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===Area museums=== [[File:CuevaOlla.jpg|thumb|right|El Paso Museum of Archaeology, diorama shows [[Cueva de la Olla (archaeological site)|Cueva de la Olla]] (cave of the pot – a large pot-shaped storage container for grain), Paquimé, [[Sierra Madre Occidental|Sierra Madre]] of [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]]]] The [[Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens]], located on the grounds of UTEP, includes a comprehensive collection of El Paso Brown, Native American pottery, as well as educational exhibits for students. The [[El Paso Museum of Archaeology]] is located on the eastern slope of [[North Franklin Mountain]], west of Gateway South Blvd. on TransMountain Rd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/default.asp|title=El Paso Museum of Archaeology|access-date=March 26, 2013|archive-date=March 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328090617/http://www.elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/default.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> Its grounds include native plants of the American Southwest, as well samples of Native American shelters, in an unspoiled location. The museum includes [[diorama]]s for school children that illustrate the culture and geology of the American Southwest, such as [[Hueco Tanks]] in El Paso County. One diorama (see image to the right) is of the Cueva de la Olla<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781741048049|url-access=registration|quote=de la Cueva de la Olla paquime.|title=John Noble, ''Mexico'' |publisher=Lonely Planet|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781741048049/page/365 365]|access-date=September 14, 2014|isbn=9781741048049 |last1=Noble |first1=John |year=2008 }}</ref> (cave of the pot) which is located in the [[Sierra Madre Occidental|Sierra Madre]] of [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], an example of the Paquimé culture.<ref>{{YouTube|PyFsyYuS9sQ|Cultura Paquime: Sitios Arqueologicos – Paquime Culture Documental Documentary}} see minute 0:32 of 4:18 total</ref> The [[El Paso Museum of Art]] is located next to the [[Plaza Theatre (El Paso)|Plaza Theater]] adjacent to San Jacinto Plaza, the public square downtown. It contains works of Southwestern artists such as [[Thomas C. Lea, III|Tom Lea]]. Other area museums include: * [[El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center]] * International Museum of Art El Paso * [[El Paso Museum of History]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elpasotexas.gov/history/|title=El Paso Museum of History|publisher=elpasotexas.gov/history|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=October 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017121825/http://www.elpasotexas.gov/history/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Fort Bliss Museums and Study Center<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bliss.army.mil/Museum/fort_bliss_museum.htm|title=Fort Bilss Museums and Study Center|publisher=www.bliss.army.mil/Museum|access-date=February 10, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211224725/https://www.bliss.army.mil/Museum/fort_bliss_museum.htm|archive-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref> * Insights El Paso Science Museum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insightselpaso.org/|title=Insights El Paso Science Museum | publisher=Insights El Paso Science Museum |access-date=February 10, 2014}}</ref> * The [[Magoffin Homestead]], dating from 1875, is now a state historic site. * The [[National Border Patrol Museum]] is located adjacent to the El Paso Museum of Archaeology. * Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elpasorails.org/|title=Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso|publisher=elpasorails.org|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106025602/http://elpasorails.org/|archive-date=January 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> * The Gene Roddenberry Planetarium<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grplanetarium.weebly.com/|title=The Gene Roddenberry Planetarium – | publisher=grplanetarium.weebly.com/ |access-date=February 10, 2014}}</ref> * Lynx Exhibits<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lynxexhibits.com/|title=Lynx Exhibits |access-date=February 10, 2014}}</ref>
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