251:
240:
229:
38:
210:
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. The Robert H. Goddard Planetarium is home to a state-of-the-art,
273:(WPA) (authorized by manager Lea Rowland), with the goal of storing Southeastern New Mexican items for the local historical and archaeological society and acting as a community center. The museum opened on December 10, 1937, as one of the numerous cultural centers established by the WPA during the
203:, opened in 1998, 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.
414:
In 1980, the museum received a collection of western art and historical artifacts donated by Rogers and Mary Ellen Aston which prompted the opening of the wing named, the Rogers Aston
Gallery of American Indian and Western Art.
925:
394:. In 1959, the museum added a new wing dedicated to Goddard, and includes a reproduction of his laboratory. Goddard's rocket tower now stands in the museum's courtyard. The Robert H. Goddard exhibit contains a
752:
296:
After the restructuring of the WPA in 1941, the City of
Roswell assumed control of the museum. From 1952 to 1955, Vernon Hunter served as the museum director; followed by the directorship of
945:
327:
910:
935:
454:
905:
322:
The
Roswell Museum’s permanent collection features a historical collection, and a visual art collection. The historical collection includes the
87:
920:
634:
930:
429:
304:
424:
303:
By 1986, museum attendance reached over 45,000 visitors yearly. From 1967 to 2002, the
Roswell Museum oversaw the operation of the
726:. United States National Park Service, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Service. 1987. p. 55.
250:
239:
228:
777:
355:
343:
270:
257:
940:
915:
311:
80:
737:
335:
371:
323:
37:
363:
260:
185:
72:
478:
731:
391:
189:
800:
642:
387:
386:
Esther
Goddard gifted the museum with one of its most significant historical collections, Dr.
193:
130:
17:
399:
274:
367:
359:
351:
286:
331:
899:
297:
256:
The
Roswell Museum and Art Center in 1941, a community art center established by the
721:
528:
188:, United States. The museum features exhibits about the art and history of the
375:
347:
290:
282:
885:
854:
827:
692:
666:
646:
607:
580:
553:
161:
102:
89:
403:
395:
339:
278:
693:"Stuart Hired as Director of Boise Gallery of Art; Expanded Program Listed"
212:
503:
338:
rocketry collection. The visual art collection includes regional art,
277:-era. Early museum exhibits included regional archaeological and
269:
The museum was founded in 1936, after funding from New Mexico's
635:"David Gebhard, 68, an Expert On California Architecture, Dies"
354:
Collection; contemporary art, international print collection;
801:"Register to the papers of Robert H. & Esther C. Goddard"
362:; and landscape artists. A donor program brought in works by
753:"Time is on their side: Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program"
667:"Joseph Stuart Named Director of Roswell Museum, Art Center"
926:
Institutions accredited by the
American Alliance of Museums
300:
from 1955 to 1961; and Joseph M. Stuart from 1961 to 1964.
588:. The Albuquerque Tribune. December 14, 1937. p. 3
835:. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 26, 1959. p. 19
673:. Albuquerque Journal. September 16, 1961. p. 10
608:"Hunter Memorial Exhibition at Deming Public Library"
342:
works from Santa Fe and Taos; 20th-century artworks,
561:. Albuquerque Journal. December 31, 1936. p. 5
156:
148:
136:
126:
118:
79:
66:
58:
48:
853:
826:
691:
606:
579:
552:
700:. The Idaho Statesman. April 24, 1964. p. 16
615:. The Deming Headlight. April 10, 1956. p. 5
862:. The Odessa American. May 18, 1980. p. 52
8:
201:Patricia Lubben Bassett Art Education Center
30:
946:Works Progress Administration in New Mexico
554:"Rosewell Gets Museum and Highway Building"
36:
29:
184:) was founded in 1936 and is located in
27:Museum and planetarium in New Mexico, US
911:Art museums and galleries in New Mexico
828:"Von Braun Will Honor Rocketry Pioneer"
455:"RMAC launches new brand, changes name"
441:
788:. Historical Society of New Mexico: 2.
729:
310:The museum has been accredited by the
211:full-dome digital theater system with
716:
714:
7:
936:Museums in Chaves County, New Mexico
449:
447:
445:
430:Roswell Artist-in-Residence Compound
318:Collections and exhibition galleries
723:Man in Space: Study of Alternatives
529:"Goddard Planetarium | Roswell, NM"
425:Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art
855:"Museum Slates Opening, Reception"
25:
906:1935 establishments in New Mexico
281:objects; artifacts; paintings by
249:
238:
227:
886:Roswell Museum official website
776:Fleming, Elvis E. (July 1978).
479:"Roswell Museum and Art Center"
633:Grimes, William (1996-03-08).
1:
921:History museums in New Mexico
271:Works Progress Administration
208:Robert H. Goddard Planetarium
182:Roswell Museum and Art Center
65:
54:Roswell Museum and Art Center
18:Robert H. Goddard Planetarium
778:"The Hurd Family of Roswell"
312:American Alliance of Museums
931:Museums established in 1935
305:Roswell Artist-in-Residence
962:
782:La Cronica de Nuevo Mexico
334:historical items, and the
328:Native American collection
70:1011 N. Richardson Avenue,
44:
35:
508:Roswellastronomyclub.com
504:"Roswell Astronomy Club"
390:'s material research on
199:The museum operates the
326:historical collection,
736:: CS1 maint: others (
140:Visual art collection,
805:Gordonlibrary.wpi.edu
751:Abatemarco, Michael.
807:. WPI Gordon Library
757:Santa Fe New Mexican
459:Roswell Daily Record
410:Rogers Aston Gallery
103:33.4042°N 104.5237°W
941:Roswell, New Mexico
916:Federal Art Project
392:liquid-fuel rockets
261:Federal Art Project
186:Roswell, New Mexico
99: /
73:Roswell, New Mexico
32:
639:The New York Times
483:Currents New Media
190:American Southwest
108:33.4042; -104.5237
581:"Dedicate Museum"
388:Robert H. Goddard
382:Goddard Galleries
336:liquid-propellant
293:); and others.
194:Robert H. Goddard
192:, as well as the
174:
173:
142:education center,
131:Robert H. Goddard
16:(Redirected from
953:
889:
888:
871:
870:
868:
867:
857:
850:
844:
843:
841:
840:
830:
823:
817:
816:
814:
812:
799:Bragg, Terry A.
796:
790:
789:
773:
767:
766:
764:
763:
748:
742:
741:
735:
727:
718:
709:
708:
706:
705:
695:
688:
682:
681:
679:
678:
663:
657:
656:
654:
653:
630:
624:
623:
621:
620:
610:
603:
597:
596:
594:
593:
583:
576:
570:
569:
567:
566:
556:
549:
543:
542:
540:
539:
525:
519:
518:
516:
514:
500:
494:
493:
491:
489:
475:
469:
468:
466:
465:
451:
400:Harrison Schmitt
364:Georgia O'Keeffe
344:Southwestern Art
332:Spanish colonial
307:(RAiR) program.
253:
242:
231:
215:6 programming.
170:
167:
165:
163:
122:Municipal museum
114:
113:
111:
110:
109:
104:
100:
97:
96:
95:
92:
40:
33:
21:
961:
960:
956:
955:
954:
952:
951:
950:
896:
895:
893:
884:
883:
880:
875:
874:
865:
863:
852:
851:
847:
838:
836:
825:
824:
820:
810:
808:
798:
797:
793:
775:
774:
770:
761:
759:
750:
749:
745:
728:
720:
719:
712:
703:
701:
690:
689:
685:
676:
674:
665:
664:
660:
651:
649:
632:
631:
627:
618:
616:
605:
604:
600:
591:
589:
578:
577:
573:
564:
562:
551:
550:
546:
537:
535:
527:
526:
522:
512:
510:
502:
501:
497:
487:
485:
477:
476:
472:
463:
461:
453:
452:
443:
438:
421:
412:
384:
368:Marsden Hartley
360:decorative arts
352:Henriette Wyeth
320:
287:Henriette Wyeth
267:
266:
265:
264:
263:
254:
245:
244:
243:
234:
233:
232:
221:
168:/Roswell-Museum
160:
152:City of Roswell
143:
141:
107:
105:
101:
98:
93:
90:
88:
86:
85:
71:
51:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
959:
957:
949:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
898:
897:
891:
890:
879:
878:External links
876:
873:
872:
860:Newspapers.com
845:
833:Newspapers.com
818:
791:
768:
743:
710:
698:Newspapers.com
683:
671:Newspapers.com
658:
625:
613:Newspapers.com
598:
586:Newspapers.com
571:
559:Newspapers.com
544:
533:roswell-nm.gov
520:
495:
470:
440:
439:
437:
434:
433:
432:
427:
420:
417:
411:
408:
402:from the 1972
383:
380:
378:, and others.
319:
316:
255:
248:
247:
246:
237:
236:
235:
226:
225:
224:
223:
222:
220:
217:
178:Roswell Museum
172:
171:
158:
154:
153:
150:
146:
145:
138:
134:
133:
128:
124:
123:
120:
116:
115:
83:
77:
76:
68:
64:
63:
60:
56:
55:
52:
49:
46:
45:
42:
41:
31:Roswell Museum
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
958:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
903:
901:
894:
887:
882:
881:
877:
861:
856:
849:
846:
834:
829:
822:
819:
806:
802:
795:
792:
787:
783:
779:
772:
769:
758:
754:
747:
744:
739:
733:
725:
724:
717:
715:
711:
699:
694:
687:
684:
672:
668:
662:
659:
648:
644:
640:
636:
629:
626:
614:
609:
602:
599:
587:
582:
575:
572:
560:
555:
548:
545:
534:
530:
524:
521:
509:
505:
499:
496:
484:
480:
474:
471:
460:
456:
450:
448:
446:
442:
435:
431:
428:
426:
423:
422:
418:
416:
409:
407:
405:
401:
397:
393:
389:
381:
379:
377:
373:
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
324:American West
317:
315:
313:
308:
306:
301:
299:
298:David Gebhard
294:
292:
289:(daughter of
288:
284:
280:
276:
272:
262:
259:
252:
241:
230:
218:
216:
214:
209:
204:
202:
197:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
169:
159:
155:
151:
147:
139:
135:
132:
129:
125:
121:
117:
112:
84:
82:
78:
74:
69:
61:
57:
53:
47:
43:
39:
34:
19:
892:
864:. Retrieved
859:
848:
837:. Retrieved
832:
821:
811:February 20,
809:. Retrieved
804:
794:
785:
781:
771:
760:. Retrieved
756:
746:
722:
702:. Retrieved
697:
686:
675:. Retrieved
670:
661:
650:. Retrieved
638:
628:
617:. Retrieved
612:
601:
590:. Retrieved
585:
574:
563:. Retrieved
558:
547:
536:. Retrieved
532:
523:
513:February 20,
511:. Retrieved
507:
498:
488:February 20,
486:. Retrieved
482:
473:
462:. Retrieved
458:
413:
385:
372:Stuart Davis
321:
314:since 1978.
309:
302:
295:
279:ethnographic
268:
207:
205:
200:
198:
196:laboratory.
181:
177:
175:
127:Key holdings
398:donated by
144:planetarium
137:Collections
106: /
94:104°31′25″W
81:Coordinates
59:Established
50:Former name
900:Categories
866:2022-05-08
839:2022-05-08
762:2022-05-08
704:2022-05-08
677:2022-05-08
652:2022-05-08
619:2022-05-08
592:2022-05-08
565:2022-05-08
538:2021-12-08
464:2022-05-08
436:References
376:John Marin
358:-era art;
348:Peter Hurd
291:N.C. Wyeth
283:Peter Hurd
275:Depression
180:(formerly
162:roswell-nm
91:33°24′15″N
732:cite book
647:0362-4331
406:Mission.
404:Apollo 17
396:Moon rock
340:modernist
419:See also
213:Digistar
67:Location
219:History
157:Website
645:
75:, U.S.
166:/1259
149:Owner
813:2015
738:link
643:ISSN
515:2015
490:2015
350:and
285:and
206:The
176:The
164:.gov
119:Type
62:1936
356:WPA
258:WPA
902::
858:.
831:.
803:.
784:.
780:.
755:.
734:}}
730:{{
713:^
696:.
669:.
641:.
637:.
611:.
584:.
557:.
531:.
506:.
481:.
457:.
444:^
374:,
370:,
366:,
346:;
330:,
869:.
842:.
815:.
786:6
765:.
740:)
707:.
680:.
655:.
622:.
595:.
568:.
541:.
517:.
492:.
467:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
