Museum of Nature Sciences

The three Main St. Las Cruces Museums are open until 7pm with hands-on activities.

Bring your teens to hang out at the Museum of Nature and Science and Museum of Art for our monthly Teen Takeover program. Explore the exhibits, make cool experiments with S.T.E.A.M. activities, eat snacks, and socialize during these extended hours just for teens. Ages: 13-17.

Nurture your little one's love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required. Registration is required for this session.

Nurture your little one's love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required.

Explore the 3.5-billion-year odyssey of life with a geologist and real fossil specimens. Visit the station in the gallery and discover something new in the fossil record each month. All ages are welcome.

Science is for everyone! Join the Museum of Nature & Science for a monthly discussion with local scientists about current topics in contemporary science. Ages: 18+.

Nurture your little one's love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required. Registration is required for this session.

Nurture your little one's love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required.

Discover the stories behind science heroes who break barriers and explore the applications of their research through hands-on experiments and activities. Ages: 6-10.

Join us as we introduce you to a different resident of the Chihuahuan Desert each month. Learn about the tracks they leave, the sounds they make, and ways to help with their conservation. This is your opportunity to get up close and personal with the animals we share our desert with. No registration is required. All ages are welcome.

Have dinner with a scientist and team up with STEM experts for monthly discussions, tours, and activities with our guest scientists. Now at Frank O'Brien Papen Center. No registration and no fee! Ages: 13-17.

Nurture your little one's love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required. Registration is required for this session.

Nurture your little one's love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required.