Museum of Southwestern Biology — Attraction in Albuquerque

This may be a good museum, but I wouldn't know because there was nobody there to open their locked doors when I arrived with my 8yo at their posted time. This is a problem that I've found with many museums located on university campuses they're not accessible to the general public and it's very discouraging and even alienating that these institutions are sequestered away from people who would otherwise like to support them. Maybe it's a problem with funding, that may...

Not exactly a museum, with an open house once a year. Don't expect dazzling displays and cool dioramas, just real biologists doing real biology. Ask the right questions and you could learn a ton about why tissue samples are the future of understanding living things on our planet.

You'll also learn why funding shortfalls are putting this extremely valuable resource at huge risk. Little kids and short attention spans are likely to be...

The Museum of Southwestern Biology has an amazing collection of specimens and information. I attended the recent open house event where every volunteer present was knowledgeable and friendly despite it being very late in their day. It's too bad that the collection is only open to the public once a year, but definitely best for the preservation of all those precious specimens. If you ever have the chance to check it...