What was the name of the Santa Fe museum founded in 1997 to honor Georgia O'Keeffe?

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum was founded in Santa Fe in 1997.

The museum opened eleven years after O'Keeffe’s death and became the first museum in the United States dedicated to a woman artist of international stature. Its collection focuses on her paintings, drawings, photographs, and personal materials, while exhibitions place her work in broader artistic and historical contexts.

The museum’s main location is in Santa Fe, the city where O'Keeffe spent her final years. It also operates the Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio in Abiquiú, allowing visitors to connect the artworks with the places that shaped them.

The institution is not simply a memorial collection. Its programs examine O'Keeffe’s modernist practice, her working methods, and her influence on later artists. That distinction helps explain why the museum remains an important research and educational center.