Santa Fe
OK, you've walked the town, seen the cathedral, had morning
coffee at La Fonda, bought some wonderful jewelry
from the vendors at
the Palace of the Governors. It's time to get out of town - just for a while,
anyway.
Tucked away on a hilltop just a few miles from town are four of the most intriguing museums you'll ever see (and a great restaurant, too). Now branded "Museum Hill" these museums will entrance you for hours. By the way, you can get the bus right to Museum Hill from the Plaza. Anyway here are the museums
Museum of Spanish Colonial Art
The Museum of Spanish Colonial Art is the newest museum on the Santa Fe scene
and features objects from throughout the Spanish Colonial world, housed in a
historical building designed by John Gaw Meem.
www.spanishcolonial.org
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture
At the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, encounter Native cultures and artifacts
of the Southwest from ancestral to contemporary, in exhibits drawing from more
than 70,000 works of art and material culture.
www.miaclab.org
Museum of International Folk Art
To experience the color and excitement of the world’s cultures, go to
the Museum of International Folk Art and see an unparalleled collection that
includes toys, textiles, household goods and religious art.
www.moifa.org
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
New Mexico’s oldest private non-profit museum, the Wheelwright Museum
of the American Indian, emphasizes important Native American art in an eight-sided
building inspired by a traditional Navajo hooghan.
www.wheelwright.org
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