About Santa Fe - Sightseeing
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