New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs

The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs is an executive branch agency of the New Mexico state government. Created in 1978 by the New Mexico Legislature, the department oversees the state museum, monument, arts, library, heritage preservation, and archaeology programs. Some 550 employees, spread throughout the state, are employed by the Department's fourteen divisions. The department's annual budget is approximately $35 million.

The Department of Cultural Affairs is currently directed by Cabinet Secretary Veronica Gonzales, who was nominated by Governor Susana Martinez on Dec 29 2010.

History

The information below is excerpted from the Department's official Web site.

Divisions, museums, and monuments

Divisions

• New Mexico Arts
• New Mexico Historic Preservation Division
• New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies
• New Mexico State Library

Cultural Centers

• National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque.

Museums

• New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, Las Cruces.
• New Mexico History Museum, Santa Fe.
• Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe.
• Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe.
• New Mexico Museum of Art (formerly Museum of Fine Arts), Santa Fe.
• New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque.
• New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo.
• New Mexico Veterans Museum was announced in August 2008 and is planned to be constructed in Las......
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