The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum opened in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1997.
The museum was established to preserve and interpret O'Keeffe’s art, life, and creative process. Its collection includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, and archival materials. The institution opened a few years after O'Keeffe’s death and became the first museum in the United States dedicated to an internationally recognized female artist.
Santa Fe was a fitting location because O'Keeffe spent much of her later life in New Mexico and maintained a home in the city of Abiquiú. The museum’s principal gallery is in Santa Fe’s historic downtown area, while its research center and education programs support broader study of the artist. Santa Fe is not the same place as Ghost Ranch or Abiquiú, two other New Mexico locations closely connected with O'Keeffe. Those places were important subjects and residences, whereas Santa Fe became the institutional center for her legacy.