The New Mexico History Museum, the state's newest museum, adds 30,000 square feet of exhibition space to the Palace of the Governors, the state's oldest museum. The exhibits cover Native people, Spanish explorers, the Mexican era, the Santa Fe Trail, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the Long Walk, outlaws, the railroad, World War II, hippies and modern-day New Mexico. Artifacts, maps, photographs, art and interactive exhibitions are presented in the museum campus which also includes the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library and the Palace of the Governor's Photo Archives. A lively schedule of lectures, films, workshops and special events complete the experience.

 

Location

Off the Historic Plaza
113 Lincoln Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87501 - Google map - (505) 476-5200
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At the Palace of the Governors, explore Santa Fe and New Mexico's rich history at the oldest continuously occupied government building in the United States. Built in 1610, the
Palace of the Governors has been home to 60 state governors and a place of refuge for Spanish colonists waiting out the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. The Palace of the Governors neighbors the New Mexico History Museum, and holds Spanish and Native American artifacts, a portrait gallery of those who shaped Santa Fe, a chapel and a courtyard housing historic wagons. Under the portal facing the Plaza, Native American artists—representing almost every New Mexico tribe—sell their handmade jewelry and art.

Location

Off the Historic Plaza
105 Palace Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87501 – Google map - (505) 476-5100
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Hours (for both museums)

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Daily
10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Fridays
Closed Mondays (Labor Day through Memorial Day)

Admission (for both museums)

Free to Museum of New Mexico Foundation members
$9 out-of-state visitors
$6 New Mexico residents
$1 discount for students
Free on Sunday to New Mexico residents
Free on Wednesday to New Mexico senior citizens (62 and above)
Free to children (16 and under)
Free Friday evenings (5:00 to 8:00 p.m.)
Free Friday Evenings (5:00 to 8:00 p.m.)