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https://www.theamericansouthwest.com/museum-of-indian-arts-and-culture I was absolutely surprised, overwhelmed even, at this fantastic gem of a museum just outside of Santa Fe in the Museum Hill area. In the permanent Here, Now, & Always exhibit, there are a ton of amazing artifacts: atlatls, jars, mugs, effigy pots, arrowheads, nets, sandals, copper bells, ladders, pipes, flutes, and so many more. Almost innumerable. A Turquoise Bison Necklace Pendant, one of my favorite artifacts of all time, is found at this museum. There are also tons of Folsom and Clovis Points! The museum’s collection spans 15,000 years and covers the Four Corners area as well as northern Mexico. It is a fantastic archive of American Southwest artifacts and history from deep time to almost the present. There are apparently over 10 million artifacts from 12,000 sites across New Mexico housed at the museum. Although, not all of them are on display. The items on display though, are incredible. There is also an area for rotating exhibits. When we were there the exhibit was on Navajo blankets, which were all so very beautiful.