The first museum I visited when I traveled to Santa Fe, New Mexico was the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.

One of the most significant artists of the 20th century, Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) was devoted to creating imagery that expressed what she called “the wideness and wonder of the world as I live in it.” O’Keeffe’s images—instantly recognizable as her own —include abstractions, large-scale depictions of flowers, leaves, rocks, shells, bones and other natural forms, New York cityscapes and paintings of the unusual shapes and colors of architectural and landscape forms of northern New Mexico.

The Museum’s collections of over 3,000 works comprises 140 O’Keeffe oil paintings, nearly 700 drawings, and hundreds of additional works dating from 1901 to 1984, the year failing eyesight forced O’Keeffe into retirement. Throughout the year, visitors can see a changing selection of these works. In addition, the Museum presents exhibitions that are either devoted entirely to O’Keeffe’s work or combine examples of her art with works by her American modernist contemporaries.

With an admission fee of $12, I was expecting something impressive and one of a kind. While I did enjoy the existing O’Keeffe exhibits, I was also disappointed to know that some of her paintings were displayed in another museum in town. I paid $12 for a limited number of art pieces on display. I think the admission cost is too expensive for visitors who could only see few of O’Keefe’s work (I believe there were only about 10 to 15 pieces). The only good thing about the museum is the interesting short film about O’Keeffe’s life.

I have never left an art museum feeling so ripped off and disappointed than the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum!

So, is Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe New Mexico worth visiting? No. Don’t bother, unless you are willing to pay $12 for a very limited art display.

Contact.

Address: 217 Johnson Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone Number: +1 505-946-1000

Hours:

Friday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday – Thursday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Museum is closed on New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

Admission fees.

Members Free!
General Admission – $12
New Mexico Residents – $8
Students 18+ with ID – $10
Youth and Students 17 and Under – FREE

Where to park downtown.

See this listing of parking lots in downtown Santa Fe.

Find your way.

If you insist of traveling and visiting the museum…

See more of my New Mexico travels.

See also: My other travel adventures.