Santa Fe, NM, 87502
505-982-2226
URL : http://www.spanishcolonial.org
overview : The Museum of Spanish Colonial Art collects, preserves, and exhibits the Spanish colonial art of New Mexico and beyon, and educates the public about its related cultures and living traditions. - Since the 1600s, Spanish colonial arts and crafts have been an important part of village life in New Mexico and Southern Colorado; however, by the early 1900s, the practice of these traditional arts was declining. In 1925, the Spanish Colonial Arts Society was founded in Santa Fe to encourage and promote Spanish colonial arts and crafts and to inform and educate the public about traditional art forms, designs and techniques.
collections : With 3,000 objects, the collections are the most comprehensive compilation of Spanish Colonial art of their kind. Dating from the Middle Ages to the New Millennium, the collections span centuries in art, place and time. Among the various media featured are santos (painted and sculpted images of saints,) textiles, tinwork, silverwork, goldwork, ironwork, straw appliquÅ, ceramics, furniture, books and more
hours (subject to change) : 10:00am - 5:00pm Tuesday - Sunday
topics : American art, art, general, history, 17th, century, 18th, 19th, hispanic, folk, jewelry
