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Saturday, August 16, 2025

Historic Site Open House

1-3 p.m.
Couse-Sharp Historic Site, 146 Kit Carson Road, Taos
Historic Site Open House

Couse-Sharp Historic Site invites you to our Open House of the historic homes and studios of E. I. Couse and J. H. Sharp, two of the founders of the Taos Society of Artists and enjoy a delightful stroll through Virginia Walker Couse’s vintage garden.

Docents will be present in every room providing in-depth knowledge of the E. I. Couse home and studio, the Kibbey Couse laboratory and machine shop, the Couse Mobile Machine Shop, the exhibition J. H. Sharp: The Life and Work of an American Legend in the 1915 Sharp Studio.

A special treat is the exhibition and sale Timeless Turns: The Legacy of Tío Vivo in the 1830s Luna Family Chapel, which Sharp used as his first Taos studio. The spectacular contemporary art  exhibition Sun Brothers: Dean, Elliott, Hagege in the Land of Enchantment will also be open concurrently, 1-5 p.m.

These events are open to the public with free admission; donations encouraged. Parking available a half block east in the municipal lot on Kit Carson Road, with free parking for those with disabled permits available on site.

Please note: Because of the site’s nature as a place of historic preservation, most buildings and grounds are not ADA accessible, but The Lunder Research Center is accessible.



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