

Please Excuse Our Mess
The Blackwater Draw team is gearing up for the 2023 tourist season. Currently, two exhibits at the museum are under construction. During...


Holiday Hours
The Blackwater Draw Museum will be closed from December 23rd to January 3rd. We will resume regular hours on January 5th. See you in the...
Holiday Hours
The Blackwater Draw Museum follows Eastern New Mexico University for Holdiay hours. This allows our student and full-time employees to...


Closed for the 2022 Season!
We have had a great 2022 season! Thank you to everyone who visited, purchased souvenirs, donated money, and came to events! We are so...

Blackwater Draw's 20th Atlatl Competition
Blackwater Draw Museum and Mu Alpha Nu Anthropology Club present their 20th Annual Atlatl Competition! This event is free and open to all...


New Mexico Humanities Council grant recipients
The Blackwater Draw Museum is a proud recipient of a New Mexico Humanities Council American (NMHC) Rescue Plan (ARP) grant. About the...


Prehistory Day at BWD!
Join us on May 7th for our Annual Prehistory Day open house event at the Blackwater Draw National Historic Landmark. This event is part...


We are hiring!
Blackwater Draw Museum Collections Manager Blackwater Draw Museum Collections Manager Full-time, permanent For the full position...


Old BWD Museum Fire
On March 29, 2022, the old Blackwater Draw Museum building on highway 70 between Portales and Clovis caught fire and was destroyed. The...


Tour the Blackwater Draw Museum
Have you seen the new tour of the BWD Museum with our Collections Manager, Samantha?