Plan Your Visit
One Museum: Two Locations!
The New Mexico Museum of Art has two buildings: the historic Plaza Building located on the Santa Fe Plaza and the Vladem Contemporary located in Santa Fe’s Railyard Arts District.
One ticket grants access to both locations.
Plaza Building
24 Hr. Recorded Message: (505) 476-5072
Front desk: (505) 476-5063
Vladem Contemporary
Front Desk: (505) 476-5062
may through October (Both locations):
Sunday | 10 AM – 5 PM |
Monday | 10 AM – 5 PM |
Tuesday | 10 AM – 5 PM |
Wednesday | 10 AM – 5 PM |
Thursday | 10 AM – 5 PM |
Friday | 10 AM – 7 PM |
Saturday | 10 AM – 5 PM |
NOVEMBER THROUGH APRIL:
- Closed Mondays
- Open Tuesday – Sunday, 10 AM – 5 PM.
- Plaza Building open late 5 – 7 PM on the First Friday of each month
- Vladem Contemporary open late 5 – 7 PM on the Final Friday of each month
Winter weather conditions may require the museum to close. Please contact the front desk at 505-476-5063.
Holiday Hours
The museum is closed:
- January 1
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Hours may vary on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
One ticket grants access to both locations!
General Admission
- General admission: $12. New Mexico residents with ID: $7.
- Some special exhibitions or events may require an additional fee
- Group admission is $8 for parties of 10 or more
- A $30 CulturePass allows you to visit each of the state museums and historic sites once during a 12-month period.
Free Admission
- Children 16 and under are admitted free
- New Mexico foster parents and foster children are admitted free
- Museum of New Mexico Foundation members are admitted free
- New Mexico residents 60 and older are admitted free on Wednesdays with ID.
- School Groups, including all chaperones, are admitted free. Follow this link to our Tours page and complete the form to schedule your group visit.
- New Mexico residents are admitted free on the first Sunday of each month
- New Mexico residents are admitted free every Friday 5 – 7 PM May through October, with ID.
- All guests admitted free from 5-7 PM on the First Friday of every month at the Plaza Building and on the Final Friday of every month at the Vladem Contemporary
Santa Fe Pick up
This free shuttle takes you around the downtown area and makes stops at the Santa Fe Depot next to the Vladem Contemporary, in front of the Plaza Building (ask to get off at the Plaza), and at the State Capitol/PERA building. The Pick Up also provides a connection to Museum Hill, home of the Museum of International Folk Art, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, and the Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum. For the latest schedule please contact the City of Santa Fe’s website.
New Mexico Rail Runner Express
The Santa Fe Depot is located next door to the Vladem Contemporary and is a pleasant half-mile walk or brief shuttle ride from the Plaza Building. The Rail Runner provides daily commuter-train service from Albuquerque, Belen, Bernalillo, Kewa (Santo Domingo) Pueblo and Los Lunas to Santa Fe.
Santa Fe Trails
A Santa Fe Trails bus stop is located in front of the Vladem Contemporary on Guadalupe St. The downtown transit center is located on W. Alameda St, between Guadalupe and Sandoval Streets, a .3 mile walk from the Plaza Building. Both the Vladem Contemporary and the Plaza Building are on multiple transit routes. Check the City of Santa Fe’s website to plan your journey by bus.
The City of Santa Fe offers street parking and garages in several locations downtown and in the Railyard.
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