This 2025 fiscal year at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History was one of growth, revitalization, and success.

We are proud to have received recognition from Albuquerque Business First as one of Albuquerque’s Best Places to Work. Our museum’s team comprises hardworking and dedicated professionals who take immense pride in operating our congressionally chartered museum. It is through their determination, positive attitudes, and willingness to grow that we were recognized in such a meaningful way.

The strength of the museum’s staff also shone through during the successful move of all the Cold War heritage artifacts that had been stored on base for more than 20 years to our new Museum Artifact Center (MAC). This was a backbreaking initiative that took time, focus, and collaboration from both the museum’s staff and Sandia National Laboratories. This behemoth endeavor brought the Nuclear Museum one large step closer to opening the MAC to the public to showcase this important part of history to our visitors for years to come.

If you have not had the opportunity to visit the Nuclear Museum in several months, we invite you back in to experience all the new upgrades and renovations that took place in 2025. It was with great pride that we opened the completely refurbished Radiation 101 permanent exhibition in the heart of the museum’s exhibit hall. The Radiation 101 renovation also provided an opportunity to redesign and relocate the Hiroshima and Nagasaki permanent exhibition. Concurrently, the outdoor Redstone and Terrier Missiles were also restored to their former glory. We now look forward to future renovations taking place in Little Al’s Lab in early 2026 and Nuclear Energy in the fall of 2027.

This past year, the museum team significantly expanded our partnership with the Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) district. Through the tireless efforts of the museum’s Director of Education and education team, we successfully launched Mission Fission. This dynamic and immersive educational program is designed to engage over 4,500 Albuquerque eighth-grade students in the world of nuclear science and its historical significance. Mission Fission is set to become APS’s first middle school signature field experience, seamlessly integrating with the existing curriculum to provide a rich and contextual learning opportunity.

As we look toward the new 2026 fiscal year, we will keep the momentum going to see growth and success in all our museum programs and initiatives. It is through the amazing support of our members and guests, as well as the dedicated hard work of the museum’s staff, board of trustees, and volunteers,

that we will achieve such success. Thank you for all your support.