Roswell Museum and Art Center

ROSWELL MUSEUM AND ART CENTER
RMAC
History

The Roswell Museum and Art Center opened to the public in 1937, deriving its initial support from
the Works Progress Administration (WPA) who, at the time, promoted the establishment of art
centers nationwide.

Federal Arts Project artisans built and furnished the museum. The mission-style Founders Gallery,
with its adobe walls, carved vigas and tin chandeliers, is the original museum structure. Today this
gallery is dedicated to the exhibition of works by regional artists Peter Hurd and Henriette Wyeth.