Museum of Fine Arts

Frommer's Review

Opposite the Palace of the Governors, this was one of the first pueblo revival-style buildings constructed in Santa Fe (in 1917). The museum's permanent collection of more than 20,000 works emphasizes regional art and includes landscapes and portraits by all the Taos masters, los Cincos Pintores (a 1920s organization of Santa Fe artists), and contemporary artists. The museum also has a collection of photographic works by such masters as Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, and Elliot Porter. Modern artists are featured in temporary exhibits throughout the year. Two sculpture gardens present a range of three-dimensional art, from the traditional to the abstract.

Graceful St. Francis Auditorium, patterned after the interiors of traditional Hispanic mission churches, adjoins the art museum.. A museum shop sells gifts, art books, prints, and postcards of the collection.

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