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Santa Fe Museums
Santa Fe is know for its world class museums. Many of the Santa Fe Museums can be purchased with a single ticket and the locals know that on Friday evenings 5pm to 7pm many are free, including the Georgia O'keeffe Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, and the Palace of the Governors. With over a dozen nationally acclaimed art museums in a town of just eighty thousand Santa Fe truly is the city different.
Bataan Memorial Museum
Center
for Contemporary Arts
El Rancho de las Golondrinas
El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe
Georgia
O'Keeffe Museum
The Indian Arts Research Center
at the School of American Research
Institute of American Indian Art Museum
Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of New Mexico
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Museum of International Folk Art
Museum of Spanish Colonial Arts
New Mexico State Capitol Governor's Gallery
Palace of the Governors
Poeh Museum
Randall Davey Audubon Center
Santa Fe Art Institute
Santa Fe Children's Museum
SITE Santa Fe
The Wheelwright Museum of the American
Indian
Bataan Memorial Museum
This collection of military artifacts and manuscripts is a memorial to the thousands of men and women who endured the infamous Death March on the Pacific island of Bataan in 1942. More than 1800 of the victims were soldiers from New Mexico.
1050 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-474-1670
Chimayo Blanket, c. 1920, 90" x 47"
Center for Contemporary Arts
This rapidly growing contemporary arts organization offers regional art
exhibits plus film, video, music, theater, and dance programs.
1050 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-982-1338
www.ccasantafe.org
Ed Mell, Primal Storm - Study for Grand Canyon Music Festival, Oil on Canvas, 22" x 36"
El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe
Changing exhibitions explore the Hispanic heritage of New Mexico. El Museo also hosts theater and musical performance as well as the Winter Farmers' Market and other community events.
1615-B Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-992-0591
www.elmuseocultural.org
Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows, "Coronado"
Bronze Edition of 50, 15" x 12" x 11"
El
Rancho de las Golondrinas
Comprising 33 historic
structures on 200 acres, this living history museum portrays
the daily lives of northern New Mexico ranch families in the
18th and 19th centuries. In addition to daily demonstrations,
check for special weekend events, spring through fall. 334
Los Pinos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(5 miles southwest of Santa Fe near the village of La Cienega)
505-471-2261
www.golondrinas.org
Susan Kliewer, "Tres Amigas"
Bronze Edition of 45, 10" x 16" x 9"
Georgia
O'Keeffe Museum
This modern facility, located just off the Plaza, contains
the world's largest
collection of O'Keeffe's art and is the first museum dedicated
to the work of a single woman artist of international stature.
217 Johnson St.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-946-1000
www.okeeffemuseum.org
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) Road Past the View II
c. 1964, 18" x 30"
The
Indian Arts Research Center at the School for Advanced Research
The School of American research houses one of the world's
finest collections of Southwest Native pottery, weaving, and
painting. Public tours are offered each Friday at 2:00 PM.
The School for Advanced Research (formerly known as the School of American Research) is located in the Canyon Road/Acequia
Madre residential eighborhood.
660 Garcia Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-954-7205
www.sarweb.org
Navajo Double Saddle Blanket, c. 1900, 56" x 31"
Institute
of American Indian Arts Museum
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Museum is dedicated solely to advancing the discourse, knowledge and understanding of contemporary Native arts. Founded in 1971, the Museum's exhibitions, publications and educational programs challenge pre-conceived notions of contemporary art. The IAIA Museum is home to the largest collection of contemporary Native art in the world. The Museum is part of the Institute of American Indian Arts, is a four year college offering both two- and four-year degrees in creative writing, Indigenous liberal studies, museum studies, new media arts, and studio arts.
108 Cathedral Place
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-983-8900
www.iaiamuseum.org
Shonto Begay, The Healing Ride, Acrylic on Canvas, 53" x 75"
Museum
of Fine Arts
This masterpiece of Pueblo Revival architecture is the state's
oldest art museum and home to more than 20,000 artworks. With
an emphasis on artists working in the Southwest, the collection
spans the historic art colonies of Taos and Santa Fe through
cutting-edge contemporary art from around the region and the
world.
107 West Palace Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-476-5072
www.mfasantafe.org
Joseph
Amadeus Fleck (1892 - 1977), "Young Man with Sombrero"
c. 1931, Oil on Canvas, 20" x 24"
Museum
of New Mexico
The state museum system of New Mexico owns and operates four
museum facilities in Santa Fe: Museum of Fine Arts, Museum
of Indian Arts and Culture, Museum of International Folk Art,
and Palace of the Governors. (Please see individual listings.)
www.museumofnewmexico.org
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) South from Quartz Mountain, October 1927, Oil on Canvas Board, 10" x 14"
Museum
of Indian Arts and Culture
A premier repository of Native art and material culture, MIAC
tells the stories of the people of the Southwest from pre-history
through contemporary times. The museum serves a diverse, multicultural
audience through changing exhibitions, public lectures, field
trips, and other educational programs.
Museum Hill
710 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-476-1250
www.miaclab.org
Hobart Edwards (b. 1936) "Popovi's Final Touch"
Museum
of International Folk Art
MOIFA houses the world's largest collection of traditional
folk art from dolls, puppets and masks to textiles, furniture, and ceramics.
Experience the culture of more than 100 countries as presented
in life-size interactive exhibits, cultural festivals and
hands-on activities for families and children.
Museum Hill
Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-476-1200
www.moifa.org
Cochiti - Helen Cordero Story Teller Turtle, c. 1983, 6.5" x 11.75"
Museum
of Spanish Colonial Arts
The SMCA collection represents the artistic history and ongoing
evolution of Hispanic culture in New Mexico, while firmly establishing
its place within the global arts landscape. Dating from the
Middle Ages to the present, the collection is the most comprehensive
compilation of Spanish Colonial arts in the southwest.
Museum Hill
750 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-982-2226
www.spanishcolonial.org
Dennis Ziemienski, Chilies and Corn, Oil on Canvas, 36" x 48"
New Mexico State Capitol Governor's Gallery
The New Mexico State Capitol building houses an outstanding collection of traditional and contemporary work by New Mexico artists. Painting, sculpture, weaving, pottery, furniture and other art forms are represented. The Governor's Gallery on the 4th Floor hosts changing exhibits organized by the Museum of Fine Arts. Tours are available; call for times.
Old Santa Fe Trail at Paseo de Peralta
505-986-4589
www.mfasantafe.org
Sioux Child's Vest, c. 1910, 12.5" x 13.5"
Palace
of the Governors
Built on Santa Fe's Plaza in 1610, The Palace of the Governors
is the oldest public building in continuous use in the United
States. Its permanent and temporary exhibitions chronicle
the history of Santa Fe and New Mexico, highlighting the Spanish
Colonial, Mexican, and Territorial periods in the American
southwest.
105 West Palace Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-475-5100
www.palaceofthegovernors.org
San Francisco de Paula Retablo, circa late 19th century, 14" x 10"
Poeh
Museum
Located on the Pojoaque Pueblo Reservation just north of Santa
Fe, the Poeh Museum exhibits the art and culture of the Pueblo
peoples with an emphasis on the Tewa-speaking pueblos of Nambe,
Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, San Juan, Santa Clara, and Tesuque.
Poeh Cultural Center
78 Cities of Gold Road
Santa Fe, NM 87506
505-455-3334
www.poehcenter.com
Navajo Rectangular, Oval and Triangular Turquoise stones and Silver Bracelet, c. 1920
Randall
Davey Audubon Center
Now a 135 acre nature preserve, this property was the home
of artist Randall Davey, a nationally know modernist painter.
When Davey bought the land in 1920, he converted an old stone
sawmill into his home and studio. They are now preserved as
a museum with the Davey's original furnishings as well as
many paintings by the artist.
1800 Upper Canyon Road
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-983-4609
www.nm.audubon.org
Rare Maria Martinez polychrome bowl, c. 1920, 9"
Santa Fe Art Institute
This innovative museum/teaching space brings nationally-known artists to Santa Fe for exhibitions, workshop, publications and outreach programs. Call for current programs and hours.
1600 St. Michael's Drive on the College of Santa Fe campus.
505-424-5050
www.sfai.org
Sue Rother, The Salmon Arroyo, Oil on Canvas, 24" x 24"
Santa
Fe Children's Museum
Engaging hands-on exhibits, outdoor gardens, and special programs
change throughout the year.
1050 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-989-8359
www.santafechildrensmuseum.org
Josh Elliott, Under the Sun, Oil on Panel, 30" x 40"
SITE
Santa Fe
SITE Santa Fe is the city's premiere contemporary art space
featuring regional, national and international exhibitions
and programs.
1606 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-989-1199
www.sitesantafe.org
Zuni Nahalish Corn Dancer Kachina, c1930, 9" x 3" x 2.5"
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
The Wheelwright hosts changing exhibitions of contemporary
and historic Native American art with an emphasis on the Southwest.
The museum and the Case Trading Post museum shop also sponsor
talks, seminars, meet-the-artist receptions, and many other
events. In 2007, the Wheelwright Museum celebrates it 70th anniversary, making it New Mexico's oldest independent museum. Admission is free.
Museum Hill
704 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-982-4636
800-607-4636
www.wheelwright.org
Robert D. Draper (b. 1938), "Hopi Pueblo" Pastel, 28" x 39"
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