ARTS + CULTURE
The Five Graces is located just two blocks away from the Plaza and the Palace of the Governors, and sits right in the heart of the city. The Inn is adjacent to the Santa Fe Playhouse and directly across the Old Santa Fe Trail from the oldest church in the United States, the San Miguel Mission. We have listed many of our favorites places to experience below. If you want to explore other options, please reach out to our
Les Clefs d'Or Concierge, Marama Nengel.
Art Galleries
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Canyon Road Galleries
Canyon Road has over a hundred art galleries in half a mile stretch. These include world class Native American, Contemporary, Historic, and internationally recognized artists. Great original historic architecture, sculpture, and gardens abound on this must-see part of Santa Fe. For nearly a century, artists and art lovers have flocked to Canyon Road. Santa Fe is an art collectors dream, and nowhere else in town can you find the artistic scope and richness that Canyon Road offers.
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The Gerald Peters Gallery
The Gerald Peters Gallery was founded in 1972. Located in Santa Fe's historic district, the gallery's Spanish pueblo-style adobe building includes 8,500 square feet of indoor exhibition space, a sculpture garden, a large research library, a contemporary wing, “The Peters Project”, and a bookstore.
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Meow Wolf
Meow Wolf is an arts and entertainment company based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We create immersive and interactive experiences that transport audiences of all ages into fantastic realms of story and exploration.
Meow Wolf began in 2008 as an informal DIY collective of Santa Fe artists. These collaborative roots lay the foundation for Meow Wolf's distinctive style of immersive, maximalist environments that encourage audience participation.
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Nedra Matteucci Gallery
Nedra Matteucci Galleries boasts an extensive painting collection, acclaimed shows, and one of the largest sculpture gardens open to the public in Santa Fe. Bronze and stone sculptures co-exist dramatically with a duck and koi pond that is the central feature of the landscape. A waterfall adds a soothing element to this oasis in the high desert. The one-acre garden is open year-round and is beautiful in any season. It is truly a perfect setting to show off the work of talented sculptors.
The beautiful adobe gallery offers a wide and interesting collection of paintings, with prestigious seasonal shows.
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Museums
While there are countless museums in the Santa Fe area, The Five Graces highly recommends the museums listed below. Please note that you can purchase the "New Mexico Culture Pass" for $30, which provides access to 15 museums and historical sites in the state of New Mexico including four right here in Santa Fe. Reach out to our
Concierge for more information or call the hotel for more information about this Culture Pass and other museum options at
(505) 992-0957.
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The Georgia O'Keefe Museum
The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, opened to the public in July 1997, eleven years after the death of the artist from whom it takes its name. Welcoming more than 2,100,000 visitors from all over the world and being the most visited art museum in the state of New Mexico, it is the only museum in the world dedicated to an internationally-known woman artist.
Very popular, please reach out to our conceirge to book in advance.
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IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) is the country’s only museum for exhibiting, collecting, and interpreting the most progressive work of contemporary Native artists. MoCNA is dedicated solely to advancing the scholarship, discourse, and interpretation of contemporary Native art for regional, national, and international audiences. As such, it stewards—9,000 Contemporary Indigenous artworks (created 1962 to present). MoCNA is at the forefront of contemporary Native art presentation and strives to be flexible, foresighted, and risk-taking in its exhibitions and programs. MoCNA is located in the heart of downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Very popular, please reach out to our conceirge to book in advance.
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Meow Wolf
Meow Wolf is an arts and entertainment company based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We create immersive and interactive experiences that transport audiences of all ages into fantastic realms of story and exploration.
Meow Wolf began in 2008 as an informal DIY collective of Santa Fe artists. These collaborative roots lay the foundation for Meow Wolf's distinctive style of immersive, maximalist environments that encourage audience participation.
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Museum of International Folk Art
Experience the color and excitement of the world's cultures, go to the Museum of International Folk Art and see an unparalleled collection that includes toys, textiles, household goods and religious art.
706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill
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Nedra Matteucci Gallery
Nedra Matteucci Galleries boasts an extensive painting collection, acclaimed shows, and one of the largest sculpture gardens open to the public in Santa Fe. Bronze and stone sculptures co-exist dramatically with a duck and koi pond that is the central feature of the landscape. A waterfall adds a soothing element to this oasis in the high desert. The one-acre garden is open year-round and is beautiful in any season. It is truly a perfect setting to show off the work of talented sculptors.
The beautiful adobe gallery offers a wide and interesting collection of paintings, with prestigious seasonal shows.
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Performing Arts
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The Lensic Performing Art Center
The Lensic is Santa Fe’s year-round home for the performing arts, offering a variety of performance, education, and community programs to enrich the lives of everyone.
Santa Feans have been gathering at The Lensic since 1931, when it opened its doors as the city’s grandest movie palace and vaudeville stage. Built by local merchant Nathan Salmon and his son-in-law, E. John Greer, the “Spanish-Moorish” style theater was officially dedicated to the people of Santa Fe. After decades as a movie house, The Lensic closed briefly in the late 1990s for a multi-million-dollar renovation project, led by visionaries Nancy and Bill Zeckendorf and supported by the Santa Fe community. With its original beauty restored and state-of-the-art production capabilities added, the theater relaunched in April 2001 as the nonprofit Lensic Performing Arts Center. Today, it’s as magnificent as ever.
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Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
July 17 - August 22, 2022 | Season 49
Since it was founded in 1972, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival has become one of the world’s preeminent music festivals, guided by a visionary spirit and dedicated to artistic excellence and innovation. Contributing to its magic is the Festival’s unique Santa Fe setting, nestled amid the timeless splendors of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Today, under the spirited artistic leadership of composer/pianist Marc Neikrug, the Festival invites scores of distinguished musicians, along with emerging young talent, during its 6-week season.
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Santa Fe Opera House
Santa Fe Opera is an American opera company, located 7 miles north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. After creating the Opera Association of New Mexico in 1956, its founding director, John Crosby, oversaw the building of the first opera house on a newly acquired former guest ranch of 199 acres
Best to order tickets in advance.
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Santa Fe Playhouse
Centennial Season | 2022
A nextdoor neighbor to The Five Graces and a cornerstone in its theatrical and artistic communities, Santa Fe Playhouse connects the artist with the audience. Through these interactions, the Playhouse engages in dialogue to examine, uplift, challenge, and heal through the visceral art of performance and storytelling.
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EmiArteFlamenco
EmiArteFlamenco is produced and directed by Vicente Griego and La Emi.
Launched in 2014, this dynamic company is comprised of an ensemble of local and international artists, dancers and musicians. It embraces artistic excellence and is renowned for embodying the power, passion and virtuosity of the art of flamenco. The company’s mission is to promote the history and culture of traditional flamenco through cutting-edge performances and classes, captivating people of all ages. The performances and classes also serve to bring the community together in their love for flamenco and supporting the arts in Santa Fe.
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Santa Fe Symphony
Founded in 1984, The Symphony today includes sixty-five professional musicians and over 80 choristers—all New Mexico residents. Our musicians have trained at esteemed conservatories such as Juilliard and Northwestern and have performed with globally-recognized orchestras, including the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Over the years, The Symphony has been praised for its diverse programming, from beloved masterworks to premieres by such noted composers as Pulitzer Prize–winner George Walker and Academy Award–winners Elmer Bernstein and Dave Grusin.
We are often privileged to work with renowned guest artists, such as Mark O’Connor, Nestor Torres, Susanna Phillips, André Watts, and Anne Akiko Meyers, and conductors including Carmen Helena Télez, Tom Hall, and JoAnn Falletta.
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