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Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, NM
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Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian

Santa Fe museum of Native American art, founded in 1937 by Mary Cabot Wheelwright and Hastiin Klah.

704 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM 87505 · Santa Fe, NM

About Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian

The museum presents Native American arts in Santa Fe and works to showcase living Native traditions and contemporary creative work. Its activities include changing exhibitions, a permanent collection, public programs, and research. It also runs a museum shop that sells work by Native artists, and it hosts events such as lectures, film screenings, and holiday art markets.

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  • #contemporary art
  • #museum shop
  • #Santa Fe
  • #Museum Hill

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