History
In 1962 Helen Greene Blumenschein gave the family's home and furnishings as a gift to the community of Taos. The museum celebrates the lives and art of Ernest L. Blumenschein, wife Mary Shepard Greene Blumenschein, and their daughter Helen. It also commemorates the formation of the Taos Society of Artists and the establishing of Taos as a world-renowned art colony. Recognized for its significance, the Blumenschein Home was registered as a National Historic Landmark in 1966.