Santa Fe is a city of museums. Exhibits change constantly, so there's always something new to view. Many people get yearly passes to museums that charge for admittance.
Museums of New Mexico
The four museums, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, closed Mondays, have gift shops and noncirculating libraries open to the public:
Museum of Fine Arts
476-5072
107 W. Palace Ave.
http://www.mfasantafe.orgPalace of the Governors (history museum)
476-5100
105 W. Palace Ave.
http://www.palaceofthegovernors.orgMuseum of International Folk Art
476-1200
706 Camino Lejo
http://www.moifa.orgMuseum of Indian Arts & Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology
476-1250
708-710 Camino Lejo
http://www.miaclab.orgAdmission for a resident to a single Museum of New Mexico is $5; $7 for a nonresident; persons 16 and younger and New Mexico foundation members, free. Sundays, all New Mexico residents, free. Wednesdays, senior citizens 60 and older, free. A four-day pass for unlimited visits to the four Museums of New Mexico plus the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, $15.
Yearly, single and family passes also are available. Friday nights from 5 to 8 p.m., anyone can attend the Palace of the Governors and Museum of Fine Arts for free. Information is available at
http://www.museumofnewmexico.orgOther museums
Museum of Spanish Colonial Art
982-2226; 750 Camino Lejo
http://www.spanishcolonial.org.
This is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to Spanish-colonial art. The collection consists of more than 2,500 objects. There is a research and conservation center and a library with more than 1,000 books. Admission is $3 for New Mexico residents; $6 others; 16 and younger, free.
The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
946-1000; 217 Johnson St.
http://www.okeeffemuseum.org.
Open Thursday through Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., from November to June during the slow season; and open daily during the high season from July through October. In addition, the museum is open from 5 to 8 p.m. on Fridays, when admission is free. Admission is $8; $7 for seniors; $4 for New Mexico residents; students and youth get in free.
Wheelwright Museum
of the American Indian
982-4636; 704 Camino Lejo
http://www.wheelwright.org.
Open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Admission is free, R
El Rancho de las Golondrinas
471-2261; 334 Los Pinos Road
http://www.golondrinas.org.
A Spanish-colonial living-history museum, 30 minutes from downtown. Prearranged tours available, open June to September for self-guided tours. Hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5; $4 for seniors and teens; $2 for children 5-12; free for children under 5. Festival admission is $7; $5 for teens; $3 for children 5-12; free under 5.
Archdiocese of Santa Fe Museum
983-3811; 223 Cathedral Place
Open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free
Bataan Military Memorial Museum
474-1670; 1050 Old Pecos Trail
www.sfps.k12.nm.us/academy.
Open Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free.
El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe
992-0591
1615-B Paseo de Peralta
Exhibits concern local culture. Open Tuesday through Saturday 1 to 5 p.m. Free.
Indian Arts Research Center at the School of American Research
954-7205; 660 Garcia St.
The store is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed noon to 1 p.m. Tours of an anthropological collection spanning more than 450 years are given at 2 p.m. Fridays. $15.
Institute of American Indian Arts Museum
983-8900; 108 Cathedral Place
http://www.iaiancad.orgFeatures American Indian artworks from 1960s on. Open October through May 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June through September.
Admission is $4; 16 and under free.
SITE Santa Fe
989-1199
1606 Paseo de Peralta
http://www.sitesantafe.org.
SITE Santa Fe showcases contemporary art. Open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free on Fridays, and the museum stays open until 7 p.m.
Admission is $5; $2.50 for students, seniors and educators. v
