scott Nichols Historic Buggy Collection
Ø The O.C. Hinman Collection of Historic Photographs
Ø The Campus History Collection
Ø Historic Fleming Hall
Museum Calendars
WNMU Museum/MRAC Arts & Culture Tours
WNMU Museum and the Mimbres Region Arts Council have two Arts & Culture Tours set for the 2006-2007 season.
The WNMU Museum/MRAC Art & Culture Tour to Oaxaca is scheduled for November 13 through 19, 2006. The tour cost will be $1875 per person with a $200 single person supplement. Tour cost includes roundtrip economy plane fare from El Paso International Airport (TX) to Oaxaca, Mexico, hotels in Mexico, breakfast everyday in Mexico, and all scheduled tour guides, entrance fees, and transportation. Tour participants are responsible for transportation to and from El Paso (TX) International Airport, non-tour related transportation in Mexico, all tips (meals, tour guides, baggage handling), and meals other than breakfast in Mexico. The WNMU Museum/MRAC Arts & Culture Tour to Oaxaca tour leaders will be MRAC Executive Director Faye McCalmont and local art gallery owner and Oaxaca expert David Furnas.
The WNMU Museum/Art & Culture Tour to Northern Chihuahua, including Mata Ortiz, is scheduled for March 22-25, 2007. Tour cost TBA.
For more information about and tour brochures for the Arts & Culture Tours to Oaxaca and to Northern Chihuahua please go to www.mimbresarts.org and select TOURS, or call the Mimbres Region Arts Council at 505-538-2505.
Location
At the top of 10th Street within the University Campus in historic Fleming Hall (Campus Map)
Parking
At the top of 10th Street within the University Campus in front of historic Fleming Hall and Harlan/Bowden Hall parking lot. Drop off of bus passengers at main 10th Street entrance possible. Short-term bus parking is available on lower 10th Street or on West Street (Campus Map).
Hours of Operation
Monday through Friday: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Closed All University Holidays (University Calendar)
Construction Closure: July 17, 2006-January 2, 2007
Staff
Director & Archaeologist
Cynthia Ann Bettison, Ph.D., RPA
Phone: 505-538-6386
Fax: 505-538-6385
Museum Services Manager
Karen Rossman
Phone: 505-538-6386
Fax: 505-538-6385
Graduate Assistant
A. David Jones
Phone: 505-538-6386
Fax: 505-538-6385
Information
For more information, please contact WNMU Museum via e-mail museuminfo@wnmu.edu, phone: 505-538-6386, or fax: 505-538-6385.