Museum of Spanish Colonial Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Museum of Spanish Colonial Art is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The museum was opened on July 21, 2002 by the Santa Fe Spanish Colonial Arts Society. The museum features more than 3,000 objects, including devotional and decorative works and utilitarian artifacts, representing an artistic heritage of five centuries and four continents. The influences of Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil are all seen amongst the works that are displayed.
According to Donna L. Pierce, former Chief Curator of the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art. “The collections are unique in four ways: their global range, their representation of daily life in the colonial world, their historic importance as a repository of key research objects and their incorporation of works by modern-day Hispano artists of New Mexico.”
The mission of the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art is:
To preserve and honor the living tradition of Spanish colonial art forms, which the Museum recognizes as expressions of the world’s first truly global culture. Looking outward from New Mexico, which was the northernmost reach of Spain’s empire, the Museum views the full range of this culture across the world.
A portion of the museum houses the Stockman Collections Center, which houses 2,500 objects from the collections along with a 1,000 volume library. The museum has become a vital resource of for those researching, or being educated on, Spanish colonial art.
The Museum of Spanish Colonial Art is located at 750 Camino Lejo in Santa Fe, next to the Museum of New Mexico complex. A one day pass costs $6. Group tours can be arranged by calling the museum’s educational line at (505) 982-2226 ext. 122. Museum hours are 10am to 5pm Tuesdays through Sundays.
For more information on the Museum of Spanish Colonial arts and its displays, you can visit the museum’s Website at http://www.spanishcolonial.org/.
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