Archaeological Collections Closed Oct. 1, 2009 - Oct. 1, 2010
Construction of the Center for New Mexico Archaeology, including a new repository for the archaeological collections at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology, is slated to begin in late 2008. In order to prepare for the largest collections move in the Museum’s history (10 million ± objects), our staff will need time to inventory and prepare the collections in the various storage areas, as well as to move and re-organize them in the new state-of-the-art central location at the CNMA.
In lieu of the time required to conduct a successful move, the archaeological artifact collections will be closed to researchers beginning October 1, 2009 and continuing until at least October 1, 2010. No loan requests for archaeological material will be accepted from September 1, 2009 until October 1, 2010. The only exception to this closure will be the Reference & Type Collections in the H.P. Mera Room. These collections will remain open for research only, by appointment, until March 1, 2010, and remain closed until October 1, 2010.
Circumstances may arise during the next 2 years that will force the Museum to keep the collections closed to research and/or loans beyond October 2010. If that need arises, we will circulate a notice to that effect as soon as feasible.
For more information, contact Julia Clifton, Curator of Archaeological Research Collections, 505-476-1268 or julia.clifton@state.nm.us