Despite New Mexico’s lack of coastline, pirates nevertheless found their way into the state. At the Farmington Museum & Visitor Center, a new exhibition titled “Shipwreck! Pirates & Treasure” will be on view through February 2018. More than 500 shipwreck artifacts are included, with gold and silver from famous wrecks including the Tortugas, discovered in 1989; the famous Civil War ship the SS Republic; and the SS Gairsoppa, notable as the deepest shipwreck recovery of precious metals to date.

The exhibition of treasures is supplemented with hands-on activities, passenger accounts, historical artifacts, children’s activities, a gallery of pirate legends and interactive experiences including a robotic arm used in treasure recovery, and a hurricane simulator that produces winds up to 75 mph — allowing visitors to experience what storm tracking involved before modern technology was introduced. The Farmington Museum & Visitor Center is open 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday­–Friday, with extended Saturday hours 8 a.m.–7 p.m. for the special exhibit.