Spanish Colonial Arts Society | Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum
The Spanish Colonial Arts Society and its Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum are committed to a dynamic and responsive understanding of the artistic and cultural heritage of New Mexico and its global context, past, present, and future; we hope to inspire others with the objects in our collection that we conserve and share through exhibits, research, publishing, and programming.
The Spanish Colonial Art Society’s Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum (NMHA) houses an unrivaled collection, library, and archive of regional artworks - predominantly from New Mexico - including historic pieces from around the world for comparative purposes. Nearly half of the Museum’s collection is comprised of work by Spanish Market artists from the 1920s to the present. A percentage of pieces are from the period 1598-1821 with the remainder primarily from 19th-century New Mexico along with Spain and other areas to place them within a global context. It is located in the only John Gaw Meem-designed residential building open to the public in Santa Fe. Admission to the museum is always free, year-round.
NMHA’s non-circulating library is open to the public for research during museum open hours and by special appointment. As a member of the New Mexico State Library SALSA consortium our library catalogue of over 4,000 volumes can be browsed online at https://nmstatelibrary.org/salsa/
Located on Museum Hill, NMHA’s 2.64-acre grounds are a welcoming, nature-forward campus that helps visitors of all ages discover the region’s botanical heritage, cultural history, and nearby trail systems.
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Jennifer Berkley