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 Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu is home to the Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology. Extensive displays are designed to tell the amazing story of twelve thousand years of successive habitation of the Gallina-Chama-Rio Grande drainage by peoples of different ethnic makeup and cultures. The museum also displays contemporary work by Indian, Spanish and Anglo artists and artisans who carry on the traditions of the peoples that have inhabited this area.
The Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology Hours of Operation
The museums are open Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The Museums will be closed December 24, 25, 26 and 31, 2011 and January 1, 2012. Please call to verify - 505.685.4333 ext. 4118. Ghost Ranch is located on US Highway 84, 14 miles north of Abiquiu.
 The museum is named for the late Dr. Florence Hawley Ellis, long-time professor of anthropology at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Dr. Ellis initiated and led Ghost Ranch archaeology excavations from 1971 until 1990. Excavations continue on two sites located on Ghost Ranch property under the leadership of Cheryl Muceus, Curator of the Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology and Director of the Ghost Ranch Museums.
Annually, approximately 2,000-3,000 school children visit the museum on field trips and have the opportunity to learn about local cultures by participating in related educational activities such as traditional tinworking, sand painting, and straw-inlay work, as well as having the chance to hike to archaeological sites found on Ghost Ranch. To arrange an outing for your school group, call the museum at 505.685.4333, ext. 4118.
2011 Art Shows
Nov 18 to February 2012
Winter Invitational Art Show
Reception is on Saturday, December 3, 2:00 to 4:oo p.m.
2012 Art Shows
Threads of Tradition: Weaving & Pottery; student work from Northern New Mexico College - March 29 to April 24, 2012
Reception: Saturday, April 7, 2 to 4 pm
Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center – April 27 to June 26, 2012
Reception: Saturday, May 12, 2 to 4 pm
Art Through the Loom – June 29 to September 3, 2012
Reception: Saturday, July 14, 2 to 4 pm
Celebration of Clay sponsored by New Mexico Pottery and Ceramic Artists – September 5 to October 2, 2012
Reception: Friday, September 7, 5 to 7 pm
Las Tejedoras, A Fiber Arts Guild – October 5 to November 18
Reception: Saturday, October 13, 2 to 4 pm
Winter Invitational Art Show – November 21, 2012 to March 2013
Reception: December 1, 2 to 4 pm
Items for Sale at the Museum Gift Shop:
* Georgia O'Keeffe books and other related items
* Santa Clara Black-on-Black pottery by Maria Naranjo and daughter Martha Mirabal
* Lovely handmade silver and turquoise jewelry by Mars Coriz of Santa Domingo Pueblo; earrings and pins feature Cerro Pedernal.
* Books about Coelophysis, the little dinosaur of Ghost Ranch
* Posters, postcards, mugs, T-shirts, and many more items for children and adults
Updated 12/8/2011
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