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Museum of International Folk Art
706 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, NM 87504
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 158 attractions in Santa Fe
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More than 120,000 objects are on display at this museum, including the Girard Foundation's collection of miniature buildings, streets and village...... more » More than 120,000 objects are on display at this museum, including the Girard Foundation's collection of miniature buildings, streets and village scenes from 100 different countries. « less
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Attraction type: Art museum, Museum, Other
Activities: Arts and crafts
Address: 706 Camino Lejo Santa Fe, NM 87504
Tel: 505 476 1200
Fax: 505 476 1300

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“'til daddy takes the t-bird away”
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5 of 5 stars
deepfreud 21 contributions
greenville, sc
Jun 18, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

Fun, fun, fun. The collection here is whimsical, beautiful, spiritual, and irreverent all at the same time. The visiting exhibit was on Indonesian Shadow Puppets. Informative and amusing, not a very common combination. Some of the Indian museums in Santa Fe are dramatic, this lightens the mood. A definite must see. more

“Wonderful Museum!”
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5 of 5 stars
westvalle 11 contributions
gainesville, FL
Jul 31, 2008

Museum is chock-full of incredible folk art from all over the world. Kids love it! Docent lead tour was informative and fun. Don't miss this great museum in Santa Fe! more

“Outstanding”
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5 of 5 stars
sbee 11 contributions
arizona
Aug 11, 2007

The Girard collection was just outstanding and amazing. Loved this museum and the museum gift shop was fun too. more

“not so great”
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2 of 5 stars
gunnercade 58 contributions
Lubbock TX
Jun 23, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

The big hit in this museum is the Girard collection. Girard and his wife Susan traveled all over the world and purchased a number of things from craftsmen. It is an interesting collection, but it has two big problems. The visitor who is interested in finding out an object's origin by looking at the guidebook (which you can borrow and... more

“Don't miss this gem!!”
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5 of 5 stars
Spacrawler 64 contributions
St Paul, MN
Feb 24, 2006
7/7 found this review helpful

Wow! I've been to many museums in the world, but this is hands down the most unique, located on Museum Hill in Santa Fe - a lovely location. The main collection is composed of artifacts from many cultures in the world, inlcuding dolls, paintings, fabrics, figurines, etc. But it is so much more than that! There are clever displays of... more

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706 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM 87504
Tel: 505 476 1200 Fax: 505 476 1300