Reading Roundup

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Join us for Reading Roundup in the Museum lobby. Children of all ages are welcome to listen and learn. This activity is free with regular admission ($5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, $3 for children 4-17). Children 3 and under are admitted free.

Annual Buffalo Roast Fundraiser

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Museum Director Mark Santiago will be the speaker at Human Systems Research's 9th Annual Buffalo Roast Fundraiser at the Museum. A cash bar and silent auction begin at 5 p.m., the dinner is at 6 p.m., and the presentation is at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 and there are advance...

Crafts for Kids

10:00 am – 12:00 pm Children are invited to come make a spring craft. Materials will be provided This activity is free with regular admission ($5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, $3 for children 4-17). Children 3 and under are admitted free.

Discovery Morning: Making Sun Prints

10:00 am – 12:00 pm Students are welcome to learn how to make a sun print in celebration of spring. Items such as flowers and leaves will be used to make a print on cotton fabric. Recommended for students ages 8-12. Class fee is $3 and all materials will be provided. Contact LuAnn Kilday at...

Culture Series: The New Mexico Cattle Frontier

CANCELLED - 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm In this Culture Series presentation in the Museum's theater, range historian Stephen Zimmer of Cimarron, N.M., will survey the rise of New Mexico’s cattle frontier of the 1880s and ’90s. Admission is free. Sheep grazed the mountains and plains along the Rio Grande for more than two centuries...

Ice Cream Sunday

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm America’s favorite summer treat is the star of this popular annual event. Come and enjoy making and eating homemade ice cream, enter the ice cream sandwich eating contest and play old-fashioned games. Regular admission applies.

Community Appreciation Day

The Museum offers free admission on this day each year to thank the community for its support. Demonstrations are a big part of the day, as well as the Parade of Breeds cattle program, pony rides, children’s games, living history, food vendors, a plant sale, and more.

Meet the Artist – Ken & Betty Krebbs

New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, United States

Our featured art show, “O Fair New Mexico,” by Ken and Betty Krebbs, opens Saturday, Aug. 20 and will run till Dec. 5, 2021. Come to the Farm and Ranch Museum Saturday, August 21 from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.. Ken and Betty will be at the museum for a special “Meet the Artist.” The...

Free

Exhibit Opening: An Enchanted Vision

New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, United States

A deep appreciation of farm and ranch life in New Mexico is the impetus behind an upcoming art show at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum. “An Enchanted Vision: The Artistic Celebration of Farming and Ranching in New Mexico” features the artwork of artist Sue Nichols. Her artwork is on display in the...

Free

The Museum ROCKS! Gem & Mineral Show

New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, United States

The Museum ROCKS! Gem & Mineral Show brings together wholesale and resale dealers of both cut and uncut gemstones, rocks, minerals, fossils, jewelry, and jewelry-making supplies. Educational information also is part of the show. The event is hosted by the Friends of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, sponsored by Frank Parrish, and organized...

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