Which New Mexico museum is the principal repository for Georgia O'Keeffe's art and papers?

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The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is the principal repository for Georgia O'Keeffe's art and papers.

The museum opened in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1997, six years after O'Keeffe's death. It was established to preserve, study, and present her art, life, and legacy. Its holdings include paintings, drawings, photographs, archival papers, and other material connected with the artist.

The museum's collection helps visitors see beyond the most reproduced flower paintings. It presents works from different periods, including early abstractions, New York city images, New Mexico landscapes, architectural subjects, and later drawings. The institution also supports scholarship and conservation.

The museum is sometimes confused with the New Mexico Museum of Art, another important Santa Fe institution. They are separate museums. The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is the specifically named institution devoted to O'Keeffe and is closely connected with her homes and working places in northern New Mexico.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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