Established in the 1930s, the Museum's permanent displays focus on local and regional history, Native American art and artifacts, modern, contemporary and Western art.

Enjoy the McAdoo Collection of Taos Ten paintings, the Heinemann Collection of Peruvian antiquities, the Pueblo pottery collection and explore galleries of local and regional history displays, plus changing art exhibitions. Envision new worlds of art, history and culture!

The History Room has among its many features an exhibit of photographs and artifacts dedicated to the 200th and 515th Coast Artillery of the New Mexico National Guard. Called to active service in the Philippines in World War II, these men from Eddy County were captured by the Japanese in 1942 and forced to endure the Bataan Death March.

Explore the Carlsbad Museum and Art Center, less than two blocks west of Canal Street _Hwy 285_. Open 10am - 5pm Monday - Saturday. Closed Sundays and holidays. Admission Free.

Click to go to Carlsbad Museum and Art Center's own Web site. You will locate other web pages at NMohwy.com that are very much like Carlsbad Museum and Art Center at Historical Museums.

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Visit New Mexico Travel Guide' interactive American History project. A team of researchers is developing a site that will present U.S. history in the context of present day travel.