Blackwater Draw National Historic Landmark and Museum

Our closure (of both site and museum) has been extended through July 31st, in keeping with the guidance of our parent institution, Eastern New Mexico University. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause, and urge you to maintain safety and health best practice...

In light of the closure of ENMU and general safety guidelines during the COVID-19 outbreak, the Blackwater Draw Museum is CLOSED to the public, indefinitely. We will update our newsfeed and Facebook as the situation progresses. Staff will still respond to inquiries dur...

The museum will have reduced hours during ENMU's Spring Break (March 9-13). We will be closed on Tuesday and will be open 12-5 Wednesday-Friday. Weekends will be regular hours.

The Blackwater Draw Museum will close at the end of the day on Sunday, November 24th for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, December 3rd at 9 am. Have a beautiful holiday, all!

We apologize for any inconvenience for those who are trying to reach us. Our lines have been down since Monday due to the torrential rainfall and flooding we are getting hit with. The phone company is working on the problem, and we hope to be back up by early next week...

It's that time of year again! We're starting to gear up for our Annual Atlatl Competition at the NHL, and boy, do we have news for you! This year the Blackwater Draw National Historic Landmark will be co-hosting the State Archaeology Fair at the site (along with State...

Hi all,

We will be opening after lunch on June 21st, 2019 (which is a Friday) due to staffing issues. We hope this doesn't adversely impact anyone's plans! 

Hope to see you at site and museum this summer!!

ALERT: THE MUSEUM WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN APRIL 8 AND APRIL 15 DUE TO STAFF ATTENDANCE AT THE SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING. THE SITE WILL BE OPEN THE WEEKEND OF APRIL 13-14 AS USUAL.

We apologize for the inconvenience, but we will have some awsome pict...

We will be closed for part of Wednesday, January 9th and closed on Friday, January 11th. We apologize for the inconvenience… many of our student employees are still trickling back after their breaks (lucky ducks!)

IMPORTANT NOTE: The museum will be closed for most of the week of October 21-27. We simply don't have the staff for that week due to conferences and events around campus. Please call before making your plans! We plan to be open Sunday, Tuesday after 1, Thursday after 1...