The University of New Mexico
Museum of Southwestern Biology
Museum of Southwestern Biology

The Museum of Southwestern Biology is a research and teaching facility in the Department of Biology at the University of New Mexico.

open weekdays 8am - 5pm
visitors welcome by appointment
information for visitors

Covid-19 Symptom Screening Form

phone: (505) 277-1360
fax: (505) 277-1351
museum administrator

CERIA

mailing:
Museum of Southwestern Biology
1 University of New Mexico
MSC03-2020
Albuquerque, NM 87131

shipping:
University of New Mexico
302 Yale Blvd NE
CERIA 83, Room 204
Albuquerque, NM, USA 87131

Visiting the Museum

Covid-Related Information for Visiting Researchers

The Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) is open to research visitors in a limited capacity. Please contact divisional staff directly to make arrangements for your visit. All socail distancing and covid-safe practices must be followed at all time. Once your visit is approved, you may be directed back to this page to fill out the symptom screening and contact tracing form linked below.

Before your visit

If you'd like to review more of UNM's Covid information, that can be found at the Bringing Back the Pack website.

Tour Arrangements

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are not conducting tours at this time. 

Directions

The MSB is on the University of New Mexico campus in the CERIA building (building 83). Once you've parked, you'll need to locate CERIA on foot. To do this, orient from the intersection of Central Avenue and Yale Boulevard. From here, continue north onto campus along Yale, cross Redondo South Drive, and continue along the promenade until you reach the fountain. CERIA is the building NE of you. The main door to CERIA is facing the fountain.

Parking

  • Inexpensive all-day parking can be found in a number of lots south of campus along Yale Blvd.
  • Metered parking is available on Redondo Dr. and along Central Ave.
  • A UNM visitor parking pass may be obtained by contacting Parking Services.
  • An hourly parking lot and structure is located just north of the intersection of Central Ave and Stanford Ave accessed via the lot on SE corner of Johnson Gym.
  • An MSB parking permit is available for research visits by contacting the museum administrator.

Deliveries

If you are visiting with heavy materials that need to be delivered by vehicle, please make arrangements in advance. You will need access through locked security gates. Please call 277-1360 or divisional staff for access.

Maps


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UNM campus map The MSB is in building 83