Museum News

Join us for a new exhibition at the Museum of Art, Dancing with Life: Mexican Masks, that explores the rich festival culture of Michoacán, Mexico through historic and contemporary masks from the collection of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. The exhibition opens on Friday, July 17, with a reception on from 5-7 p.m. Friday, August 7. The exhibition runs through October 17, 2026. Across Mexico, mask making is…

Within the Land of the People: Shimba Tainin kau natheure wein – Tierra Sagrada – Ndende bì Ke’ya – Naf’ole atsihem – Nde benah – Ndee Biyááh exhibit at the Branigan Cultural Center, a special changing gallery space allows each Indigenous group to go deeper into their unique stories. From July 18 through October 10, 2026, we are featuring the Piro-Manso-Tiwa Indian Tribe Pueblo of San Juan de Guadalupe. An opening reception for the Piro-Manso-Tiwa Indian Tribe exhibit, Land of the People: Naf’ole atsihem, is scheduled for 9-11…

In observance of the 4th of July holiday, most City of Las Cruces offices and facilities will be closed Friday, July 3, 2026. However, all emergency services, including police and fire will operate as usual. City offices, facilities or programs OPEN AND OPERATING Friday, July 3 include: All Solid Waste commercial and…

In observance of the Juneteenth holiday, most City of Las Cruces offices will be closed Friday, June 19, 2026. However, all emergency services, including police and fire will operate as usual. City offices and facilities closed Friday, June 19, for Juneteenth include: A Fielder Memorial Safe Haven City Hall Youth…

In observance of the Memorial Day Holiday, most City of Las Cruces offices will be closed Monday, May 25, 2026. However, all emergency services, including police and fire will operate as usual. City offices and facilities CLOSED on Memorial Day include: All Las Cruces Libraries and its branches All museums All…

In observance of Presidents’ Day, most City of Las Cruces offices will be closed Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. However, all emergency services, including police and fire will operate as usual. City offices and facilities closed Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, include: A Fielder Memorial Safe Haven Out of School Time Programs…

The Las Cruces Museum of Art is soliciting artwork for an upcoming exhibit through a Call for Art. The exhibition, Declaration/Declaración, explores the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Call for Art is limited to artists living in New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. Artwork…

The Branigan Cultural Center invites high school students from the Las Cruces region to apply for the Annual All-City High School Art Show, featuring a new format in 2026. Applications are open to all juniors and seniors currently enrolled in a Las Cruces public, private, or charter high school, or…

The Branigan Cultural Center is pleased to announce a new exhibit, Toys in the Attic, featuring a wide range of books, toys, and games made between 1900 to the mid-1970s. All pieces in the exhibit are from the Las Cruces Museum’s permanent collection. The exhibit opens on Saturday, October 18,…

Join us for a new exhibition at the Museum of Art, Into the Hourglass: Paño Arte from the Rudy Padilla Collection, featuring paño art and other artforms from the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The exhibit opening reception takes place from 5 – 7 p.m. on Friday,…

The Branigan Cultural Center is honored to host a multi-cultural, collaborative exhibit focusing on six Indigenous groups in our area, that will open on Saturday, September 6, 2025, and run through May 2027. Land of the People: Shimba Tainin kau natheure wein – Tierra Sagrada – Ndende bì Ke’ya –…

All Quality of Life Department locations in the City of Las Cruces will be closing at noon on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, for the Department’s annual Quality of Life Award Ceremony and Training. The closed locations are: Branigan Cultural Center, the Museum of Art, the Museum of Nature & Science,…

Branigan Cultural Center is accepting proposals for exhibits, with themes of cultural and historical significance relating to the Borderlands and the U.S. Southwest, to be presented in 2026. The Cultural Center is particularly interested in submissions that consider the 250th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Submissions…

The Las Cruces Museum of Art is excited to announce two dynamic word-based events inspired by its new exhibition, Clyde Butcher: Lifeworks in Photography. These events include a poetry workshop and an open mic event featuring poetry created during the workshop. The ekphrastic poetry workshop is scheduled for Saturday, September…

The Branigan Cultural Center is pleased to announce that it will offer a Death Café series during the month of October. The Death Cafés are scheduled for every Wednesday in October from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. – exact dates are October 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2024. The conversations will be…