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New Mexico Educational Excursions

Afford your child the best chance to learn by taking field trips to different locations that encourage learning and curiosity. The locations listed below are wonderful tools in reinforcing the ideas taught in the classroom while having fun!

Bradbury Science Museum
The Bradbury Science Museum is located at 15th and Central in downtown Los Alamos, the home of Los Alamos National Laboratory. The Museum serves as a bridge between the Laboratory and the community, helping to improve science education and science literacy. The Museum also serves as a window to the Laboratory, interpreting the Laboratory's history and current research.

Address: Mail Stop C330, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545
Phone: (505) 667-4444
Fax: (505) 665-6932
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Albuquerque Museum of Art and History
Starting Nov. 18th, 2007: Temples and Tombs: Treasures of Egyptian Art from The British Museum. A collection of magnificent objects spanning the full range of pharaonic history, from shortly before the Third Dynasty, about 2686 B.C., to the Roman occupation of the fourth century A.D. The exhibition provides a rare opportunity to view renowned Egyptian masterworks and lesser-known treasures before their final return to The British Museum.

Address: 2000 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104
Phone: (505) 243-7255
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Web: http://www.cabq.gov/museum/
Explora!
Explora: creating opportunities for inspirational discovery and the joy of lifelong learning through interactive experiences in science, technology and art.
Address: 1701 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104
Phone: 505-224-8300
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Web: http://www.explora.us/ExploraPHP/english/index.php
Santa Fe Children's Museum
The Santa Fe Children's Museum is a place for families to learn and play together. The interactive exhibits, beauty of the outdoor garden, diversity of programs, and professional staff make for a special museum visit.
Address: 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505-989-8359
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Web: http://santafechildrensmuseum.org/
Museum Hill
Santa Fe has four world-class museums presenting the art, history and culture of the Native American Southwest, the Spanish colonial past, and folk traditions from around the world.
Phone: 505-476-1200
Web: http://www.museumhill.org/
Museum of Natural History
The Las Cruces Museum of Natural History is located in the Mesilla Valley Mall and is dedicated to broadening people's understanding of natural history, science, and the environment of New Mexico and the Chihuahuan Desert. We offer exhibits and educational programs geared towards this mission. The Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center houses more than 40 live animals from our area.
Address: 700 S. Telshor Blvd, #1608, Las Cruces, NM 88011
Phone: 575-532-3370
Web: http://www.las-cruces.org/public-services/museums/nhm.shtm
Atomic Education Online
The National Atomic Museum Education Department actively engages and explores issues in nuclear science and history by providing quality experiential based interactive tours and programs.
Address: 1905 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104
Phone: 504-245-2137
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Web: http://www.atomiceducation.org/index.html
New Mexico Museum of Space History
The mission of the museum is to educate the people of New Mexico and our visitors from around the world in the history, science, and technology of space. The museum stresses the significant role that the state of New Mexico has played in the development of the U.S. Space Program through collecting, preserving, and interpreting significant artifacts relevant to the history of space.
Address: Top of highway 2001, Alamogordo, NM 88310
Voicemail: 575-437-2840
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Web: http://www.nmspacemuseum.org/index.php

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