El Museo Cultural De Santa Fe

DEDICATED TO PRESERVING, PROTECTING & PROMOTING THE HISPANIC ARTS, CULTURE & TRADITIONS OF NORTHERN NM & SUPPORTING PARTICIPATION OF HISPANICS IN THE LOCAL ARTS ECONOMY. ELMUSEO IS AN EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE AND A VENUE FOR PRESENTATION OF VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS & CULTURAL EVENTS.

ARTS, CRAFTS AND ANTIQUITIES MARKET: EL MUSEO HAS ESTABLISHED A SPECIALTY MARKET THAT OPERATES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL VENDORS TO MARKET ARTS, CRAFTS AND ANTIQUITIES TO LOCAL RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS. EL MUSEO PROVIDES THE FACILITY AND MARKET PROMOTION. THE MARKET PROVIDES OUTREACH TO THE PUBLIC, PROVIDES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS, AND ESTABLISHES A BASE FOR SUPPORTING OTHER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT REVENUE GENERATING. MARKET ATTENDANCE IS BETWEEN 15,000 AND 20,000 INDIDIVUALSOVER THE COURSE OF THE SEASON. VISITORS ARE ALSO ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OTHER EVENTS AND EXHIBITS AT EL MUSEO, GENERATING FURTHER AUDIENCE. MARKET REVENUE TO EL MUSEO IF FROM RENTAL OF BOOTH SPACES AND STORAGE. THE MARKET WAS CLOSED INTERMITTENTLY TO COMPLY WITH COVID-19 CLOSURE PROTOCOLS, AND OTHERWISE OPERATED AT A REDUCED SCALE.

EXHIBITS/PERFORMANCES/EXPOS/THEATER: EL MUSEO PROVIDES A VENUE FOR MULTI-MEDIA PRESENTATIONS, ARTS EXHIBITS, PERFORMANCES, AND TRADE FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS. OUR THEATER IS USED BY OTHER THEATER COMPANIES, BY LOCAL SCHOOL AND COLLEGES, AND BY OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. EL MUSEO PRODUCES AND PRESENTS ARTS EXHIBITS, AND ITS OWN THEATER PRODUCTIONS, TO SHOWCASE THE ARTS AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF NORTHERN NM. WE ALSO COLLABORATE WITH ARTS MARKETS DURING SPANISH MARKET AND INDIAN MARKET, WHICH ARE THE TWO LARGEST ATTRACTIONS FOR TOURISTS DURING THE SUMMER SEASON. OUR WORK WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR WORTHWHILE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES, OPENING OUR FACILITY TO A BROADER AUDIENCE BASE. NORMAL ATTENDANCE AT THESE EVENTS IS AT 7,500 TO 10,000 INDIVIDUALS AND A SIGNIFICANT BOOST TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THE PROGRAM OPERATIONS WERE CLOSED FROM MARCH 15, 2020 DUE TO THE COVID-19 CLOSRURES MANDATED BY THE GOVERNOR. THEY REMAINED CLOSED THOUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR. BECAUSE OF THIS, ATTENDANCE STATISTICS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR WERE REDUCED TO ZERO. PROGRAMS RESTARTED IN AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2021.

EDUCATIONAL: CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, ETC.: THIS PROGRAMMING IS CONCERNED WITH CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS, MUSIC/DANCE INSTRUCTION, ART WORKSHOPS, LITERARY PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES. SOME OF OUR ARTISTIC EXHIBITIONS ADDRESS SOCIAL ISSUES OF INTEREST TO THE COMMUNITY, AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO DIFFERENT SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE DEAF AND BLIND COMMUNITY, IMMIGRANTS AND GENERALLY INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE LOCAL CULTURAL HISTORY, LANGUAGE AND TRADITIONS. WE PARTNER WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE DISABLED, AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH. WE ESTABLISHED A READING LIBRARY AND PROVIDE A VENUE FOR PRESENTATION OF NEW WORKS OF LITERATURE, FOR PERFORMANCE BY YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, AND FOR COMMUNICATION OF CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, WE NORMALLY SERVE 3,000 TO 5,000 INDIVIDUALS. THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OPERATIONS WERE CLOSED FROM MARCH 15, 2020 DUE TO THE COVID-19 CLOSURES. THEY REMAINED CLOSED THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR. BEACUSE OF THIS, ATTENDANCE STATISTICS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR WERE REDUCED TO ZERO. DURING THE CLOSURE, WE REESTABLISHED FACILITY SPACES DEDICATED TO OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.