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Celebrating the 10th summer of Blue Star Museums, the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families announce that museums nationwide, including New Mexico’s eight state-run museums and Historic Sites under the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), have signed on to provide free admission to our nation’s active-duty military personnel and their…

NEW MEXICO FARM & RANCH HERITAGE MUSEUMGOVERNING BOARDMEETING May 31, 2019Museum Kitchen Classroom4100 Dripping Springs Rd, Las Cruces, NM10:00 AM AGENDA The Mission of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum Board is to provide direction, advice, and support to the Director of the Museum in the maintenance and operation of the Museum and

The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum will celebrate an old tradition with the annual Blessing of the Fields procession on Wednesday, May 15. Beginning at 10 a.m., the colorful procession around the Museum grounds begins, blessing the animals, plants, acequia and fresh-baked bread. After a welcome by Museum Director Mark Santiago, there will

Dave DuBois, the State Climatologist for New Mexico, will talk about climate change in New Mexico and especially its relation to agriculture at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces on May 9. The presentation is part of the Museum’s monthly Culture Series. It begins at 7 p.m. in the Museum’s

The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum will be closed on New Years Day. The Museum and the Heart of the Desert Gift Shop will reopen and resume the regular schedule at 9 a.m. on Jan. 2.

Penny Thomas Simpson’s search for a nostalgic look at the essence of farming and ranching brought her to the kitchen table. The Las Cruces artist’s new show at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum features 33 watercolor paintings and opens with an artist’s reception from 2:30-4:30 p.m. on Dec. 16. Admission to the