The Harwood Museum of Art is 1.5 hours from Santa Fe. San Francisco de Asis Mission Church is in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. The Harwood Museum of Art is located 2 blocks west of the historic Taos Plaza. The Millicent Rogers Museum is at 1504 Millicent Rogers Road in Taos.
The Harwood Museum of Art is closed Monday and Tuesday. The Millicent Rogers Museum is closed on Wednesday.
1. San Francisco de Asis, for Mass in Ranchos de Taos
San Francisco de Asis parish Sunday Mass is at 8:00 AM, bilingual, and 10:00 AM in English. San Francisco de Asis parish Saturday Mass is at 5:00 PM in English, held in Ranchos de Taos on the 1st and 5th Saturday of the month and at the Llano Quemado, Los Cordovas and Talpa chapels on other Saturdays. San Francisco de Asis parish daily Mass is at 7:00 AM in English on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
2. Harwood Museum of Art, for Agnes Martin and over 100 years of Taos art
The Harwood Museum of Art is at 238 Ledoux Street, Taos, New Mexico 87571. The Harwood Museum of Art is located 2 blocks west of the historic Taos Plaza. The Harwood is open Wednesday to Sunday from 11am to 5pm and closed Monday and Tuesday. The Harwood Museum of Art phone number is 575.758.9826.
The Harwood Museum of Art was founded in 1923 in Taos, New Mexico. The Harwood Museum showcases a diverse tapestry of over 100 years of art in Taos. The Harwood's collections and exhibitions tell a comprehensive story of art in Taos and Northern New Mexico. Visitors explore notable art from contemporary to traditional in a John Gaw Meem historic building.
The Agnes Martin Gallery installation of seven paintings was gifted to the Harwood by abstract expressionist painter Agnes Martin, who called Taos her home. The Agnes Martin Gallery is often compared to the Rothko Chapel. The Harwood hosts lectures and artist presentations in the 95 seat Arthur Bell Auditorium.
The Harwood permanent collection includes over 6,500 works of art, and its archives include 17,000 historical photographs and artist records. The collection contains artworks from the 18th century to the present. Art from the permanent collection rotates through six permanent collection galleries. Art from the Harwood permanent collection is incorporated into Harwood exhibitions and is loaned for other museum exhibitions nationwide. The Harwood collection includes historic and traditional Native American and Hispanic art as well as contemporary art. The Harwood Museum of Art brings Taos arts to the world and world arts to Taos.
In the 1940s and 1950s Taos became one of the centers of modernist artistic activity in the United States. The Harwood's Taos Moderns and mid 20th century collection includes Andrew Dasburg, Marsden Hartley, Louis Ribak, Clay Spohn, Emil Bisttram, Dorothy Eugenie Brett and Edward Corbett. The Harwood also features a significant collection of early 20th century artists, including the Taos Society of Artists. The Harwood shows works by Victor Higgins, E Martin Hennings, Joseph Henry Sharp, Ernest Blumenschein and Eanger Irving Couse.
The Harwood's Hispanic Traditions collection has historic santos, bultos, retablos and crosses, including art by Jose Rafael Aragon. The Harwood has the largest collection of santero artists Patrociño Barela and Gustavo Victor Goler. The Harwood's Native American collection includes art by John Suazo, Tony Abeyta, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Juan Tafiho Mirabal, Julian Martinez and Dwayne Wilcox.
The exhibition Unearthing Futures / Desenterrando Futuros runs June 27, 2026 to February 28, 2027. The Slow Art program is a 30 minute conversation in the galleries, led each month by a Harwood educator, that explores a single work of art. The Slow Art program is free for members or included with museum admission. The Harwood hosts a Slow Art conversation on October 15 at 12pm and an exhibition tour on October 22 at 2pm. First Friday at the Harwood is pay what you wish from 4pm to 7pm.
Free parking is available in the museum's lower parking lot between Ledoux Street and Ranchitos Road. Limited street parking is available outside the museum on Ledoux Street. Groups of 10 or larger are asked to give advance notice.
3. Millicent Rogers Museum, for Southwest art and all ages classes
The Millicent Rogers Museum is at 1504 Millicent Rogers Road in Taos. The Millicent Rogers Museum is a museum of Southwest art and culture in Taos. The Millicent Rogers Museum is open 10am to 5pm and closed Wednesdays.
A Lightness of Being: Works on Paper by Mimi Chen Ting runs June 21, 2026 to December 20, 2026. The Mimi Chen Ting exhibition highlights her vivid use of color, abstracted space and figures in motion.
The All Ages Clay Class: Hand Building is on October 18 from 1pm to 2:30pm, taught by Moonsparks Ceramics instructor Olivia Keneipp, with all materials provided. The All Ages Collage Class: Collaging the Collection is on October 25 from 1pm to 4pm with artists Cyndi Coon and Kim Larkin, with no experience necessary and all materials provided.
Planning the day
The Harwood Museum of Art is open Wednesday to Sunday from 11am to 5pm. The Millicent Rogers Museum is open 10am to 5pm and closed Wednesdays. The Harwood is 1.5 hours from Santa Fe, 2.5 hours from Albuquerque and 4.5 hours from Denver. The Harwood hosts an exhibition tour on October 22 at 2pm.