Join us as we introduce you to a different resident of the Chihuahuan Desert and get up close and personal with the animals we share our desert with each month. Learn about the tracks they leave, the sounds they make, and ways to help with their conservation. Ages: All Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Museum of Nature & Science
Started as a way for people to share their interests in Science Fiction, the simple Zine will now hold the stories and images of your favorite Cryptids. Using sketches and notes you’ll learn how to create your own extraordinary tale of what creeps through the forest and bumps in the night. Ages: 13+ Fee: Free Registration Required: Yes, Space is Limited Location: Branigan Cultural Center
Cryptid Zines started as a way for people to share their interests in Science Fiction, the simple Zine will now hold the stories and images of your favorite Cryptids. Using sketches and notes you'll learn how to create your own extraordinary tale of what creeps through the forest and bumps in the night. Ages: 13+ Fee: Free Registration Required: Yes, Space is Limited. Location: Branigan Cultural Cener
Come study how the railroads and other transportation systems came to be and why they operate as they do! This program will make the geometry and physics of the railroad come to life. Ages: 9+ Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Railroad Museum
Come study how the railroads and other transportation systems came to be and why they operate as they do! This program will make the geometry and physics of the railroad come to life. Ages: 9+ Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Railroad Museum
Have dinner with a scientist and team up with STEM experts for monthly discussions with our guest scientists. Join the Museum of Nature & Science at the Frank O'Brien Papen Center and learn with engaging hands-on activities! Ages: 13-17 Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Frank O'Brien Papen Center
What better way is there to discuss death than over cake and a hot beverage? Join us in a series of Death Cafes, which offer a safe space for people to have open discussions about death while enjoying a slice of cake and a hot beverage. Ages: 18+ Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Branigan Cultural Center
Nurture your little one’s love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required. Ages: 2-5 Fee: Free Registration Required: Yes for 9am, No for 10am Location: Museum of Nature & Science Classroom
Nurture your little one’s love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required. Ages: 2-5 Fee: Free Registration Required: Yes for 9am, No for 10am Location: Museum of Nature & Science Classroom
Drop in to make artist trading cards, like Swiss artist M. Vänçi Stirnemann, who started this collaborative art project in 1997. World-wide now people make unique pocket-sized works of art that you can collect and trade with other artists! Ages: All Ages Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Museum of Nature & Science Atrium
Wear a costume and visit our Haunted Museums to add a sticker to your treasure hunt map. Receive a prize after you've visited all four museums. Trick-or-treat at our museums and enjoy our decorations and activities. Every museum has maps, stickers, and prizes available. All ages No charge No registration
Join our Railroad Museum curator at the Masonic Cemetery for a walking tour. Learn about cemetery design and meet some unique Las Cruces residents from the past! Ages: 13+ Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Masonic Cemetery Office, 760 S. Compress Rd., Las Cruces, NM 88005
What better way is there to discuss death than over cake and a hot beverage? Join us in a series of Death Cafes, which offer a safe space for people to have open discussions about death while enjoying a slice of cake and a hot beverage. Ages: 18+ Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Branigan Cultural Center
Nurture your little one’s love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required. Ages: 2-5 Fee: Free Registration Required: Yes for 9am, No for 10am Location: Museum of Nature & Science Classroom
Nurture your little one’s love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required. Ages: 2-5 Fee: Free Registration Required: Yes for 9am, No for 10am Location: Museum of Nature & Science Classroom
Come to the Branigan Cultural Center on All Hallows Eve to discuss cultural connections to death and the various ways in which death is revered and celebrated around the world. Visitor Experience Manager, Emilia Linley, will host a panel of guests to discuss how they revere the dead in their culture or practice and how it connects to the Day of the Dead. Ages: 18+ Fee: Free Registration Required: No...
Come by the Railroad Museum for engaging gallery activities made just for kids! Become a conductor and take control of our interactive model trains. Ages: 2-5 Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Railroad Museum
Explore the amazing world of our state’s amazing forests featuring hands on activities with Phil Yost. Visit the station in the atrium and discover something new about our forests. Ages: All Ages Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Museum of Nature & Science Atrium
What we eat is important to our health, and for the animals in the Nature Center it’s no different. Learn about the enrichment activities we use during mealtimes and more while you watch them display their natural instincts. Ages: All Ages Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Museum of Nature & Science Nature Center
Explore a current or recent museum topic through a fun, family-friendly art project. This is a drop-in program and supplies will be provided. Ages: All Ages Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Museum of Nature & Science Atrium
Join us for an evening workshop with guest artist Lizbeth Sanchez Pineda as we make an embroidered "La Llorona" or weeping woman. Ages: 13+ Fee: Free Registration Required: Yes, Space is Limited Location: Museum of Art
A brief ten to fifteen-minute opportunity to learn more about our city’s past, present, and future. Join in a discussion topic that we repeat throughout the hour within the Las Cruces: Crossroads of History exhibit. Ages: All Ages Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Branigan Cultural Center
Nurture your little one’s love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required. Ages: 2-5 Fee: Free Registration Required: Yes for 9am, No for 10am Location: Museum of Nature & Science Classroom
Nurture your little one’s love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required. Ages: 2-5 Fee: Free Registration Required: Yes for 9am, No for 10am Location: Museum of Nature & Science Classroom
Explore art as a family with a take-home art kit! Dive into art through projects inspired by individual artists, art movements, or other fun art topics while supplies last. Ages: All Ages Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Museum of Art Front Desk
Participate in fun activities that will enhance your understanding of the exhibits in the Branigan Cultural Center. Since the exhibits change regularly there will always be a new theme for this program each month. Ages: All Ages Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Branigan Cultural Center
Join our Railroad Museum curator for a stroll around the Alameda-Depot Historic District in Las Cruces. Learn about the neighborhood that the railroad "created" and the way that happened. Ages: 18+ Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Railroad Museum
Drop in and stay for a short or a long while to explore a new science topic each month. These hands-on activities and experiments are fun for the whole family with adult caregiver participation required. Ages: 6-10 Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Museum of Nature & Science Atrium
What we eat is important to our health, and for the animals in the Nature Center it’s no different. Learn about the enrichment activities we use during mealtimes and more while you watch them display their natural instincts. Ages: All Ages Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Museum of Nature & Science Nature Center
Explore a current or recent museum topic through a fun, family-friendly art project. This is a drop-in program and supplies will be provided. Ages: All Ages Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Museum of Nature & Science Atrium
Join us as we explore exciting Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) topics geared toward children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). Presented in partnership with NMSU Autism Diagnostic Center, IDD children’s curiosity is nourished through adult and child participation in hands-on activities that are meant to increase involvement in the sciences. Ages: 6-10 Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Museum of Nature and Science
Practice learning letters, numbers, colors, and shapes through transportation themed stories and activities. Plan for 30 to 45 minutes of stories and activities, with more time allowed as needed with an adult caregiver participating along. Ages: 2-5 Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Railroad Museum
Explore the connections between art and literature through reading and discussing new art-related books each month. Everyone is welcome and can join-even if you haven't read the books! Ages: 18+ Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Branigan Cultural Center and Zoom. Email [email protected] for the link.
Museums impact the communities they are in and by creating an open dialogue with communities Museums can reflect the interests and cultures of those communities. If you have comments or opinions on what you would like to see in our museums join us as we reflect on the educational programs associated with exhibits from the last few months and have an open dialogue with our Education and Exhibits teams and...
Bring your teens to hang out at the Museum of Nature & Science and Museum of Art for our monthly Teen Takeover program. Explore the exhibits, make cool experiments with STEAM activities, eat snacks, and socialize during these extended hours just for teens. Ages: 13-17 Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Museum of Nature and Science Classroom
Nurture your little one’s love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required. Ages: 2-5 Fee: Free Registration Required: Yes for 9am, No for 10am Location: Museum of Nature & Science Classroom
Nurture your little one’s love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required. Ages: 2-5 Fee: Free Registration Required: Yes for 9am, No for 10am Location: Museum of Nature & Science Classroom
Explore the amazing world of our state’s amazing forests featuring hands on activities with Phil Yost. Visit the station in the atrium and discover something new about our forests. Ages: All Ages Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Museum of Nature & Science Atrium
Have you wondered how historians investigate the past, what resources they use, or what questions they ask? Find out with new, historic sources every month in a 30-minute program with optional 15 minutes for questions if needed. Ages: 18+ Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Railroad Museum
Explore a current or recent museum topic through a fun, family-friendly art project. This is a drop-in program and supplies will be provided. Ages: All Ages Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Museum of Nature & Science Atrium
Join staff from the Branigan Cultural Center and Museum of Nature & Science to learn about stories of creepy creatures and their real-life explanations - or where you might meet the monsters! Ages13+ Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Branigan Culture Center
Try a "camera less photography" activity as we explore the world of photograms using light and negative shadows. Supplies for this workshop are provided to those who register. Ages: 13+ Fee: Free Registration Required: Yes, Space is Limited. Location: Museum of Art
Come study how the railroads and other transportation systems came to be and why they operate as they do! This program will make the geometry and physics of the railroad come to life. Ages: 9+ Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Railroad Museum
Come study how the railroads and other transportation systems came to be and why they operate as they do! This program will make the geometry and physics of the railroad come to life. Ages: 9+ Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Railroad Museum
Science is for everyone! Join the Museum of Nature & Science for a monthly discussion with local scientist about current topics in contemporary science. Ages: 18+ Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Museum of Nature & Science Classroom
Nurture your little one’s love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required. Ages: 2-5 Fee: Free Registration Required: Yes for 9am, No for 10am Location: Museum of Nature & Science Classroom
Nurture your little one’s love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required. Ages: 2-5 Fee: Free Registration Required: Yes for 9am, No for 10am Location: Museum of Nature & Science Classroom
Explore culture, history, and more at the Las Cruces Museum System's guest speaker series where we discover more about what it means to live in New Mexico! Listen to presentations and share meaningful conversations as we bring the community engaging stories and information. Ages: 18+ Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Branigan Culture Center and Zoom. Email [email protected] for the link.
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 Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Museum of Nature & Science Classroom
Celebrate the Indigenous cultures in and around Las Cruces and the Borderlands! Branigan Cultural Center Courtyard Saturday, Nov. 23 10am - 1pm All Ages No Registration Free
Join us as we introduce you to a different resident of the Chihuahuan Desert and get up close and personal with the animals we share our desert with each month. Learn about the tracks they leave, the sounds they make, and ways to help with their conservation. Ages: All Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Museum of Nature & Science
Explore a current or recent museum topic through a fun, family-friendly art project. This is a drop-in program and supplies will be provided. Ages: All Ages Fee: Free Registration Required: No Location: Museum of Nature & Science Atrium
Paint your own 3-D printed miniature cryptid model while learning interesting factoids about these urban legends themselves. Ages: 13+ Fee: Free Registration Required: Yes, Space is Limited Location: Branigan Cultural Center
