George O'Keeffe Museum Visitor Information

Opened in 1997, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum brings the art of the painter to the public and is the only museum in the world dedicated to an American woman artist. With a large permanent collection of more than 3,0000 of the internationally acclaimed artist's paintings, sculptures and drawings that span a prolific career lasting more than 80 years.

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum hosts over two million annual visitors, who flock to the center to view the stunning creative works from the woman who adored the natural world and everything in it. www.okeeffemuseum.org

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Hotel Accommodations Near the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum -

With a central location, only seven miles from the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, the Inn at Santa Fe offers a tranquil, boutique hotel experience for romantic weekend getaways, family vacations and business travel.

With a range of modern hotel amenities and a serene setting close to downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Inn at Santa Fe offers guests a great value on deluxe hotel lodging near the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and other Santa Fe attractions.

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Collection -

Home to more than 3,000 works of painting, sculpture, drawing and photography, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum celebrates the artist and highlights her unique role in moving the direction of the art of her time. The Museum's collection now includes 2,989 works: 1,149 by O'Keeffe, and 1,840 by other artists. The collection also includes letters, art materials, found objects, books, and personal effects.

Visit the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum -

Visitors can enjoy a self-guided tour, an audio tour or a docent led tour of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Free, Docent-guided tours are offers daily at 10:30 am. Audio tours are available for an additional charge of $5 per person. There are a number of events and programs throughout the year for adults, youth and family as well as special events.

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is open 10 am-5 pm, Sun.-Thurs., Fri., 10 am-7 pm and Sat., 10 am-5 pm. Please be aware the museum and shop close at 3 pm on Good Friday, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve and the museum is always closed on Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Admission prices to the museum range from $5-$10 per person; however, visitors enjoy free admission on the first Friday of the month from 5-7pm. Children under age 18 enter free every day. Please note that the museum also closes three times per year to rotate its collections.

About Georgia O'Keeffe -

Born in 1887, Georgia O'Keeffe is one of the most significant artists of the 20th century. Trained as an artist at both the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League of New York, O'Keeffe became disillusioned with the imitative realism art traditions of the time period.

In 1912, O'Keeffe's interest in art was rekindled when she took a course that encouraged her to follow her artistic instincts. In 1916, O'Keeffe moved back to New York and became a charter member of the Stieglitz Circle, a cutting-edge group of artists that established the Avant Garde movement of modern art in America.

O'Keeffe became a prolific painter and sculptor, who focused on nature in her work, creating stunning masterpieces that depicted everything from flowers and rocks to bones, shells and abstract forms. Although O'Keeffe spent much of her time in New Mexico, she didn't make the state her permanent residence until 1949.