Two Minutes to Midnight
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Two Minutes to Midnight

Friday Feb 6 2026

10:00am - 5:00pm

Farmington Museum & Visitor Center
Step into the past to understand the urgency of our present in this powerful exhibit exploring the Doomsday Clock, Cold War tensions, and the lasting lessons they hold for today’s uncertain world. On display at the Farmington Museum Main Gallery through April 2026.

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Farmington Museum & Visitor Center
3041 E Main St. Farmington, NM
Farmington Museum
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(505) 599-1174

In 2018 the Doomsday Clock was set to two minutes to midnight, the closest it has ever been to striking midnight since the height of the Cold War in 1953 when both the United States and the Soviet Union tested thermonuclear weapons for the first time within ten months of each other. Today, while the Cold War’s lessons and fears have largely faded from our collective memory, it is critical to view a decidedly uncertain present through the lens of the past. 

On display in the Farmington Museum Main Gallery through April 2026.
Museum hours: Monday - Saturday from 10am to 5pm

Admission is FREE!

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