Visitor / Event Center

Since 1996, the visitor center has served as the welcoming venue for veterans and their loved ones.

Visitors are invited to explore the visitor center and the museum free of charge.

This was ‘ground zero’ …the beginning of the New Mexico Veterans’ Memorial. Armed with gold shovels, Community leaders, Heather Wilson and Mayor Marty Chavez along with base officials, officially broke ground on this spot in 1996.
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Initially the building was completed only to the stained glass artwork visible high on the west wall of the front room. The artwork was created by a west coast artist and was donated to the Memorial in her father’s memory who was an Air Force veteran.
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Today, the Visitors’ Center is staffed by volunteers from a variety of military organizations and one paid staff member from the City of Albuquerque Senior Affairs office. The volunteer ‘Greeters’ are available 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, daily. Beyond those hours, the city employee is available to answer your telephone calls 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

The Event Center and its adjacent parking are available for use by veterans’ groups and any community groups or individuals that wish to rent the space.