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december, 2018
06apr(apr 6)9:00 pm03mar(mar 3)5:00 pmDressed for the Occasion Exhibit
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In this exhibit, you will learn about women’s clothing from the pioneer days of the 1870s to the Depression Era of the 1930s. The exhibit focuses on clothing worn for
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In this exhibit, you will learn about women’s clothing from the pioneer days of the 1870s to the Depression Era of the 1930s. The exhibit focuses on clothing worn for “everyday” as well as special events like weddings, funerals, and baptism. Under garments are included, as well as accessories such as hats and gloves. Lots of dresses and lots of historic photographs.
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road. 575-522-4100. www.frhm.org
Monday through Saturday: 9 am to 5 pm.
Sunday: Noon to 5 pm.
Daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. The barns close at 4 p.m. each day, but visitors may still walk to see the livestock until 5 pm.
Admission rates
Adults: $5
Senior citizens (60 and over): $4
Children 4-17: $3
Active U.S. military & veterans: $2
Children 3 and under and museum members with card: Free* New Mexico seniors are admitted free on Wednesdays.
* Admission rates may differ for special events
The exhibit will be in the Museum’s Legacy gallery through March 3, 2019.
Time
April 6 (Friday) 9:00 pm - March 3 (Sunday) 5:00 pm
Location
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
4100 Dripping Springs Road
01oct9:00 am31mar(mar 31)5:00 pmThe Artwork of Jacob Pfeiffer Exhibit
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New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Rd. Mon – Sat 9am - 5pm, Sun 12 - 5pm. $2-5. 575-522-4100. frhm.org
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New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Rd. Mon – Sat 9am – 5pm, Sun 12 – 5pm. $2-5. 575-522-4100. frhm.org
Time
October 1 (Monday) 9:00 am - March 31 (Sunday) 5:00 pm
Location
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
4100 Dripping Springs Road
02oct(oct 2)10:00 am16feb(feb 16)4:30 pmLighting Field by Ken Morgan Exhibit
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Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Water St. Tues – Sat 10am - 4:30pm. Free. 575-541-2154. las-cruces.org/museums Artist Ken Morgan creates digital imagery depicting his envisioning of lightning storm at Walter
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Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Water St. Tues – Sat 10am – 4:30pm. Free. 575-541-2154. las-cruces.org/museums
Artist Ken Morgan creates digital imagery depicting his envisioning of lightning storm at Walter de Maria’s “Lightning Field”.
Time
October 2 (Tuesday) 10:00 am - February 16 (Saturday) 4:30 pm
Location
Branigan Cultural Center
501 North Main Street, parking at 500 N. Water Street on the north end of Main Street Downtown
05oct(oct 5)7:54 pm19jan(jan 19)7:54 pmFour Generations, Four Languages Exhibit
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Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Water St. Tues – Sat 10am - 4:30pm. Free. 575-541-2154. las-cruces.org/museums This exhibit features Mexican artists of different generations whose works reflect the influences and trends
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Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Water St. Tues – Sat 10am – 4:30pm. Free. 575-541-2154. las-cruces.org/museums
This exhibit features Mexican artists of different generations whose works reflect the influences and trends popular when they were developing their individual styles and creating their own artistic language.
Time
October 5 (Friday) 7:54 pm - January 19 (Saturday) 7:54 pm
Location
Branigan Cultural Center
501 North Main Street, parking at 500 N. Water Street on the north end of Main Street Downtown
30oct(oct 30)10:00 am02feb(feb 2)4:30 pmPassing Through Exhibit
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Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Water St. Tues – Sat. 10am - 4:30pm. Free. 575-541-2154. las-cruces.org/museums Artist Jimin Lee focuses on the theme of mobility, displacement, and labor on the
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Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Water St. Tues – Sat. 10am – 4:30pm. Free. 575-541-2154. las-cruces.org/museums
Artist Jimin Lee focuses on the theme of mobility, displacement, and labor on the social level as seen in traffic, places of transport, and objects that move or are in motion.
Time
October 30 (Tuesday) 10:00 am - February 2 (Saturday) 4:30 pm
Location
Branigan Cultural Center
501 North Main Street, parking at 500 N. Water Street on the north end of Main Street Downtown
20nov(nov 20)10:00 am12jan(jan 12)4:30 pm"Birds" Exhibit
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Art with the Las Cruces Museum of Art and the Nature Center, 491 N. Main St. On Saturday, December 1, from 1pm to 3pm join Destry Kissick, interim Curator of Living
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Art with the Las Cruces Museum of Art and the Nature Center, 491 N. Main St.
On Saturday, December 1, from 1pm to 3pm join Destry Kissick, interim Curator of Living Collections at the Museum of Nature & Science, as we explore the origins of scientific names and the taxonomic classification of select birds featured in the exhibition Birds in Art. Afterwards participants are invited to tour the gallery and identify the birds that were highlighted during the presentation.
Birds in Art is a traveling exhibition organized by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin, and showcases international artists interpreting birds and related subject matter. The exhibition opens in the Museum of Art on Tuesday, November 20 and will be on display until January 12, 2019.
The museum is located at 491 North Main Street and is open Tuesday through Friday from 10am to 4:30pm and Saturdays from 9am to 4:30pm. For additional information, visit our website at: http://las-cruces.org/museums or call 575-541-2137.
Time
November 20 (Tuesday) 10:00 am - January 12 (Saturday) 4:30 pm
Location
Las Cruces Museum of Art
491 N. Main Street
01decallday31maralldayThe Artwork of Penny Thomas Simpson
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New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Rd. Mon – Sat 9am - 5pm, Sun 12 - 5pm. $2-5. 575-522-4100. frhm.org
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New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Rd. Mon – Sat 9am – 5pm, Sun 12 – 5pm. $2-5. 575-522-4100. frhm.org
Time
December 1 (Saturday) - March 31 (Sunday)
Location
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
4100 Dripping Springs Road
01decallday20feballdayPassing Through Exhibit
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Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Water St. Tues-Sat 10am-4:30pm. Free. 575-541-2154. las-cruces.org/museums Artist Jimin Lee focuses on the theme of mobility, displacement, and labor on the social level as seen
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Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Water St. Tues-Sat 10am-4:30pm. Free. 575-541-2154. las-cruces.org/museums
Artist Jimin Lee focuses on the theme of mobility, displacement, and labor on the social level as seen in traffic, places of transport, and objects that move or are in motion.
Time
December 1 (Saturday) - February 20 (Wednesday)
Location
Branigan Cultural Center
501 North Main Street, parking at 500 N. Water Street on the north end of Main Street Downtown
01dec10:00 am29(dec 29)12:00 pmArtventurous at the Las Cruces Museum of Art
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Artventurous at the Las Cruces Museum of Art. Join us every Saturday morning from 10am to 12pm in the connector between the Museum of Art and the Museum of Nature &
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Artventurous at the Las Cruces Museum of Art.
Join us every Saturday morning from 10am to 12pm in the connector between the Museum of Art and the Museum of Nature & Science for a hands-on art making experience! Each month features a different art appreciation theme and a different subject each week. December’s theme is “Holiday”:
December 1: Snowman Spoons
December 8: Snow Globe Ornament
December 15: Winter Tree Cards
December 22: Holiday Reindeer
December 29: New Year’s Noise Makers
The museum is located at 491 North Main Street and is open Tuesday through Friday from 10am to 4:30pm and Saturdays from 9am to 4:30pm. For additional information, visit our website at: http://las-cruces.org/museums or call 575-541-2137.
Time
1 (Saturday) 10:00 am - 29 (Saturday) 12:00 pm
Location
Museum of Nature and Science
Museum of Nature and Science, 411 N Downtown Mall, Las Cruces, NM
01dec10:00 am31(dec 31)5:00 pmRoxana Quinnell and Rami Scully
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Roxana works in pencil, pen and ink, mixed media and acrylic on canvas. Born and raised in the mountains of western Montana, she has a BA in art and elementary
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Roxana works in pencil, pen and ink, mixed media and acrylic on canvas. Born and raised in the mountains of western Montana, she has a BA in art and elementary education from the University of Montana.
Rami, is a graduate of the University of Washington, the state where she was born and raised. She has taught drawing and design classes, batik and tie-dye workshops and ceramics.
Gallery hours Mon-Sun 10 am to 5 pm. For more information, call 575-522-2933 or visit our website: www.mesillavalleyfinearts.com
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery located at 2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla, NM.
Time
1 (Saturday) 10:00 am - 31 (Monday) 5:00 pm
Location
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery
2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla, across from the Fountain Theatre