Museum Exhibits

The Las Cruces Museum of Art is hosting “Engaging Masters: Parody Art” from the Collection of David Lyman and Chris Alexander, Feb. 7 through May 3, 2025. The collection features more than 80 works of art by 34 artists that parody historic masterworks and contemporary art. The exhibit’s opening reception will be held…

The Branigan Cultural Center is opening a new exhibit, “Wildlife of the Mesilla Valley,” which will showcase a diverse collection of sculptures and nature journaling pages created by 14 local artists, on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. The exhibit’s opening reception and awards ceremony will be held 5-7 p.m. Friday, Feb….

Branigan Cultural Center will open its newest exhibition, The Dinner Party: Multicultural Crossroads in Clay, which will be on view Nov. 1, 2024, through Jan. 18, 2025. An opening reception and awards ceremony, featuring artists and juror John Rawlings, will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at the Branigan Cultural…

The Branigan Cultural Center is excited to announce a new exhibit, The Ballard Photo Studio: A Portrait of Community, featuring more than 200 portraits and other photographic works by Las Cruces photographer Jim Ballard. These works offer a snapshot of the Mesilla Valley community between 1930 and 1950. The images…

“Dunes & Dreams: A Portrait of White Sands National Park,” stunning collection of photography from Emmitt Booher, will be exhibited at the Branigan Cultural Center Sept. 6 through Oct. 19, 2024. Booher’s photographs capture the majestic gypsum dunes at White Sands National Park. An opening reception for the exhibit, with…

The Las Cruces Museum of Art will open its newest exhibit, “Clyde Butcher: Lifeworks in Photography,” on Sept. 6 showcasing 45 photographic prints by the renowned large-format, black-and-white photographer. The retrospective exhibit spans Clyde Butcher’s 50-year career and presents a wide range of images from intimate portraits of a rare…