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Museums in Santa Fe (New Mexico)
Museums in Santa Fe (New Mexico)
Santa Fe has a variety of interesting museums, most in the downtown area and easily reached on foot. Museum Hill , south of downtown, is accessible via public transportation. The first four listed below are sub-units of the Museum of New Mexico, , for which you can buy a shared pass for $20 that allows access to all four museums and the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art within a four-day period. If you only have time for one, individual passes are available.
Palace of the Governors / New Mexico History Museum, 105 E Palace Ave (on Santa Fe Plaza), ☎ +1 505 476-5200, . Tu-Th, Sa-Su 10AM-5PM, F 10AM-8PM (). The oldest public building in the United States, the Palace of the Governors is a 17th-century building that once served as the main capitol building and now houses an excellent historical museum and shop, with exhibits on the history of the building and a functioning antique print press. Behind the Palace is the New Mexico History Museum, with three floors of exhibits on the history of New Mexico, including numerous artifacts from the prehistory to the present. Local Native American artists sell their work beneath the portal facing the Plaza . $9 adults, youth 16 and under free (). �
New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W Palace Ave (just west of the Palace of the Governors), ☎ +1 505 476-5072, . Tu-Th, Sa-Su 10AM-5PM, F 10AM-8PM. Though it has been outflanked by the O'Keeffe Museum to some extent, this museum has a somewhat more diverse, although still New-Mexico-centric, collection. The Museum's St. Francis Auditorium is one of the primary venues in town for concerts, particularly of a classical or folk flavor. $9 adults, youth 16 and under free (). �
Museum of International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo (on Museum Hill), ☎ +1 505 476-1200, . Tu-Su 10AM-5PM (). Of particular delight in this museum is its massive Girard exhibition, which contains many large, colorful displays of toys, nativity scenes, textiles, model villages, and traditional arts from around the world. The museum also features a superb collection of local Hispanic art as well as a good roster of changing exhibits. Home of the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market held in July (see under "Do"/"Festivals"). $9 adults, youth 16 and under free (). �
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, 710 Camino Lejo (on Museum Hill), ☎ +1 505 476-1250, . Tu-Su 10AM-5PM (). A large museum with American Indian artworks and exhibits on their culture and history, including a rather superb collection of pottery and displays of both historic and contemporary Indian life. $9 adults, youth 16 and under free. �
SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo De Peralta, ☎ +1 505 989-1199, . Th,Sa 10AM-5PM, F 10AM-7PM, Su noon-5PM. A private contemporary arts venue with an ongoing schedule of exhibitions of artists who merit international recognition - this is really cutting edge stuff. $10 adults, $5 students/seniors, free on Fridays and Saturday mornings. �
Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, 750 Camino Lejo (on Museum Hill), ☎ +1 505 982-2226, . Tu-Su 10AM-5PM. A small but splendid museum which showcases many Hispano artworks and artifacts from the original Spanish settlers of the area. The museum also sponsors the annual Spanish Market (see under "Do"/"Festivals"). $6 (). �
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson St (just north of downtown), ☎ +1 505 946-1000, . Sa-Th 10AM-5PM, F 10AM-8PM. Devoted to the 20th-century artist who settled near Abiquiu, a small town north of Santa Fe. $8 (). �
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo (on Museum Hill), ☎ +1 505 982-4636 (toll free: +1 800 607-4636), . M-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su 1PM-5PM. Excellent Native American art collection, with a quaint little gift shop, the Case Trading Post, that sells superb examples of Native arts that reflect the quality of the collection. Frequent special events. Free. �
Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, 108 Cathedral Place (downtown across the street from St. Francis Cathedral), ☎ +1 505 983-8900 (toll free: +1 888 922-4242), . M-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su noon-5PM. The Institute for American Indian Arts (IAIA, ) is a long-standing Santa Fe institution that helps to promote the Santa Fe Indian Market (see under "Do"/"Festivals"). Their museum holds a superb collection of contemporary Indian art. Adults $5, students and seniors (62+) $2.50; discounts for New Mexico residents and tribal members. �
Rancho de los Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Rd (well outside the center of town), ☎ +1 505 471-2261 (fax: +1 505 471-5623), . Jun-Sep W-Su 10AM-4PM. A massive outdoor "living history" museum portraying Spanish colonial days, with reconstructions of a village, farms, orchards, a vineyard, and a large water mill. In May you'll be dodging swarms of bored children on school field trips; visiting in the fall is better. Adult $5, Senior/Teen 13-18/Military $4, Children 5-12 $2 (). �
Santa Fe Children's Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail (a mile or so south of downtown), ☎ +1 505 989-8359 ( , fax: +1 505 989-7506), . W-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su noon-5PM. Many participatory exhibits and various accessible critters both inside and out; the indoor area holds several construction toy areas and a bubble-making area, while the outdoor area features a garden and greenhouse with plenty of kid's activities available. $8 (). �
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