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Summer Studio Programs–Registration dates

Register starting April 23. Each week has a different deadline to register. Call or check online. Programs offered include drawing & Painting, Clay, Mixed Media, Acrylic painting, and Watercolor. Age groups are 6-10, 10-13, 13-17, and 18+. We host painting parties on some Fridays. Call or check online for our next one.

Embroidery Workshop

Enjoy learning how to embroidery and take your project home.

Journal with Jenny

Learn how to document your days, thoughts, feelings, and ideas using simple and creative techniques that go beyond the standard written journal. Expand your outlook on the way you see life by expressing yourself on the page. For ages 18 and up.

Gallery Geeks

Want to learn more about an exhibition at the Branigan Cultural Center? Participate in a self-guided gallery activity and discover a deeper connection to the exhibit. Pick up a kit at the front table during museum open hours. No registration required. All ages welcome.

Sage Cafe Game Time (and Puzzles)

Join us to play games and do puzzles every Friday from 12:30-2 pm at Sage Cafe! We do have some games, but feel free to bring one and some friends.

Mahjong

Have you heard of mahjong, but never played? Are you a mahjong shark? Either way, or somewhere in the middle, join us on Friday afternoons .

U Can Uke for Juniors!

Group ukulele lessons in the Roadrunner Room. 7 donated ukuleles have been provided by Las Cruces Ukes for patrons to borrow, but juniors with ukuleles are welcome to join. Registration is required to use a ukulele. Chord books and song books will be provided. For ages 7 to 18 with caregivers for younger children.

Fossils! -Information from the Fossil Record

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.

How a Girl and a Monster Created Chocolate

Kids and their adult caregivers will be introduced to the Mesoamerican history of the origin of chocolate. This will include a cocoa tasting. Participants will create a painting to express what they learned during the class. This program is inspired by the Flowering of Precious Knowledge exhibit and presented in English and Spanish. Registration is required. Ages: 6-12.

Artventurous: Paper Crafts

Explore a topic from a current or recent museum exhibition through a fun, family-friendly art project. This is a drop-in program, and supplies will be provided. All ages are welcome.

Gallery Geeks

Want to learn more about an exhibition at the Branigan Cultural Center? Participate in a self-guided gallery activity and discover a deeper connection to the exhibit. Pick up a kit at the front table during museum open hours. No registration required. All ages welcome.

History Detectives

How do historians investigate the past? What sources do they use? What kinds of questions do they ask? Find out with new, historic sources every month. Please plan for a 30-minute program with optional 15 minutes for questions if needed. No registration required. Ages: 18+.

Paper Making

Make your own paper from recycled materials in this fun, hands-on project. Registration is required and supplies will be provided. Ages: 13 +