What's Happening at the FRHM

Events for the Month of February 2012

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February 9, 2012
Lecture Series: New Mexico in the Civil War
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Author and historian John Taylor of Albuquerque will discuss New Mexico's role in the Civil War. Taylor is the author or co-author of three books -- "New Mexico: Bloody Valverde," "The Battle of Glorieta Pass," and "Dejad a Los Ninos." The lecture coincides with the 150th anniversary of the Confederate Campaign across New Mexico in February-March 1862. Admission is a suggested donation of $2.

February 11, 2012
Be My Cowboy Valentine (Crafts workshop for kids)
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Children will surprise relatives and friends with gifts they make themselves. They'll make Valentines, play games, and learn a little about the history of the heartfelt holiday. Class is open to children ages 5 to 12, and the class is limited to the first 12 children to sign up. Pre-registration is required. Cost is $10 per child ($7 for Friends of the Museum members). For more information, call (575) 522-4100.

Exhibitions On Display in February 2012

The World Around Us: The Artwork of Linda Hagen
December 15, 2011 through April 1, 2012
A new exhibit at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum features the artwork of Las Cruces artist Linda Hagen. “The World Around Us: The Artwork of Linda Hagen” opens in the museum’s Arts Corridor . . .

The Land of Enchantment: Commemorating the Centennial of New Mexico Statehood
November 17, 2011 through September 16, 2012
The exhibit features the state’s largest collection of statehood celebration memorabilia of past events (40th, 50th, 60th and 75th). The exhibit is an eclectic look at the last 100 years of New Mexico t. . .

It's All Symbolic: The State Symbols of New Mexico
January 11, 2012 through November 11, 2012
“It’s all Symbolic: The State Symbols of New Mexico” is on display in the museum’s North and Central Corridors. While there are numerous unofficial symbols within New Mexico, these are the 40 symbols of. . .

Antique Equipment Park
On long-term display
Dozens of farm implements line the pathways through this outdoor exhibit. The park includes threshing machines, hay rakes, cultivators, planters, and many other horse-drawn and tractor-pulled equipment. . . .

Watering Place
On long-term display
This unique sculpture by artist Armando Alvarez is dedicated to New Mexico agriculturalists. The sculpture is shaped like a water tank. The cut-out figures were inspired by photographs of New Mexico farm a. . .

Skaggs Dairy Barn
On long-term display
A fixture at the Museum since it opened, the Skaggs Dairy Barn features exhibits that trace New Mexico's unique and long history of dairy production. Milking demonstrations are held here twice daily, at 10. . .

Witte Cabin
On long-term display
Built in the early 1920s, the "cabin" was intended for use as a garage for Marcus Witte's Model A. However, it soon became the blacksmith shop for the Witte ranch. The Museum relocated the historic str. . .

Generations
On long-term display
The Museum's first permanent exhibit takes visitors on an odyssey through 150 generations over 3,000 years of agriculture in New Mexico. The exhibit uses the biographies of 33 people from New Mexico's hist. . .

Peter Hurd's charcoal studies
On long-term display
In order to create a large work, like a mural or fresco on a wall, artists must plan and prepare. This is can be achieved through charcoal studies that work out compositional elements for the final versio. . .

Farm Life in New Mexico: Then & Now
On long-term display
Located in the Main Gallery, this beautiful new exhibit features four major sections: "Moving Around," "On the Farm," "Home Sweet Home," and "Going to Town." This extensive exhibit is packed full of intere. . .

Inside Story of the Roadside View
On long-term display
This exhibit focuses on contemporary agriculture in the Mesilla Valley. It provides a detailed look at irrigation, dairies, ranching and many of the crops that highway drivers see up and down the valley, s. . .

Historic Green Bridge
On long-term display
Formerly known as the Pecos River Bridge and the Rio Hondo Bridge, New Mexico's second-oldest highway bridge is the Museum's newest exciting structure. Built as part of a three-span bridge across the . . .