Wonders on Wheels

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

Come experience the artworks of beloved Santa Fe artist Gustave Baumann on the Wonders on Wheels mobile museum! The bus will be at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 6.Gustave Baumann created stunning woodblock prints of New Mexico landscapes and colorful marionettes of...

(Canceled) Culture Series: The Civilian Conservation Corps in NM

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

This event has been canceled. The speaker for the May 11 Culture Series will not be able to attend due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Blessing of the Fields

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

The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum will celebrate an old tradition with the annual Blessing of the Fields procession on Friday, May 12. At 10 a.m., the colorful procession around the Museum grounds begins with the blessing the animals, plants, and acequia. Visitors who come to the Museum to participate in the procession...

Exhibit Opening: Beyond the Farm: Groundbreaking Agriculture

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

The Farm & Ranch Museum is opening a new exhibit that uses the inspirational stories of seven remarkable individuals to explore the importance of agricultural research in an everchanging world. “Beyond the Farm: Groundbreaking Agriculture” opens in the north corridor of the Museum on June 2. A free, opening reception with refreshments is planned for...

Fiber Extravaganza

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

The public is invited to enjoy a day of fiber arts demonstrations at the third-annual Fiber Extravaganza.  Skilled demonstrators from around the state will do wool carding, spinning, weaving, sewing, Colcha embroidery, cotton ginning, and more. Regular Museum admission applies to the demonstrations on Saturday, which are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A big...

Summertime on the Farm

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

Make plans to enjoy a fun, family evening at the Museum on July 28. The second-annual Summertime on the Farm begins at 4 p.m. with most of the activities continuing until 7 p.m. Learn how to make ice cream using a Ziplock bag and enjoy your treat. Take a trolley ride around the Museum’s livestock...

Exhibit Opening: Antidotes: Seeing Beauty, Finding Connection

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

"Antidotes: Seeing Beauty, Finding Connection" is a photography show opening in the Museum's Arts Corridor with a free reception on Aug. 19 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. The show features 33 beautiful landscape and wildlife images by photographer Elizabeth Abrams of Las Cruces. The show also includes a "Death and Life" display, a memorial work dedicated to...

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Community Appreciation Day

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

The public can experience the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum for free on Aug. 26 as part of the annual Community Appreciation Day. The Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities for the day include the Parade of Breeds cattle program at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. There also will...

Culture Series: Living with Urban Wildlife in the Southwest

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

"Living with Urban Wildlife in the Southwest" is the title of the October 12 Culture Series presentation at the Farm & Ranch Museum. The free presentation, hosted by the Friends of the Museum, begins at 7 p.m. in the Museum's Theater. Colleen Payne, Southwest Region public information specialist for the New Mexico Department of Game...

Culture Series: Billy the Kid

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

"Our Favorite Outlaw of the American West: Billy the Kid" is the title of a special edition of the monthly Culture Series. Award-winning author Mark Warren is the speaker for this free presentation in the Farm & Ranch Museum's theater at 7 p.m. on Monday, October 30. The Culture Series is hosted by the Friends...

Get to Know Your Museum Coffee: Stephanie Hawkins

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

Stephanie Hawkins, curator for the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, will explain her work at the Museum at the monthly Get to Know Your Museum Coffee. The gathering will be on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 10 a.m. in the Education Classroom at the Farm & Ranch Museum. Get to Know Your Museum coffees...

Culture Series: Lescombes Family Vineyard

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

The Friends of the Farm and Ranch Museum's Culture Series presentation this month is on The Art of the Vineyard in the Mesilla Valley: The Lescombes Family Vineyards. The presentation is in the Museum Theater at 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 16. Our speaker is Emmanuel Lescombes. Admission is free. It is documented that the...

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