Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
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| Established | 1927 |
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| Location | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Type | Anthropology museum |
| Director | Della C. Warrior |
| Website | www.indianartsandculture.org |
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Laboratory of Anthropology
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| Location | 708 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35°39′52″N 105°55′28″W / 35.66444°N 105.92444°WCoordinates: 35°39′52″N 105°55′28″W / 35.66444°N 105.92444°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1931 |
| Architect | John Gaw Meem |
| Architectural style | Spanish Pueblo Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 83001630 |
| NMSRCP # | 890 |
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| Added to NRHP | July 12, 1983 |
| Designated NMSRCP | December 1, 1982 |
 Santa Fe's Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (6:55), C-SPAN
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The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology is a museum of Native American art and culture located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is one of eight museums in the state operated by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums as part of the Museum of New Mexico system. The museum and its programs are financially supported by the Museum of New Mexico Foundation.
The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture is dedicated to the accurate and culturally sensitive presentation of southwestern Native American cultures. Its mission statement emphasizes its intention to work closely with the Native communities of the region. Their director is Della Warrior (Otoe-Missouria).
The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology, through close collaboration with Native Communities, commits to respect Indigenous traditions and to inspire appreciation of the unique cultures of the Southwest.
The museum pursues collection development and preservation; conducts public education and outreach; facilitates research; and creates interpretive exhibitions of the arts, cultures, and histories of the American Southwest.
The following description of the museum's history is from the museum's Web site: [1]:
In response to unsystematic collecting by Eastern museums, anthropologist Edgar Lee Hewett founded the Museum of New Mexico in 1909 with a mission to collect and preserve Southwestern Native American material culture. Several years later, in 1927, John D. Rockefeller founded the renowned Laboratory of Anthropology with a mission to study the Southwest's indigenous cultures. In 1947 the two institutions merged, bringing together the most inclusive and systematically acquired collection of New Mexican and Southwestern anthropological artifacts in the country.
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