Raton Museum (Coors Building)
Raton, New Mexico
Photo by Henry Ostrander
Museum offerings include lectures and a visiting scholar program and traveling exhibits. Small storefront history and art museum is in the 1906 Coors Building, which is on the State Register of Cultural Properties. Donations requested. Winter hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 10 AM-4 PM; Summer hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 9 AM - 5 PM.
In the Raton Downtown Historic District. Features regional artifacts associated with ranching, coal mining, railroading as well as records of the original 19th century settlers. Contains 4' high silver candle holders from land baron Lucien Maxwell's dining room. The Raton Museum is a certified site on the Santa Fe Trail.
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- Raton Museum Director
- 216 South 1st Street
- Raton, NM 87740
- (505)445-8979
