Rex Museum — Attraction in Gallup

The Rex Museum is one of those nice little "hole in the wall" museums that has alot of local history and is staffed by locals who have an abiding lifelong interest in their local history. I definitely recommend it. It is also noteworthy that the Building it self has its fair share of history.

For many years this building (300 W 66th) was the location of Tom's Variety & Hobby Supply. Tom's Variety was the local Model Airplane supply store and home to the Gallup Model Airplane Club. Tom's Variety was owned and operated by Ed Shibata, a local born first generation Japanese American, and decorated WWII combat veteran of the 442 combat infantry battalion, which is the most highly decorated unit in American mitary history.

Ed was a wonderful kind hearted person who took the time to help peolle of all ages to learn the ropes of building and flying...

Thr City pf Gallup needs to update the City's Museum amd get a bigger biulding, like the Old Post Office whereP the cable company is now, put some great use to that historical building that has some great ceiling wood work, Gallup has more hidden history. Gallup jas alot of native American history in this town that is left out, and back when the RR was being built there workers were also Chinese that worked on the RR there is alot of history that citizens of Gallup have that in picture's, books, letters and antics. People want to...

My family and I stopped in Gallup for the night on a drive to Grand Canyon NP. I wanted to make a few stop and this was one. I will say we enjoyed our conversation with the Curator Tammi Moe. She was really informative and knowledgeable. The silk screen prints they had there were nice. I liked it...