Museum Tour
The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum offers several means by which to become acquainted with the Museum and its exhibitions. Taking time to learn about and engage with the artwork through the exhibition guides, docent tours, audio tours or group tours will add a level of understanding to your visit that is sometimes difficult to obtain on your own. At the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum it is important to us that you have an educational as well as enjoyable visit and we hope you take advantage of the opportunities that are offered.
Docent Guided Tours
Docent talks are available daily at 10:30 AM and 2:00 PM with no reservations.
Free with Museum admission.
Audio Tours
A state-of-the-art audio tour, written and narrated by the Museum’s curator and noted O'Keeffe scholar, Barbara Buhler Lynes, is available for each exhibition. The audio tour provides information about each exhibition and how the artwork relates to the history of American Modernism (late nineteenth century to present).
Large Groups
The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum has developed a variety of group visits to meet your needs. From self-guided visits of the Museum itself to visits to Georgia O’Keeffe’s home in Abiquiu with the Historic Properties Manager, who worked for O’Keeffe for over 10 years, let the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum be a part of your visit to Santa Fe, “the City Different." Self-guided visits are encouraged for groups that prefer to move through the galleries at their own pace. A complimentary exhibition guide and a short film about the life of Georgia O’Keeffe enhance the visit. Docent-led visits are conducted by specially trained guides who facilitate visitors’ active engagement with the works of art exhibited.
***Minimum group size 10 or more people***
Self-Guided Museum Group Visit
Docent-Led Museum Group Visit
Additional Group Visit Information
Contacts
School Groups
The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum offers free school group tours for Pre-K through High School classes. Advanced reservations are required with a minimum of 2 weeks advance notice. Tours are approximately 30 minutes for Pre-K to 2nd grade and approximately 45 minutes for 3rd to 12th grade classes. All scheduling is based on availability. When calling for a reservation, have a few possible dates and times in mind.
The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum’s education department can provide your group with an interdisciplinary hands-on art experience before or after touring the exhibition. The tour and hands-on lesson will take approximately 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours total, and are offered on weekdays only. Most of our lessons are conducted at our Education Annex. We may be able to develop a lesson suited to your particular curriculum needs and learning goals.
Group tours can be scheduled starting at 9:00 a.m. Schools are expected to arrive 10 minutes before their scheduled start time. If your class arrives late, your tour time may be shortened. If your group arrives ½ hour late your tour may be canceled. If you are delayed, contact 505.946.1018 and leave a message with the estimated time of arrival.
You are expected to provide one chaperone per five students for grades pre-K to 8 and one chaperone per ten students for grades 9 to 12. Teachers and chaperones need to stay with their assigned student group throughout the tour. Museum admission is free for teachers and the required class chaperones.
SCHOOL TOUR APPLICATION
Contacts
Docent Guided Tours
Docent talks are available daily at 10:30 AM and 2:00 PM with no reservations.
Free with Museum admission.
Audio Tours
A state-of-the-art audio tour, written and narrated by the Museum’s curator and noted O'Keeffe scholar, Barbara Buhler Lynes, is available for each exhibition. The audio tour provides information about each exhibition and how the artwork relates to the history of American Modernism (late nineteenth century to present).
- $5 per audio tour
- Special promotion: two admissions and two audio tours for $26, save $4
- Tours in Spanish by appointment, call: 505.946.1007
Large Groups
The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum has developed a variety of group visits to meet your needs. From self-guided visits of the Museum itself to visits to Georgia O’Keeffe’s home in Abiquiu with the Historic Properties Manager, who worked for O’Keeffe for over 10 years, let the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum be a part of your visit to Santa Fe, “the City Different." Self-guided visits are encouraged for groups that prefer to move through the galleries at their own pace. A complimentary exhibition guide and a short film about the life of Georgia O’Keeffe enhance the visit. Docent-led visits are conducted by specially trained guides who facilitate visitors’ active engagement with the works of art exhibited.
***Minimum group size 10 or more people***
Self-Guided Museum Group Visit
- Available daily from 10 AM to 4 PM
- $10 per person
- Allow a minimum of 1 hour to view the galleries and film
- Requires booking at least 1 week prior to visit
- Gallery size and prior bookings may limit availability
- Audio guides $5 each, subject to availability
Docent-Led Museum Group Visit
- Available daily from 11 AM to 4 PM
- $14 per person
- Allow 45 minutes to view the galleries with the docent
- Requires booking at least 3 weeks in advance
- Groups are limited to a maximum of 15 visitors
- Groups of more than 20 visitors can be accommodated with additional docents
Additional Group Visit Information
- For an exclusive experience visiting the Museum, private visits are available before and after regular Museum hours
- Special arrangements for visits by educational groups (Pre-K–12) can be arranged
- A fifty-percent deposit is due upon booking a tour with the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Groups should book at least two weeks in advance and will pay in full at the time of the tour. Cancellation one week or less in advance of the scheduled tour, the deposit is non-refundable.
Contacts
- General information about the Museum: 505.946.1000
- Discuss and schedule group visits: 505.946.1019 or cvann@okeeffemuseum.org
School Groups
The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum offers free school group tours for Pre-K through High School classes. Advanced reservations are required with a minimum of 2 weeks advance notice. Tours are approximately 30 minutes for Pre-K to 2nd grade and approximately 45 minutes for 3rd to 12th grade classes. All scheduling is based on availability. When calling for a reservation, have a few possible dates and times in mind.
The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum’s education department can provide your group with an interdisciplinary hands-on art experience before or after touring the exhibition. The tour and hands-on lesson will take approximately 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours total, and are offered on weekdays only. Most of our lessons are conducted at our Education Annex. We may be able to develop a lesson suited to your particular curriculum needs and learning goals.
Group tours can be scheduled starting at 9:00 a.m. Schools are expected to arrive 10 minutes before their scheduled start time. If your class arrives late, your tour time may be shortened. If your group arrives ½ hour late your tour may be canceled. If you are delayed, contact 505.946.1018 and leave a message with the estimated time of arrival.
You are expected to provide one chaperone per five students for grades pre-K to 8 and one chaperone per ten students for grades 9 to 12. Teachers and chaperones need to stay with their assigned student group throughout the tour. Museum admission is free for teachers and the required class chaperones.
SCHOOL TOUR APPLICATION
Contacts
- Complete the school tour application form and return to szurick@okeeffemuseum.org
- Additional school group tour questions: Sarah Zurick at 505.946.1007
Abiquiu Tour
O’Keeffe’s Abiquiu House and Studio is open for tours during certain times of the year. Visit her home and see how the artist lived and how her personal lifestyle reflected her aesthetic.
The Museum maintains the Abiquiu Home and Studio of Georgia O’Keeffe so that visitors can see where O’Keeffe created some of her most famous paintings. To the extent possible, the house remains as she left it in 1984, when she moved from Abiquiu to Santa Fe. The Abiquiu home is one of two properties O’Keeffe occupied in northern New Mexico. In December 1945, she purchased the 5,000-square-foot Spanish Colonial–era compound, then in ruins, from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. With her friend Maria Chabot, O’Keeffe spent the next three years restoring the 18th-century structure. By 1949, the property was habitable and O’Keeffe became a full-time resident of New Mexico, alternately living at her homes in Abiquiu and at Ghost Ranch. The Abiquiu house and surrounding views were a great source of inspiration to O’Keeffe, who produced works featuring the patio and black door, the cottonwood trees along the Chama River, the White Place, and the road to Santa Fe.
Contacts
The Museum maintains the Abiquiu Home and Studio of Georgia O’Keeffe so that visitors can see where O’Keeffe created some of her most famous paintings. To the extent possible, the house remains as she left it in 1984, when she moved from Abiquiu to Santa Fe. The Abiquiu home is one of two properties O’Keeffe occupied in northern New Mexico. In December 1945, she purchased the 5,000-square-foot Spanish Colonial–era compound, then in ruins, from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. With her friend Maria Chabot, O’Keeffe spent the next three years restoring the 18th-century structure. By 1949, the property was habitable and O’Keeffe became a full-time resident of New Mexico, alternately living at her homes in Abiquiu and at Ghost Ranch. The Abiquiu house and surrounding views were a great source of inspiration to O’Keeffe, who produced works featuring the patio and black door, the cottonwood trees along the Chama River, the White Place, and the road to Santa Fe.
Contacts
- Arrange Visits to the Abiquiu Home and Studio: 505.685.4539.
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