The best museums in Albuquerque in June 2023

These are the top 20 best museums in Albuquerque, United States, ranked by their rating and popularity in 2023. Click a museum for more information about the museum, including visitor information, exhibitions and reviews.

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Looking for the best museums in Albuquerque? These are the best ones:

  1. The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History1

    The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History

    Albuquerque, NM
    The Albuquerque Museum , formerly known as the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History , is a public art and history museum in Albuquerque , New Mexico . The museum is located in the Old Town area and is operated by the City of Albuquerque Department of Arts & Culture. The Albuquerque Museum is dedi
  2. American International Rattlesnake Museum2

    American International Rattlesnake Museum

    Albuquerque, NM
    The American International Rattlesnake Museum is an animal conservation museum located in Albuquerque, New Mexico in Old Town Albuquerque . The museum is devoted to snakes , particularly rattlesnakes , and is dedicated to rattlesnake education. With the staff that is a participant in regular interna
  3. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center3

    Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

    Albuquerque, NM
    The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center , located in Albuquerque , is owned and operated by the 19 Indian Pueblos of New Mexico and dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of Pueblo Indian Culture, History and Art. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center is a non-profit that opened in August, 1976, to sh
  4. National Museum of Nuclear Science and History4

    National Museum of Nuclear Science and History

    Albuquerque, NM
    The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History (formerly named National Atomic Museum ) is a national repository of nuclear science information chartered by the 102nd United States Congress under Public Law 102-190, and located in unincorporated Bernalillo County , New Mexico , with an Albuquerqu
  5. Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum5

    Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum

    Albuquerque, NM
    The Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum is a museum dedicated to the worldwide history, science, and art of all types of ballooning and lighter-than-air flight. It is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico , USA , and is situated just outside the grounds used for the Albuquerque In
  6. National Hispanic Cultural Center6

    National Hispanic Cultural Center

    Albuquerque, NM
    The National Hispanic Cultural Center is an institution in Albuquerque, New Mexico dedicated to Hispanic culture , arts and humanities. The campus spans 20 acres and is located along the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, New Mexico , on Avenida César Chávez and 4th St. Now presenting 700 events a year, the
  7. New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science7

    New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science

    Albuquerque, NM
    The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science is a natural history and science museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico near Old Town Albuquerque . The Museum was founded in 1986. It operates as a public revenue facility of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.
  8. Explora8

    Explora

    Albuquerque, NM
    Explora is a science center in Albuquerque, New Mexico , United States, located near Old Town Albuquerque . Its name is the imperative form of the Spanish language verb explorar , which means to explore . The museum employs a hands-on, inquiry-based learning approach to science, math and art. The mu
  9. University of New Mexico Art Museum9

    University of New Mexico Art Museum

    Albuquerque, NM
    The University of New Mexico Art Museum (sometimes referred to as the University Art Museum or UNM Art Museum ) is an art museum at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque . The museum's permanent collection includes nearly 30,000 objects, making it the largest collection of fine art in New Mexi
  10. Unser Racing Museum10

    Unser Racing Museum

    Albuquerque, NM
    The Unser Racing Museum , located in Albuquerque, New Mexico , U.S., is a non-profit museum celebrating the accomplishments of New Mexico's native racing family, the Unsers. The museum celebrates multiple generations of Unsers, from patriarch Jerry Unser , to Al Unser III and Mariana Unser as well.
  11. Albuquerque Biological Park11

    Albuquerque Biological Park

    Albuquerque, NM
    The ABQ BioPark (or Albuquerque Biological Park ) is an environmental museum located in Albuquerque, New Mexico . It contains four separate facilities: The ABQ BioPark is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). City records indicate more than 1,100 animals are in the Bi
  12. Albuquerque Aquarium12

    Albuquerque Aquarium

    Albuquerque, NM
    The ABQ BioPark Aquarium , located in Albuquerque, New Mexico , United States is a facility of the Albuquerque Biological Park and is located next door to the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden . The ABQ BioPark Aquarium exhibits Gulf of Mexico and South Pacific saltwater species from a variety of habitats
  13. Maxwell Museum of Anthropology13

    Maxwell Museum of Anthropology

    Albuquerque, NM
    The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology is an anthropology museum located on the University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico . The museum was founded in 1932 as the Museum of Anthropology of the University of New Mexico, becoming the first public museum in Albuquerque. In 1972 it was rena
  14. New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society14

    New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society

    Albuquerque, NM
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    Turquoise Museum

    Albuquerque, NM
    Something between museum and a jewelry shop. Here you can learn more about turquoise through an interesting exhibition.
  16. Petroglyph National Monument Visitor Center16

    Petroglyph National Monument Visitor Center

    Albuquerque, NM
  17. Holocaust & Intolerance Museum of New Mexico17

    Holocaust & Intolerance Museum of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, NM
  18. Telephone Museum of New Mexico18

    Telephone Museum of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, NM
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    Tingley Beach - Abq Biopark

    Albuquerque, NM
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    Museum of Southwestern Biology

    Albuquerque, NM

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