Deming Luna Mimbres Museum

Holy cow so much stuff to look at! Mimbres pottery to dinner table settings to buttonhooks and thimble collections. Very interesting museum and gift shop.

While traveling from Southern California to visit my son in Texas I came across this fantastic eclectic small-town museum in Deming, NM. They have a mixed bag of unique historical items that were all donated by locals and run by very pleasant volunteers. The admission is a donation of your choosing. Don't forget to climb the stairs to the second floor. There is plenty of free street parking right out front.

All the website we looked at show there are open. When we got there they were till Springs! They should have least posted they are close till Spring on all websites. Even the place we were staying did not know that.

Deming, New MexixoTimestamp: April 2021Location & Parking: SW Corner off of Silver & Hemlock in DT Deming.There is no designated lot but street parking is plenty unless there is an event.Handicap: The museum is extensive, big, and multiple floors. Handicap friendly with ramps, elevators and rails to allow some balancing. Hours: Generally M-Sat 9-3.Costs: FreeMuseum Type: Historical, local, regional. Collection at time of visit: Mixture of Pioneers, early settlers, military, Regional Native American sprinkled with some Northern Mexican, and a plethora of community/local affairs.Things to do at museum: This large museums have roughly 40 exhibits w/ various themes from natives, WW2, a basketball gym and so forth.Things to do nearby the museum: Veteran's park outside of the armory building and across the street is the Customs House & archives.Overall, the museum is extensive. The pottery collection is well done with variances. Quite extensive compared to other local museums. The medical room is from past generations and how the local dealt with health issues is pretty neat along with the small car show including an amazing carriage hearst. Make shift mini-town is constructed in the halls and the top floor is a basketball court filled with local affairs. Great place to learn about Luna County and how people co-existed and survived in this beautiful yet at times hostile region (think Pancho Villa). Travel safely www.cleeshyun.com @cigarcpa@cleeshyun

Stop in Deming for a museum??? You will not be sorry! Driving cross country with our 7 year old granddaughter and decided to just pop on for 30 minutes tops for a leg stretcher. An hour later we forced ourselves to get back on the road and promised to return. Fabulous doll collection from around the world and throughout the ages. But don't spend too much time there because there's much more... antique telephone display, 50s doctors office including iron lungs, fabulous aroma of antique instruments dating back to who knows when and don't miss the mirror that saw the Pancho Villa raid. This stop is entertaining and great little gift shop.

I truly love visiting this place as a person who appreciates history this is a walk back into the history of the trials and tribulations associated with living in what is some of the most inhospitable land in the United States of America. I see in my minds eye people from all walks of life sojourning to a new land filled with potential. "There is gold in them there hill's" I can do a museum review without getting that one in;) The Deming museum is to the still small child that resides in each of us a journey filled with intrigue and possibilities. The minister in me reminds me of the collective sacrifice people endured that we might have these rights that all might be created equal. The dream, the possibility, the investment, the journey, the pain, the tears, the new land that collectively we enjoy through the sacrifice of those who came before us. As a minister I ask each soul that comes through this gem in the cowboy hat of Deming to take a moment of solum reflection for those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in setting this inhospitable land filled with potential and please don't forget the beautiful souls that work here tirelessly in preserving this walk back in time through their hard work and always warm hospitality as you consider where you came from, where you are right now in your life and with long vision consider the possibilities...the human potential is truly a terrible thing to waste!

Got there right as they were closing so I didn't get the opportunity to check out the inside just got to see the displays outdoors. Trying to capture a little sight seeing and a bit of history while on my road trips. I'd like to go back and see inside.

I love small town museums! It's one of the best ways see what the locals think is important for people to know about their town, and I spent several enjoyable hours meandering through this one.

Great museum! We dropped in after lunch at Irma's. We were welcomed in and so surprised at the size of the place. Lots of artifacts and pottery from the Mimbres Indians, vintage toy collection, historic Armed Services items, and an assortment of other items. We could only stay for 30 minutes but there is enough to see for an entire day. Hope to go back.

What a great place for oldie like me. They have collections ranging from dolls to coaches. It is literally on the way to Las Cruces and White Sand park.