Blackwater Draw National Historic Landmark and Museum

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 during this closure: see our Contact page. ​ #museum #closures #COVID19

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. #museum #familyfriendly #opentothepublic #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! #museum #holidayhours

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, but in the meantime you can still contact us through the Contact page on this website! #museum #landmark #phonelines

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 representatives). Lucky us, and lucky you! We will have the same competition that you all know and love, but we will also have different booths, volunteers, and representatives from all over the state. Now, I kn

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!! #museum #closures #hours

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 pictures to share here and on FB of our students presenting their research at a national meeting of their peers and colleagues! Yay ENMU! #museum #presentation #closures

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!) #opentothepublic #anthropologydepartment #holidayhours #closures #museum

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, and Saturday. We are trying to get coverage for the other times. Again, please call before making any plans regarding the museum, and remember that the site is always closed during the week this time of year.

Hi all, Happy Fourth of July! The Landmark (archaeological site) will be open today until 5 pm. You can go to our "About" page for directions. The museum will NOT be open today, as the University is closed for the holiday and the museum is on the ENMU campus. We apologize for the inconvenience, but hope to see you soon!! #opentothepublic #holidayhours #landmark #closures #museum