Which New Mexico museum opened in 1997 to honor Georgia O'Keeffe?

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The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum opened in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1997.

The museum was established to preserve, study, and present O'Keeffe's art and life. Its collection includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, and other materials connected with the artist, as well as works by artists related to her interests and circle.

O'Keeffe moved permanently to New Mexico in 1949, three years after Alfred Stieglitz died. She maintained homes and studios in the region, and the landscape became central to her later work. The museum's location in Santa Fe places it near the cultural environment that shaped much of that period.

The institution is distinct from the New Mexico Museum of Art and other Santa Fe arts organizations. Its principal focus is O'Keeffe, while the wider New Mexico museums cover broader regional and historical collections.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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