Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

Owned And Operated By The Nineteen Pueblos Of New Mexico; A Museum, Gallery, Dance Ground And Restaurant On Land That Is Part Of The Santa Ana Pueblo Grant, In A Building Laid Out After Pueblo Bonito At Chaco · Albuquerque, New Mexico

The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center is owned and run by the nineteen Pueblos of New Mexico, which is the fact that makes it different from every other institution interpreting Pueblo life. It opened in 1976 on land belonging to the Santa Ana Pueblo grant, in a building whose curved plan deliberately echoes Pueblo Bonito at Chaco, and the permanent exhibition walks through all nineteen communities one at a time, each with material chosen by that pueblo rather than by a curator from outside. Around the central plaza there are murals commissioned from Pueblo artists, a restaurant serving genuinely Native food rather than a cafe version of it, and a dance ground where groups from the pueblos perform at weekends. The shops sell work direct from makers. For most visitors it is the best single hour in Albuquerque, and it is the right place to go before visiting any pueblo rather than after one, which is the order almost every visitor gets wrong.

2401 12th Street NW, Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87104, United States

Open most days through the middle of the day and afternoon, closing on a small number of major holidays. Traditional dances are performed in the central plaza on weekends through most of the year and daily in some summer periods, on a published schedule. The restaurant serves breakfast and lunch and is busiest at weekends. The museum galleries and the shops keep the same hours as the building; the artist market days are separate and announced.

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