Exquisite turquoise
View some of the world’s rarest and most collectible pieces of turquoise and turquoise jewelry.
Exquisite Turquoise Pieces
View some of the world’s rarest and most collectible pieces of turquoise and turquoise jewelry.
Antiques
Antiques mostly from Europe enhance the castle experience
Educational Exhibits
You will learn fascinating information about Mining, Science, Grading Turquoise, Lapidary Techniques, Turquoise Imitations, and Mystical Qualities.
Castle Experience
Grand halls, spiral staircase, and 127 chandeliers; the castle is something you cant miss!
Turquoise
Exquisite Turquoise Pieces
The museum displays are designed to educate, fascinate, and entertain. The Global Gallery displays 15 of the most collectible pieces of turquoise in the world; including the George Washington stone, the namesake of turquoise.
Traveling the world is easy in our international gallery as you can venture from country to country that have all used turquoise throughout history; our Southwest Gallery displays over 400 pieces of turquoise jewelry. Other galleries display information and items relating to subjects that include: Science, Turquoise Mines, Mining, Trade, Mystical Qualities, Imitations, Shopping, as well as more.
A New Location
The Castle
Gertrude “Zachary” Schmidt built the castle as her home in 2008 and lived there until her passing in 2013.
April 5th, 2019 the castle officially opened as “The Turquoise Castle, Home of the Turquoise Museum”.
The castle offers 8,000+ Sq Ft. of museum space.
The Garden and grounds are beautiful.
The castle is centrally located in Downtown Albuquerque.
Testimonials
Fabulous collection. Our guide was a 5th generation owner.Very knowledgeable and easy to talk to. We really enjoyed the tour and was given the last tour for this location. Closed now till August 10th. They are moving to a new larger location. Worth the $8. Adult admission.
TexasJan, via TripAdvisor
Took the tour and found it to be very good. Lots of interesting articles and beautiful specimens. I spent two hours there and couldn’t believe it! I learned so much about tourquoise.
Deborah K, via TripAdvisor
The tour is great! Its family owned, and it houses a fantastic collection of turquoise. There were tips on how to differentiate between true turquoise and fake turquoise. If you ask, they can tell you what mine your turquoise is from. No point in arriving early as the door is locked until the time indicated on your ticket.
Mugsy1_1, via TripAdvisorWhether you are new to town or a local, the Turquoise Museum is a must have experience!
Come in and see us today!