Get to Know Your Museum: Curator Supervisor Nathan Japel
2025-10-16 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
Meet Curator Supervisor Nathan Japel to learn about the behind-the-scenes work that makes exhibits possible and how he manages our collections at Get to Know Your Museum on Thursday, Oct. 16, hosted by the Friends of the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum.

Free and open to the public
Coffee & socializing at 9:30 a.m.
Talk at 10 a.m.

The Get to Know Your Museum monthly series gives Friends members and the public an opportunity to meet museum employees and ask questions about one of Southern New Mexico’s most valuable cultural assets. Learn more here.

Oct. 17, 2025 - NOTICE OF SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
2025-10-17 13:00 - 14:00
The NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum will hold a board meeting on: Friday, October 17, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. on Microsoft Teams. Read more on the Notice.
Please contact Lori Holguin at (575) 522-4100 if you need additional information.
MEETING DRAFT AGENDA
If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the meeting, please contact Lori Holguin at (575) 522-4100 ext. 56777 at least three days prior to the meeting, or as soon as possible. Public documents can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact the administrator if an accessible format is needed.

NOTICE OF REGULAR OPEN MEETING - NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum Board Meeting
2025-11-06 10:00 - 12:00
The NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum will hold a board meeting on: Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in the Conference room located at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, and virtually on Microsoft Teams. Read more on the Notice.
Meeting Draft Agenda
Please contact Lori Holguin at (575) 522-4100 if you need additional information.
If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the meeting, please contact Lori Holguin at (575) 522-4100 at least three days prior to the meeting, or as soon as possible. Public documents can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact the administrator if an accessible format is needed.

FRIENDS of the NMFRHM CULTURE SERIES: Let Me Entertain You: Three Madams of Silver City
2025-11-13 19:00 - 21:00
Friends of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum (NMFRHM) Culture Series presents “Let Me Entertain You: Three Madams of Silver City.”
Historian Liz Mikols of the Historical Society of New Mexico brings to life the stories of Silver City’s early madams and their surprising impact on the frontier community.

Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025
7 p.m., Museum Auditorium
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
Free Admission

Learn more about Friends of the NMFRHM’s monthly Culture Series here.

Get to Know Your Museum: PR Specialist Alison Penn
2025-11-20 10:00 - 11:00
Meet PR Specialist Alison Penn to learn about how Museum shares its stories with the community through media relations, marketing, social media, newsletters, and more at Get to Know Your Museum on Thursday, Nov. 20. These free events are hosted by the Friends of the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum.

Free and open to the public
Coffee & socializing at 9:30 a.m.
Talk at 10 a.m.

The Get to Know Your Museum monthly series gives Friends members and the public an opportunity to meet museum employees and ask questions about one of Southern New Mexico’s most valuable cultural assets. Learn more here.

Nov. 22 - HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market
2025-11-22 09:00 - 16:00
This eleventh-annual event showcases the food grown in New Mexico. The Museum partners with the New Mexico Department of Agriculture for this popular two-day event as gift-giving season approaches. Attendees can expect about 60 vendors, the majority representing a variety of food and beverage companies from around the state, many of which are New Mexico —Taste the Tradition® and Grown with Tradition® members. Each booth will offer locally produced products, such as salsas, nuts, candy, and wine for attendees to sample and purchase. The show also features handmade art and crafts made from agricultural resources. Admission is $10 per vehicle.
During this event, kids and families can get a taste of the Ag Wagon education program on Saturday, Nov. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon. Participants will learn about sheep and spin their own wool bracelets.

Nov. 23 - HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market
2025-11-23 09:00 - 15:00
This eleventh-annual event showcases the food grown in New Mexico. The Museum partners with the New Mexico Department of Agriculture for this popular two-day event as gift-giving season approaches. Attendees can expect about 60 vendors, the majority representing a variety of food and beverage companies from around the state, many of which are New Mexico —Taste the Tradition® and Grown with Tradition® members. Each booth will offer locally produced products, such as salsas, nuts, candy, and wine for attendees to sample and purchase. The show also features handmade art and crafts made from agricultural resources. Admission is $10 per vehicle.

Dec. 10 - Farm La-La
2025-12-10 17:00 - 20:00
Experience a fun, festive winter evening at the fourth-annual Farm La-La at New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum. Families can take trolley rides across the bridge and around the lighted, 47-acre campus, take part in fun activities like ornament making, tour exhibits and galleries, and enjoy hot chocolate and s’mores. Santa will be here from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Only $5.00 per family.

FRIENDS of the NMFRHM CULTURE SERIES: Reminiscence of Christmas Past and Cowboy Poetry
2025-12-11 19:00 - 21:00
Friends of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum (NMFRHM) Culture Series presents “Reminiscence of Christmas Past and Cowboy Poetry.”
History will come alive as you step back in time to celebrate Christmas with stories, cowboy poetry, and holiday treats.

Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025
7 p.m., Museum Auditorium
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
Free Admission

Learn more about Friends of the NMFRHM’s monthly Culture Series here.

FRIENDS of the NMFRHM CULTURE SERIES: Ancient Agriculture
2026-01-08 19:00 - 21:00
Friends of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum (NMFRHM) Culture Series presents “Ancient Agriculture.”
Join Thomas Hart for a journey through ancient Maya marketplaces, the farming practices of the Jornada, and the spicy origins of New Mexico’s iconic chile peppers.

Thursday, Jan. 8, 2025
7 p.m., Museum Auditorium
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
Free Admission

Learn more about Friends of the NMFRHM’s monthly Culture Series here

FRIENDS of the NMFRHM CULTURE SERIES: More Than Just Missiles
2026-02-12 19:00 - 21:00
Friends of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum (NMFRHM) Culture Series presents “More Than Just Missiles.”
Learn about the White Sands Missile Range Museum, which preserves regional history as New Mexico’s only active Army Museum.

Thursday, Feb. 12, 2025
7 p.m., Museum Auditorium
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
Free Admission

Learn more about Friends of the NMFRHM’s monthly Culture Series here.

FRIENDS of the NMFRHM CULTURE SERIES: The Art and Science of Winemaking
2026-03-19 19:00 - 21:00
Friends of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum (NMFRHM) Culture Series presents “The Art and Science of  Winemaking.”
NMSU agriculture professor and viticulturist Dale Ellis will share the ins and outs of making wine in New Mexico.

Thursday, March 19, 2025
7 p.m., Museum Auditorium
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
Free Admission

Learn more about Friends of the NMFRHM’s monthly Culture Series here.
