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Former name | Roswell Museum and Art Center |
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| Established | 1936 |
| Location | 1011 N. Richardson Avenue, Roswell, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 33°24′15″N 104°31′25″W / 33.4042°N 104.5237°W |
| Type | Municipal museum |
| Key holdings | Robert H. Goddard |
| Collections | Visual art collection, education center, planetarium |
| Owner | City of Roswell |
| Website | roswell-nm |
The Roswell Museum (formerly Roswell Museum and Art Center) was founded in 1936 and is located in Roswell, New Mexico, United States.[1] The museum features exhibits about the art and history of the American Southwest, as well as the Robert H. Goddard laboratory.[1]
The museum operates the Patricia Lubben Bassett Art Education Center, opened in 1998,[2] as a learning facility. The facility houses two classrooms, a ceramics studio, and research library, all of which supports a museum-school-community creative exchange that provides arts education opportunities for all ages.
The Robert H. Goddard Planetarium was built through an initiative shared by the museum and the Roswell Independent School District in 1968. Once considered the largest planetarium in New Mexico, it is capable of reproducing the night sky as seen from any point on Earth.[3] The Robert H. Goddard Planetarium is home to a state-of-the-art, full-dome digital theater system with Digistar 6 programming.[4]
- ^ a b "RMAC launches new brand, changes name". Roswell Daily Record. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ "Roswell Museum and Art Center". Currents New Media. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ "Roswell Astronomy Club". Roswellastronomyclub.com. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ "Goddard Planetarium | Roswell, NM". roswell-nm.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-08.