Museums
Santa Fe's Musuems ranked #3 in 2012 Travel + Leisure Reader's Poll!
Visit Santa Fe's museums and wake up the artist within you! There is a good reason that Santa Fe has drawn artists like Georgia O'Keeffe here for generations. Whether you are 7, 17 or 70 years old, get inspired by the rich blend of history, arts and cultural heritage within more than a dozen state and private museums around Santa Fe. Remember to look up every once in a while, the Santa Fe sky with it's vivid colors and clouds can be the best canvas of all.
Visit Santa Fe's museums and wake up the artist within you! There is a good reason that Santa Fe has drawn artists like Georgia O'Keeffe here for generations. Whether you are 7, 17 or 70 years old, get inspired by the rich blend of history, arts and cultural heritage within more than a dozen state and private museums around Santa Fe. Remember to look up every once in a while, the Santa Fe sky with it's vivid colors and clouds can be the best canvas of all.
Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu and in Santa Fe
401 Old Taos Highway
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Ghost Ranch offers two locations. The towering rock walls and vivid colors of our Abiquiu location, where Georgia O'Keeffe painted for fifty years, promise inspiration, while our Santa Fe location offers an oasis in the city different -- both places for renewal, retreat and transformation.
Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu offers the same amenities. Enjoy overnight accommodations and include time to take the Georgia O'Keeffe Ghost Ranch Landscape Tour and visit our three museums.
Visit our web site for a catalog of courses offered at both locations.
Visit our web site for a catalog of courses offered at both locations.
Museum of International Folk Art
706 Camino Lejo, On Museum Hill
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
Home to the world's largest collection of international folk art in the world, featuring Alexander Girard's Multiple Visions, A Common Bond and interactive changing exhibitions.Public programs include art activities for ages 3 to 103, performances, artist demonstrations, lectures and other activities included with Museum admission. Available for private parties, meetings and seminars with or without open galleries.
Palace of the Governors
105 W. Palace Ave.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
To firmly ground yourself in New Mexico's rich past, visit this museum on the Santa Fe Plaza. Built by the Spanish as a government building in 1610, the Palace remains the country's oldest continuously occupied public building. Its exhibits chronicle the history of Santa Fe as well as New Mexico and the region. American Indian artists sell their wares under its historic portal as part of the Native American Vendors Program. The New Mexico Museum of History, which is physically and thematically linked to the Palace of the Governors is now open.
New Mexico Museum of Art
107 West Palace Ave.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Located just west of the Plaza, the New Mexico Museum of Art (formerly the Museum of Fine Arts) displays an extensive permanent collection of Southwestern artists, including major pieces by Georgia O'Keeffe. New exhibitions are always being mounted that cover the works of contemporary artists of all kinds.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
710 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, NM 87505
The outstanding collection showcases classic and contemporary Southwestern Indian paintings, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, basketry and weaving. A permanent exhibition tracing the life of American Indians, "Here Now and Always" was curated in part by Native American elders, scholars and tribal members.
Museum of Spanish Colonial Art
750 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, NM 87505
The Spanish Colonial Arts Society collections were initiated in 1928. Today with 3,000 objects, the collections are the most comprehensive compilation of Spanish Colonial art of their kind. Dating from the Middle Ages to the New Millennium, the collections span centuries in art, place and time. Among the various media featured are santos (painted and sculpted images of saints,) textiles, tinwork, silverwork, goldwork, ironwork, straw appliqué, ceramics, furniture, books and more. All combined, the collections represent the artistic history and ongoing evolution of Hispano culture in New Mexico while firmly establishing its important place within the global arts landscape. Hours: 10AM to 5PM, 7 Days a week. Museum of New Mexico, $15 for access to 5 museums for 4 days. Without the Pass: Adults $6, kids under 17 free.
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
704 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Founded in 1937. Ongoing exhibitions of contemporary and historic Native American art with an emphasis on the Southwest. Exhibitions feature works by established and emerging Native American artists. The historic Case Trading Post hosts ongoing events by featured artists and sells an array of jewelry, baskets, folk art, pottery, and weavings. Free admission. Open Monday-Saturday 10-5, Sunday 1-5.
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
217 Johnson Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501
The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is located in downtown Santa Fe within easy walking distance of the historic Plaza. The Museum collection is the single largest repository of O'Keeffe's work in the world.
The Museum is open 7 days a week from 10 AM to 5 PM, and on Friday evenings until 7 PM. Admission is $12 for adults; $10 for seniors (age 60+); $6 for New Mexico residents (with ID); $6 for Military/Law Enforcement (with ID); $10 for students (18+ with ID); and free for youth and students under 18.
New Mexico residents: show your ID and get free admission on the first Friday of each month, from 5-7 PM!
New Mexico residents: show your ID and get free admission on the first Friday of each month, from 5-7 PM!
SITE Santa Fe
1606 Paseo De Peralta
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
SITE Santa Fe is a private not-for-profit contemporary arts organization committed to enriching the cultural atmosphere in Santa Fe, New Mexico, by providing an ongoing venue for regional, national, and international exhibitions and interdisciplinary programs.
Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
108 Cathedral Place
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Located in downtown Santa Fe, the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts is dedicated solely to advancing the discourse, knowledge and understanding of contemporary Native arts. The Museum's exhibitions, publications and educational programs challenge pre-conceived notions of contemporary art. The Museum is home to the largest collection of contemporary Native art in the world and the Museum Store is a premiere shopping destination, offering the finest selection of contemporary Native arts and gifts.
Open 10am-5pm Mon. - Sat., noon-5pm Sunday. Closed Tuesdays and major holidays.
Adults admission $10
Seniors (62+), Students with valid ID, and Residents of NM: 1/2 price
Native people, members, veterans, children 16 and under, and NM residents visiting on Sunday: Free!
Open 10am-5pm Mon. - Sat., noon-5pm Sunday. Closed Tuesdays and major holidays.
Adults admission $10
Seniors (62+), Students with valid ID, and Residents of NM: 1/2 price
Native people, members, veterans, children 16 and under, and NM residents visiting on Sunday: Free!
Bataan Memorial Military Museum and Library
1050 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Opened by members of New Mexico's national guard shortly after World War II, the museum's main focus is the Bataan Death March, a World War II tragedy in the Philippine Islands that had a significantly harsh impact on New Mexico.
When the Japanese captured 70,000 U.S. and Filipino soldiers in 1942, most of New Mexico's national guard was among them. Released more than three years later, only half of the 1,800 men from New Mexico survived to return home. On exhibit are maps, press clippings and testimonials, along with Civil War artifacts and items connected to the codetalkers and other Native Americans who participated in U.S. wars.
The museum is housed in the original Armory where the regiment was processed for service in 1941.
The museum is housed in the original Armory where the regiment was processed for service in 1941.
El Rancho de las Golondrinas
334 Los Pinos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87507
What once was a stop on the Camino Real is now a living museum that has preserved the Spanish Colonial and Territorial way of life on a 200 acre ranch just outside of Santa Fe. Docents in period dress, period buildings from around the Southwest and hands-on demonstrations make this a perfect spot for families.









