Millicent Rogers Museum
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Millicent Rogers Museum
An accredited museum of Southwest art and culture, built from the personal collection of Millicent Rogers, a Standard Oil heiress, fashion icon, and jewelry designer who made Taos her home in 1947. Today the collection has grown to over 7,000 pieces of Native American, Hispanic, and contemporary art.
Millicent Rogers came to Taos in 1947, an heiress to the Standard Oil fortune through her grandfather Henry Huttleston Rogers, already known for her fashion sense and design work. She quietly played an instrumental role in securing the return of Blue Lake to Taos Pueblo, and built a deep collection of Native American and Hispanic jewelry, pottery, and textiles before her death in 1953.
Her son Paul Peralta-Ramos founded the museum in 1956 to house her collection, originally about 2,000 pieces. The museum moved to its current site in 1968, a home later remodeled and expanded by architect Nathaniel A. Owings. In the 1980s, it became the first cultural organization in New Mexico to offer a comprehensive Hispanic art collection. It is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
A note on hours. The museum's own site currently labels its posted hours "Winter Hours" (10 AM–5 PM, closed Wednesdays) despite the calendar date, which may be unupdated seasonal copy. Confirm current hours directly with the museum's Visit page before planning a trip.
Current and Upcoming Exhibits
Free Programs
Museum Mondays
A free early-childhood program for ages 2–4 with an adult, siblings welcome. Mondays 10–11:30 AM, June 1 through July 20, 2026. Supports social-emotional learning and pre-literacy through play.
Summer Youth Drawing Workshops
Free, instructor-led drawing workshops for ages 10–19 with Michael M. Hensley, focused on realistic wildlife drawing this season.
Visit the Museum
Free Guide. The Millicent Rogers Museum is featured editorially by HeyTaos because it's one of the most significant art museums in the region, not because of any paid relationship. Confirm current hours, admission, and exhibit schedules directly with millicentrogers.org before visiting.