New Mexico Mineral Symposium — Abstracts

September 15th, 2015 was a historic day for the San Juan College in Farmington, New Mexico. This was the grand opening and dedication of the School of Energy’s new building and the Sherman Dugan Museum of Geology housed inside.

Through the support of San Juan College, The Dugan family as well as individual and corporate sponsors, Farmington has a wonderful addition to the community.
The museum features quality minerals and fossils from around the world and includes mining artifacts, educational exhibits, a fluorescent display, and an augmented reality sandbox. During the school year we average more than 200 K–12 school children passing through our doors each week and the numbers keep growing.

This presentation will cover the project from ground breaking through grand opening and to the present day, including the unseen details, obstacles and triumphs of building a new geology museum.