ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – There is still a long road of recovery ahead for the Roswell Museumwhich was hit hard by flooding that devastated the area in October. When you walk inside the museum, you'll find exposed adobe, damaged walls, and empty galleries, signs of what up to six feet of water left behind after flooding the building. Story continues below Don't Miss: New Mexico artists’ house named a National Historic Landmark News: Rio Communities Fire Department speaks about volunteer firefighter killed over the weekend Community: City asks for public input on new 2050 downtown redevelopment plan "It's going to be a long recovery process for both the collection and the museum facility," said Caroline Brooks, Director of Roswell Museum. From modern art to Native American artifacts, Brooks said staff and volunteers spent more than two weeks evacuating it all. "We had quite a variety of artifacts not just in our collection, really so everything was impacted," said Brooks. Luckily there was one important piece that was barely touched. It was a Georgia O'Keefe piece. "The flood line had hit the bottom of the frame so luckily it hadn't impacted the work itself," said Brooks. The staff always had a mantra to save the O'Keefe piece and this time they were able to put it into practice. The artwork was sent to the Georgia O'Keefe Museum in Santa Fe for the time being. Meanwhile, the museum sent about 4,000 items on refrigerated trucks to conservators in Chicago. "It's going to take time to figure out the next steps," said Brooks. The flooding damage has also set back their renovations which were underway when the flooding happened. While the museum figures out the full extent of the damage and assesses how to rebuild and mitigate this from happening again, they still hope to offer programming to the community in the meantime. "We don't want to be forgotten. We've been so much a part of the community, it's been part of our passion, and our mission to provide the arts to the community," said Brooks. "I think there's been a lot of heartfelt support." The Roswell Museum celebrated its 85th anniversary two years ago. It said it will be a multi-year project to be fully recovered from the flooding.