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Collection |
The general collection of the Aztec Museum, housed in the main museum building, includes a clock collection, clothing, office equipment, and a barber shop. In the Lobato Room, there are collections of minerals, fossils, rocks, and seashells, as well as Spanish armor and cowboy and sheepmen equipment. |
| Date Range of Collection: | 1890 -
present |
| The 10 original buildings in the Pioneer Village, dating from 1880, along with three replicas, include a log cabin, a general store and post office, a doctor's office, a sheriff's office and jail, a print shop, a blacksmith shop, a one room school, and a bank. There is also a Denver & Rio Grande Rail Road caboose in the village. The post office features mail boxes from the old Flora Vista Post Office. |
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| Hours: | 10am - 4pm (winter); 9am - 5pm (summer); closed
Sunday |
| Admission: | $3 (adults),$1 (age 12-17), 11 & under are
free |
| Location: | 125 N. Main Ave. Aztec, NM 87410 |
| Contact: | Phone: (505) 334-9829 |
| Address: | 125 N. Main Ave. Aztec, NM 87410 |
| Special Programs: | guided tours for schools and groups, Founders Day
demonstrations, Carol Sing, The Aztec Museum Archives; available by
appointment for historical and genealogical research; include family
histories, photos, newspapers, journals, and other documents from
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| Handicap Accessible: | Partial |
| Museum Shop: | (505) 334-9829 |
| Museum Shop Specialties: | local arts & crafts, books |
| Meeting Facilities: | Rooms: Pioneer Church/$150.00 (for weddings and vow
renewals) Rental Fees: $100 (and $50 deposit) Contact: Curator/Director (334-9829) |
| Director | Melody Gibson (505) 334-9829 |
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