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Another tourism area is “Museum Hill”, the site of the major art museums of the city as well as the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market, which takes place each year during the second full weekend of July.

Santa Fe's Museum Hill
Santa Fe Museum Hill; Museum Website;

Explore four world-class museums presenting the art, history and culture of the Native American Southwest, the Spanish colonial past, and folk traditions from around the world.

Museum of Spanish Colonial Art
Santa Fe Museum Hill; Museum Website

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. Converging Streams: Art of the Hispanic and Native American Southwest exhibition opening events are from Noon to 4PM Saturday June 20. Arts Alive! all-age hands-on art making on selected Wednesdays.

Museum of Indian Arts & Culture
Santa Fe Museum Hill; Museum Website

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.

Museum of International Folk Art
Santa Fe Museum Hill; Museum Website;

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.

Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
Santa Fe Museum Hill; Museum Website;

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.



Musuem Hill Festival and Events:


Native Treasures Indian Arts Festival [Memorial Day Weekend] - Organized by the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, meet more than 180 Native American artists at the Santa Fe Convention Center downtown Memorial Day Weekend!
SOFA West Art Fair [June] - Contemporary Arts & Design at the Santa Fe Convention Center.
Santa Fe International Folk Art Market [July] - More than 140 Master folk artists from across the globe gather on Museum Hill for the world's largest folk art market.
Navajo & Pueblo Folk Art [July] - Wide range of folk art by contemporary Navajo and Pueblo artists, and special guest artists gather at the Case Trading Post, Wheelwright Museum. Free!
Spanish Market [Late July] - Annual Spanish Market downtown Santa Fe featuring more than 200 artists - since 1950. Free!
Indian Market [August] - Annual Indian Market downtown Santa Fe! Free annual event since 1920.

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198 State Road 592, Santa Fe, NM 87506;
Location : Take US-285 north of Santa Fe
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Loretto Inn & Spa Suites
211 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87501;
Location : Downtown - Adjacent to Loretto Chapel
The Inn and Spa at Loretto provides a decor that speaks volumes of the surrounding Santa Fe area. The Inn and Spa at Loretto features 134 rooms- including 5 suites. All guestrooms boast luxurious new bedding and draperies that draw the eye with their geometric shapes simple lines and vibrant colors. spacious leather chairs and newly upholstered armchairs invite guests to rest while the plush bed provides refuge for the weary.

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