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An Award-Winning Small Town Museum with an Incomparable Setting

The Silver City Museum is one of only seven institutions in all of New Mexico to be accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, recognizing its adherence to the highest standards of museum operation and preservation.

The museum was further recognized with an Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History for its exhibition and programming, “50 Years Ago in Silver City”.

The Silver City Museum’s home is an Mansard-Italianate style house built in the 1880s at the height of the mining boom using local brick and lumber. The original pine flooring can still be seen on the upper floors. Repurposed multiple times, the building has served as a sanitarium, firehouse and eventually Silver City’s first history museum. It stands as a testament to the region’s rich history, inviting visitors to explore its past through its carefully preserved architecture and curated exhibits.

Recent Exhibitions

The Life and Times of Arturo Flores

A mural format presented a timeline of Arturo’s rich and interesting life, from his childhood in Santa Rita, to serving...

Healers & Heroines

This exhibit captured their groundbreaking contributions as practitioners of traditional, folk, and spiritual medicine, their pivotal role in establishing health...

Nuestra Voz

Through oral histories, photographs, and community memories, "Nuestra Voz: The Chihuahua Hill Story" explores the neighborhood's evolution from its 19th-century...