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National Border Patrol Museum

Field	Value
name	National Border Patrol Museum
image	Border Patrol Museum.jpg
chairperson	Michael L. Underdown, Board of Trustees; Robert Boatright, Board of Governors
director	Samantha Winer
map_type	Texas
map_relief	y
map_caption	Location within Texas
map dot label	National Border Patrol Museum
location	4315 Woodrow Bean Transmountain Drive
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
coordinates
established
type	501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
owner	Border Patrol Museum and Memorial Library Foundation
website
logo	NBPM-logo-large-986c243e.png	former_name=

El Paso, Texas, U.S. The National Border Patrol Museum is a museum dedicated to educating the public about the history of the U.S. Border Patrol.

Description

It is the only museum with the U.S. Border Patrol as its sole focus; its artifacts cover the agency's entire history. Among the exhibits are weapons and vehicles used by the agency, including helicopters. There is a Border Patrol dog exhibit, an art exhibit, and a display of officer badges. also depicted are various methods individuals have used to cross the border between Mexico and the United States.

The museum employs six people and has fifteen volunteers. its revenue comes from charitable contributions, membership payments, inventory sales, and interest income.

The museum is adjacent to the El Paso Museum of Archaeology at the base of the Franklin Mountains, surrounded by the Castner Range National Monument.

History

The museum was established by a 1979 vote of the Fraternal Order of Retired Border Patrol Officers. The state of Texas issued its certificate of incorporation in 1980, and the Internal Revenue Service recognized it as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

In 2019, protesters wheatpasted photos of individuals harmed by the Border Patrol over exhibitions honoring the fallen officers of the Border Patrol.

References

"[https://borderpatrolmuseum.com/about-us/boards/ Board of Trustees]". ''Border Patrol Museum''. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
"[https://borderpatrolmuseum.com/about-us/museum-staff/ Museum Staff]". ''Border Patrol Museum''. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
"[https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/details/ Border Patrol Museum & Memorial Library Foundation]". ''Tax Exempt Organization Search''. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
(2011). "Frommer's Texas". Frommer's.
"Exhibits - National Border Patrol Museum".
Payan, Tony. (2006). "The Three U.S.-Mexico Border Wars: Drugs, Immigration, and Homeland Security". Praeger.
"[https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/742128819_202212_990_2024011622236958.pdf Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax]". ''Border Patrol Museum and Memorial Library Foundation''. [[Internal Revenue Service]]. December 31, 2022.
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"History of Border Patrol Museum". Natl Border Patrol Museum.
Borunda, Daniel. "2 activists arrested in El Paso after surrendering in Border Patrol Museum protest case".

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