Cerrillos Casa Grande Trading Post, Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum & Petting Zoo
17 Waldo St
Cerrillos, NM 87010
505.438.3008
Website:www.casagrandetradingpost.com
Adobe Hacienda—We mine green Cerrillos Turquoise: Gifts, Rocks, Bottles, scenic overlook. Featured on Antiques Roadshow. A must stop. Come feed the Animals. La Cienega El Rancho de las Golodrinas 334 Los Pinos Rd.
Santa Fe, NM 87507
505.471.2261
Website: www.golondrinas.org
El Rancho de las Golondrinas is a living history museum located on 200 acres in a rural farming valley just south of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The museum, dedicated to the heritage and culture of Spanish Colonial New Mexico, opened in 1972. Original colonial buildings on the site date from the early 18th century. In addition, historic buildings from other parts of northern New Mexico have been reconstructed at Las Golondrinas. Villagers clothed in the styles of the times show how life was lived in early New Mexico. Special festivals and theme weekends offer visitors an in-depth look into the celebrations, music, dance and many other aspects of life in the period when this part of the United States was ruled by Spain and Mexico. Madrid Old Coal Mine Museum
2846 Hwy 14
Madrid, NM 87010
505.473.0743
Website: www.themineshafttavern.com
1901 Richmond Steam Engine, mining relics and old cars. A must see! April–October! Chimayó
Chimayo History Museum
P.O. Box 727
Chimayo, NM 87522
505.351.0945
Website: www.chimayomuseum.org
The museum is located on Plaza del Cerró, center of a Spanish Colonial settlement established in 1740. Plaza del Cerró is enclosed by contiguous adobe buildings. Photographs on display now date back to the late 1800s and early 1900s and present images of the everyday lives, work, and faith of the people of Chimayó 100 years ago.
Pojoaque
The Poeh Gallery
78 Cities of Gold Rd.
Santa Fe, NM 87506
505.455.3334
Website: www.poehcenter.com
The Poeh Gallery opened in 2002 and its mission is to specifically feature student and instructor art produced in the Poeh Studio Classes at the beautiful adobe buildings of the Poeh Cultural Center and Museum. The gallery features jewelry, micaceous pottery, Pueblo Polychrome pottery, stone sculpture, and many other traditional art forms including hand carved drums, exquisitely embroidered and hand woven kilts and mantas, mocassins and much more.
Santa FeBataan Memorial Military Museum
1050 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87050
505.474.1670
Dedicated to the 200th Coast Artillery Regiment sent to the Philippine Islands early in WW II. Dance Art Museum of the Americas
Box 118
Santa Fe, NM 87504
505.466.2891
Website: www.danceartmuseum.com
The Dance Art Museum of the Americas is the first major National Dance Museum of its kind in the west. An obvious choice is the historic, multicultural community of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dedicated to keeping historical dance arts flourishing. Georgia O’ Keeffe Museum
217 Johnson Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505.946.1000
Website: www.okeeffemuseum.org
The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, opened to the public in July 1997, 11 years after the death of the artist from whom it takes its name is dedicated to the art of Georgia O’Keeffe and to the study of American Modernism. Institute of American Indian Art
83 Avan Nu Po Road
Santa Fe, NM 87508
505.424.2300
Website: www.iaiancad.org
Dedicated to showcasing contemporary Native American Fine Art and to training the next generation of Native museum professionals. New Mexico Museum of Art
107 W. Palace Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505.476.5072
Website: www.nmartmuseum.org
The Museum of Fine Art celebrates the diversity of the visual arts and the legacy of New Mexico as a cultural crossroads. Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology
710 Camino Lejo, off old Santa Fe Tail
Santa Fe, NM 87504
505.476.1250
Website: www.miaclab.org
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology strives to inspire appreciation for and knowledge of the diverse native arts, histories, languages, and cultures of the Greater Southwest. Our state-of-the-art-exhibits continue to excite and inspire people to learn more about Native cultures and the anthropology and archaeology of the Greater Southwest. Museum of International Folk Art
706 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505.476.1200
Website: www.moifa.org
The Museum opened to the public in 1953 and has gained national and international recognition as the home to the world’s largest collection of folk art. The collection of more than 135,000 artifacts forms the basis for exhibitions in four distinct wings: Bartlett, Girard, Hispanic Heritage, and Neutrogena. Museum of Spanish Colonial Art
750 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, NM 87502
505.982.2226
Website: www.spanishcolonial.org
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. Palace of the Governors
105 W. Palace Ave.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505.476.5100
Website: www.palaceofthegovernors.org
Originally constructed in the early 17th century as Spain’s seat of government for what is today the American Southwest, the Palace of the Governors chronicles the history of Santa Fe, as well as New Mexico and the region. This adobe structure, now the state's history museum, was designated a Registered National Historic Landmark in 1960 and an American Treasure in 1999. San Miguel Mission
401 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505.988.9504
Constructed in 1610 by the Tlaxcalan Indians of Mexico, who came to New Mexico as servants of the Spanish, this is the oldest church still in use in the country. A bell cast in Spain in 1356 is displayed in an anteroom. It was used in churches in Spain and Mexico before being brought to Santa Fe by oxcart in the early 19th century. Priceless ornaments and paintings adorn the interior of the mission. Santa Fe Children’s Museum
1050 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505.989.8359
Website: www.santafechildrensmuseum.org
The Santa Fe Children’s Museum is a place for families to learn and play together. The interactive exhibits, beauty of the outdoor garden, diversity of programs, and professional staff make for a special museum visit. Santuario de Guadalupe
100 Guadalupe Street
Santa Fe, NM
505.988.2027
Built in 1781, this historic santuario now contains the Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s collection of New Mexican santos (carved images of the saints), Italian Renaissance paintings, and Mexican baroque paintings. SITE Santa Fe
1606 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505.989.1199
Website: www.sitesantafe.org
SITE Santa Fe is a private not-for-profit, non-collecting contemporary arts organization committed to enriching the cultural life of Santa Fe and beyond. It meets this commitment by providing an ongoing venue for exhibitions of artists who merit international recognition, as well as offering education and multidisciplinary public programs. Wheelwright Museum of the Native American Indian
704 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, NM 87505.
505.982.4636 / 800.607.4636
Website: www.wheelwright.org
The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian hosts changing exhibitions of contemporary and historic Native American art with an emphasis on the Southwest. Main gallery exhibitions change twice a year. Smaller galleries feature one-person shows by Native American artists and photographers, or items relating to the main gallery exhibition.
The museum and the Case Trading Post museum shop sponsor talks, seminars, meet-the-artist receptions, and many other events. A private, not-for-profit institution, the Wheelwright Museum does not charge an admission fee, and most of its events are free
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