New Mexico Museum of Art facts for kids
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| Former name | Museum of New Mexico Art Gallery |
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| Established | 1917 |
| Location | Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Type | Art museum |
The New Mexico Museum of Art is a cool place in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where you can see amazing art. It's one of four state-run museums in Santa Fe that are part of the Museum of New Mexico. You can find it at 107 West Palace Avenue, very close to the historic Santa Fe Plaza. The museum got its current name in 2007. Before that, it was called The Museum of Fine Arts.
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History of the Museum Building
The museum building was designed by an architect named Isaac Rapp. It was finished in 1917. The building is a great example of something called Pueblo Revival Style architecture. This style mixes ideas from Native American and Spanish Colonial designs. The front of the building looks like the old mission churches found in places like Acoma and San Felipe.
Art Collections
The museum has a huge art collection with over 20,000 pieces! These include paintings, photographs, sculptures, prints, drawings, and even mixed-media works. You can see art by famous artists like Ansel Adams, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Fritz Scholder. The collection also features works from groups like the Ashcan School and the Taos Society of Artists.
Paintings
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Gerald Cassidy, Cui Bono, c. 1911
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Gerald Cassidy, View of Santa Fe Plaza in the 1850s, c. 1930
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Eanger Irving Couse, Taos Pueblo—Moonlight, 1914
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William Herbert Dunton, My Children, 1920
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Marsden Hartley, El Santo, c. 1919
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Robert Henri, Portrait of Dieguito Roybal, San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1916
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William Penhallow Henderson, Pueblo Adobes, c. 1918
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William Penhallow Henderson, Noon, 1920
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William Henry Holmes, Mesa Encantada, 1914
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Sheldon Parsons, Santa Fe Mountains in October, c. 1919
St. Francis Auditorium
Inside the New Mexico Museum of Art, there's a special place called the St. Francis Auditorium. This auditorium is used for many cultural events and music concerts. Groups like the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival perform here. It can hold up to 450 people. The auditorium has beautiful murals, which are large paintings on the walls. These murals show scenes of St. Francis of Assisi.
Museum Library
The museum also has a library. Here, you can find many art books, magazines, and information about the artists whose work is in the museum. The library also keeps catalogs from all the museum's art shows since 1917.
Vladem Contemporary Annex
A new part of the museum, called the Vladem Contemporary Annex, is set to open in September 2023. This new building will show the museum's modern art collections and special exhibits. It used to be an old warehouse from 1936, but it has been updated and given a new purpose. The annex is named after Bob and Ellen Vladem, who are generous supporters of the museum.
See also
In Spanish: Museo de Arte (Nuevo México) para niños
