My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the morning we spent at this museum. The Girard collection is amazing! We also loved the Amish quilts. They're setting up for a kite display now and we plan on coming back to see it later this year. We would have liked to see more interactive exhibits. There was one computer set up to...
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Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe
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Museum of International Folk Art
706 Camino Lejo, P.O. Box 2087, Santa Fe, NM 87505
505 476 1200
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Ranked #2 of 89 attractions in Santa Fe
Type: Art Museums, Museums
Activities: Arts and crafts
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Current exhibitions include New World Cuisine: The Histories of Chocolate, Mate y Mas, explores cultural blending through food. Colonial pieces from...
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Current exhibitions include New World Cuisine: The Histories of Chocolate, Mate y Mas, explores cultural blending through food. Colonial pieces from the collection and loan are displayed in context of a New Mexican, Mexican and Spanish kitchens, complemented by sections on wine, chocolate and the South American Yerba Mate tradition. Gallery activities include short films, a scent station, world map with food magnets, and a recipe exchange. Special menu selections at Museum Hill Cafe, and related foods and books at the Gift Shop.New exhibitions include Plain Geometry Amish Quilts, exploring Amish quilt patterns, make your own quilt on an Ipad and save to share on the rotating display. This exhibition closes September 2, 2013. Taki Kichi/Kite crazy in Japan opens June 9, 2013. International Folk Arts week and the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market take place in mid July and a new exhibition of Brazilian folk art is scheduled for November.More than 120,000 objects are on display in the long term exhibition by architect and designer Alexander Girard. This international folk art collection includes miniature buildings, streets and village scenes from more than 100 different countries. There are no text panels in this exhibition, the cases are numbered. If you miss the Docent walk-in tour, pick up a multi-media tour at the front desk or a grab a gallery guide at either entrance. Special menu selections at Museum Hill Cafe, and related foods and books at the Gift Shop.
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Denver, Colorado, United States
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I thoroughly enjoyed the Folk Art Museum and spent a great afternoon there, going back out to the car for my camera as photos are permitted. An amazing collection of "milagros" from myriad countries and cultures. As this is an international museum, it was a nice change of pace from traditional "Santa Fe" galleries, museums. The Amish Quilt exhibit was...
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Santa Fe, NM
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There are not sufficient words to describe this museum, located at Museum Hill, outside downtown Santa Fe. It has wonderful rotating exhibitions of folk art from around the world so check the schedule - but it is always worth a visit to walk through Girard Foundation permanent exhibition. Girard was a textile designer from NYC, who designed for Herman Miller,...
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New Mexico
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The regular craft and toy exhibits are always charming and fun. This time I also saw a quilt exhibit, and one about the history of chocolate and it's importance in New Mexico and Mexico.
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novato, ca
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Great spot on top of "museum hill". I could have spent longer here but hubby wasn't as amused as I was with the collection of folk art figurines. Some amazing things here, enjoyed the Amish quilt display too.
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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what an exhibit of crafts from all over the world. it was amazing to see collections of crafts that we have seen on our travels in this exhibits. fantastic and fun to enjoy.
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NJ
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This museum will appeal to all ages. I can't even describe it b/c it is so different from any other museum. It houses a collection donated by Irving (?) Girard that consists of over 100,000 (many tiny) pieces. Fascinating.
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Denver, Colorado
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This is a large display of American and International folk art. It is in a newer building located near the top of Museum Hill. It is often a stop on the local trolley tours or you can drive to Museum Hill via Canyon Road. I love this place and send hours viewing the displays and enjoying the beauty of the...
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Sedona, Arizona
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Loved the Neutragena wing, with the little figurines depicting life in different cultures. Other areas were closed. Also an interactive room depicting how aids has effected lives around the globe
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The collection of folk art was extensive and well displayed. The miniature circus collection was amazing as well as the towns. It was a little difficult to follow the guide as the sequence of the displays did not seem to follow a logical order.
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