Lots of lots of jewelry, some basketry. Not a lot of artifacts. I was expecting a bit more of the history. But the jewelry is very beautiful.
January 2023
This museum is fabulous!!The jewelry exhibit is worth the trip and won't take that long to walk through!Be sure and go to the Museum store downstairs!!!Be sure to enjoy the mural on the wall around the stairway going down, it is terrific!!!
January 2023
Always something interesting to see here. and the gift shop has interesting things as well. Eager to return.
The Wheelwright Museum of the American offers unique exhibitions of contemporary and historic Native American art. We’re famous for our focus on little-known genres and for solo shows by living Native American artists. We are the home of the "Jim and Lauris Phillips Center for the Study of Southwestern Jewelry," the most comprehensive collection of Navajo and Pueblo jewelry in the world.
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Best for Museums Because: The Wheelwright, the first Native American museum in Santa Fe, mounts exhibitions that are thoughtful and culturally significant.
