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The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum has added four pieces of artwork to the popular, ongoing exhibit, “Drawn to the Land: Peter Hurd’s New Mexico.” The Hurd artwork, on loan from the El Paso Museum of Art, includes a large egg tempera painting called “Gold is Where You Find it,” two mural studies…

A legendary New Mexico mystery is the subject of this month’s Culture Series at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum. Historian and author W. Michael Farmer will discuss the trial of rancher Oliver Lee at 7 p.m. on June 13. Admission to this presentation in the Museum’s Theater is free. The long simmering

The Mesilla Valley Weavers Guild awarded LuAnn Kilday, the Education Coordinator at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, its “Recognition of Community Service in the Fiber Arts” award on May 21 The Mesilla Valley Weavers Guild is an organization of artists exploring and promoting all types of fiber arts in Southern New Mexico

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