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...

"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...

"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...

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...

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...

With the holiday season right around the corner, the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces is the place to be on Nov. 18-19. HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market is a great opportunity to sample and shop for New Mexico’s award-winning food products. The ninth-annual HomeGrown event will...

With the holiday season right around the corner, the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces is the place to be on Nov. 18-19. HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market is a great opportunity to sample and shop for New Mexico’s award-winning food products. The ninth-annual HomeGrown event will...

The public is invited to create corn husk dolls at the Farm & Ranch Museum on Tuesday, November 21 from 10 a.m. to noon. This activity is free with regular paid museum admission, which is $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, and $3 for children 4 to 17. Space for this activity is limited....

The Farm & Ranch Museum will host a basic weaving class from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on December 5, 6, and 7. Participants will learn how to warp a floor loom and weave with 4 harnesses.  Plain and twill weave will be taught.  Class fee is $100, Friend members get 10-percent discount.  To register...

The Farm & Ranch Museum will host a Colcha ornaments activity from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on December 14. Class fee is $10 and felted ball and yarn will be provided.  Participants need to have already taken a basic Colcha embroidery class prior to this workshop.  To register contact LuAnn Kilday at luann.kilday@dca.nm.gov.  This...

Holiday Traditions in Southern New Mexico is the December 14, 2023 Culture Series presentation hosted by the Friends of the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. This special Culture series will be held by the fireplace in the lobby of the Museum starting at 7 p.m. Louis Santana, a local producer of award winning...

New Mexico’s beautiful, rugged scenery is preserved in the images of Las Cruces photographer David Turning. “Wandering Reflections” is an exhibition at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum featuring 24 of Turning’s photographs. The show opens with an artist’s reception on Saturday, December 16 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Admission to the reception is free...