Trans-dimensional portals snake through household appliances. The superficially normal house is anything but. The family that lived in the house possessed innate creativity so powerful that it opened wormholes from the house into the "multiverse." The home's only current inhabitants, besides tourists, are people in lab coats trying to contain the forces of spontaneity and chaos. The House, according to its official narrative, is a two-story Victorian home from Mendocino, California (site of the eerie Time and the Maiden statue) that's been somehow transported into the former Santa Fe bowling alley.
Visitor favorite: the walk-thru "Glowquarium."Ĭolor-shifting mastodon bones make music when whacked. "We kept pitching him opportunities to participate, but he only wanted to be the landlord." "George has visited many, many times," said Vince. But if you're looking for the King of Spectacle inside, you won't find him - unless he's ambling through, just another tourist. The welcome mat outside its front door reads, Beyond Here There Be Dragons. "Game of Thrones" Martin, who shelled out $3 million to buy and renovate an abandoned bowling alley that now houses the House. Vince sold the idea of House of Eternal Return to fellow Santa Fe resident George R.R. "We're an art collective we operate without much structure or hierarchy." Even the name Meow Wolf, said Vince, was invented serendipitously, by drawing two words at random out of a hat. "It came out of the minds of 150 different people, with a lot of collaboration and scrappiness," Vince said.
Vince is the artist in charge of Meow Wolf in Santa Fe and believes in the creative power of spontaneity and chaos, which is how the House of Eternal Return was built. In addition to its New Mexico location, the growing company has opened other perma-installations in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Denver, Colorado, with new locations slated to open in Houston and Grapevine, Texas, this summer.Socks and tourists vanish into the drier wormhole. Meow Wolf’s Santa Fe location recently hit its seventh year of operations. Other offerings for elementary and high school-aged kids will be announced.” “With that said,” she explains, “there will be programming for kids, including Make and Believe Time-story and imagination time for toddlers, which launches in May. The statement also notes that Rainbow Rainbow is dedicated to Meow Wolf co-founder King who was, it reads, “a passionate camp counselor and an inspiring mentor to kids who believed in the importance of making space for creative expression.”ĭaley tells SFR the new space will serve all ages, and work on initiatives and organizations that support arts in equity, education and environment. Daley notes that participants will not be required to purchase a ticket to Meow Wolf’s House of Eternal Return to attend these events, and that Rainbow Rainbow will house other happenings as time goes by on a first-come, first-served basis.
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“We will also offer multiple free and paid workshops weekly,” she continues, “with a robust slate coming in August.”Īmong those already scheduled to host events in the coming months are Reunity Resources Farm, Life Link and the Santa Fe Human Rights Alliance. The goal, Meow Wolf Sales & Marketing Manager Kate Daley tells SFR, “is to have free ‘open space time’ with access to art supplies daily.” Rainbow Rainbow features a vibrant mural from Albuquerque artist Caroline Liu with 3D elements such as a 200-foot foam tongue-with more art to come.
The space designated for Rainbow Rainbow was formerly inhabited by DIY organization, MAKE Santa Fe, which vacated Meow Wolf in 2020 but still maintains a presence at 2879 All Trades Road. Arts corporation Meow Wolf today announced it will launch a new 1,200-square-foot gathering space with a focus on art access on Monday, May 1 in honor late co-founder Matt King, who died last July.Ĭhief of Staff and Executive Director of the Meow Wolf Foundation Julie Heinrich said in the announcement the room provides a place inside the Santa Fe flagship location that will allow users to explore, “how creativity encourages innovative thinking, which is essential for job growth and development-including STEAM jobs.”
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