About

The Raton Museum established in 1938 is owned and operated by The Colfax County Society of Art, History &  Archaeology; a not for profit 501c(3) corporation.

The Society’s purpose is to increase and diffuse knowledge and appreciation of all cultural subjects and to that end to establish and maintain in the City of Raton, NM a museum; to collect,  preserve, display, promote and protect objects of cultural history, works of art, and historical photographs.

Raton’s rich history and cultural diversity; as a ranching, railroading and mining community, and its connection to the Santa Fe Trail; is told through permanent displays which feature the Museum’s extensive collections of artifacts and photographs.