Museum of New Mexico

The Museum of New Mexico is a system of museums and historic sites governed by the State of New Mexico.

The Museum of New Mexico was established in 1909 by the Territorial government of New Mexico under House Bill 100. This pre-statehood legislation mandated that the Museum of New Mexico be housed with the School of American Archaeology in the historic Palace of the Governors. Over the years, the Museum of New Mexico grew and reorganized several times to include the New Mexico Museum of Art, Laboratory of Anthropology, Museum of International Folk Art and the historic sites of Coronado, Fort Selden, Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner, Jémez, Lincoln, and El Camino Real Historic Trail Site. The Museum of New Mexico was eventually reorganized under the Department of Cultural Affairs, which was established in April 2003 after Governor Bill Richardson signed legislation elevating the former Office of Cultural Affairs to Cabinet-level status.