Open House and Exhibit Openings

Enjoy the opening of two new exhibits, Military Kids’ Lives and Together We Serve: The Modern Military Spouse, with the official opening of the renovated and expanded space.

The Museum of the American Military Family

546B State Route 333 (Old Route 66) Tijeras (Next to Molly’s Bar) I-40 exit 175

On Sunday, April 14, please join our Board and Volunteers for the opening of two new exhibits – “Military Kids’ Lives” and “Together We Serve: The Modern Military Spouse” -- and the official opening of our renovated and expanded space.

Your interest, support, and encouragement have made these programs and this growth possible, and we would like to share our re-opening with you.

There is no set program, and you can come and go as you please between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm on

Besides the two new exhibits, you can re-visit updated permanent exhibits, see artifacts from around the world provided by former teachers in the Defense Department School System, and our Special Collections Library of books and first-hand stories of military veterans and military family members.

We will also have a continuous showing of our short documentary film, Love Song for the Dead,” and show you our Albert B. Corey Award from the American Association for State and Local History.

For more information, please call at (505) 504-6830.

Circe Olson Woessner, Executive Director