Displaying New Mexican history, and culture exhibits (19th - 20th Century). Specializing in local New Mexico history.
Open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
$$ (Moderately Priced); Reduced Rate for Children
In the early autumn of 1898, a fortuitous accident resulted in Taos becoming a great American art colony. Having recently returned from studies in Paris, young American artists Ernest L. Blumenschein and Bert G. Phillips were on a sketching trip from Denver to northern Mexico when the wheel of their surrey broke on the mountainous road just north of Taos. The ensuing delay gave them.time to become captivated by the spectacular landscape and remarkable cultures of the Taos Valley. Phillips remained in Taos from that time forward. Blumenschein came back nearly every summer until 1919, when he, Mary Greene Blumenschein also an artist, and daughter Helen purchased a 1797 structure for their permanent home.