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The Spanish colonial home (la casa) gives visitors an idea of what a home from the time around 1815 would have looked like. Walk through the home and see period artifacts and get a feel for colonial New Mexico. Most houses of the period followed...
This portion of the Museum’s Heritage Gallery features a re-created Mogollon pit house, dating to about 1,300 years ago (what we call the first farm house). There also is a mural depicting agricultural beginnings, stone tools, and exhibit panels ...
The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces is opening a new exhibit that uses the inspirational stories of seven remarkable individuals to explore the importance of agricultural research in an everchanging world. ...
LAS CRUCES -- The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces pays tribute to women making a difference in New Mexico agriculture with a ...
Culture, skill, and entertainment will be in abundance at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum’s 23rd-annual Cowboy Days celebration in Las Cruces. The fun is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 4. The family-friendly admis...
Growing up on a farm, Carlitta Harvey’s inspiration and foundation as an artist were cultivated at an early age. Harvey began painting farm scenes when she was old enough to buy her own watercolors. Coming from four generations of far...
With the holiday season right around the corner, the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces is the place to be on Nov. 19-20. HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market is a great opportunity to sample and shop for New Mexic...
The dairy barn at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces has a new look, a new name, and lots of fun, new activities and exhibits. The Dairy Spot: Discovery Center opens to the public with a special celebration on Oct. 29 ...
Las Cruces, NM - Wayne Suggs says “landscape p...
The talent of the New Mexico Watercolor Society will be on display in a new art show at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces. “Seasons of Enchantment: Painting the New Mexico Farm and Ranch” ...
Beautiful artwork recently acquired by the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum is now featured in the northern part of the Museum’s Central Corridor. Six works of art that include five different mediums are displayed. This is an op...
The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces pays tribute to women making a difference in New Mexico agriculture with a rotating wall display in the central corridor. The exhibit is called “Her Land: Women in Agri...
The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces has an extensive new exhibit weaving together a many-layered story that led to one of the most infamous periods in New Mexico history. “Riding Herd with Billy the Kid: The Rise ...
A deep appreciation of farm and ranch life in New Mexico is the impetus behind a new art show at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces. “An Enchanted Vision: The Artistic Celebration of Farming and Ranching in New M...
With the holiday season right around the corner, the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum is the place to be on Nov. 20-21. HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market is a great opportunity to sample and shop for New Mexico award-winnin...
Throughout 50 years of marriage, a shared love for art and for New Mexico has patterned the life and work of Ken and Betty Krebbs. Thirty-six of their paintings make up the show, “O Fair New Mexico: Land of Enchantment,” which opens ...
The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum is paying tribute to women making a difference in New Mexico agriculture. A new, rotating wall display in the Museum’s central corridor is called “Her Land: Women in Agriculture.&rd...
Two Debouillet ewes from the Jones Ranch near Tatum, N.M., are part of the livestock collection at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum.
Will Pattison of Clovis, left, one of the early organizers of the Curry County Farm Bureau, with members of his family in a wheat field in the 1920s.
Las Cruces artist Connie Garcia worked in various mediums, including batik. Her show begins Dec. 14 at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum.
Chimayo-pattern rug, woven by Juanita Martinez (1930s); quirt (circa 1920s); Western Apache basket (1890-1910); San Idlefonso-style olla (1920-40); carnival glass bowl (1910-30); and Colt single-action Army revolver, .45 caliber (1906).
Cowboy Days returns to the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum on March 3-4. A mounted shooting competition featuring the Borderland Pistoleros Cowboy Mounted Shooting Club is part of the schedule.
“Zebra Striped Tomatoes” is one of the mini quilts featured in the “How Does Your Garden Grow?” exhibit at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces.
Construction on what would become the Bruce King Building at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum shown in 1996.
Holly Radke, the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum’s Collections Manager, dusts off the oxen on the front end of the 22-feet-long “Sodbuster, San Isidro” sculpture by the late artist, Luis Jiménez. The artwork will be presented at a free reception from 5-7 p.m. on May 18.
Experience a fun, festive winter evening at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces. The Museum is hosting a new holiday event, Farm-La-La, on Dec. 20 from 4-7 p.m. Families can take trolley rides across the bridge and around the lighted, 47-acre campus, take part in fun activities, watch the children […]
“Riding Herd with Billy the Kid: The Rise of the Cattle Industry in New Mexico” begins with the 1866 cattle drive along what would become the Goodnight-Loving Trail in eastern New Mexico and ends with the Lincoln County War in the late 1870s and its aftermath. While there are many facets to this story, it […]
What: Our Fair New Mexico – A Virtual Concert Series presented by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs in collaboration with the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum Who: Kenny Arroyos When: Friday, June 5, 7 p.m. (MDT) Where: New Mexico History Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum Facebook Page and other DCA-affiliated Facebook pages
Culture, skill, and entertainment are the focus of the Museum’s 21st-annual Cowboy Days celebration. Enjoy charreada demos and trick roping by Daniel Castro and Lienzo Charro El Pedregal at 11 a.m. each day, horse training by world-renowned trainer Josh Armstrong at 1 p.m. each day, chuck wagon cooking, children’s activities, cowboy music, stagecoach, mini-train, and […]
Whether it’s learning how to best preserve a family heirloom, identifying an archaeological discovery, or looking to find a special antique to purchase, the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum’s annual Antique Treasures Show is a two-day celebration of all things old, unique, and precious. The show is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on […]
“Home on the Range: From Ranches to Rockets” stretches through two galleries. Guests will learn about ranch life in the Tularosa Basin during the early 20th century, and how events taking place halfway around the world brought about changes that for many ranchers were permanent. The area eventually became White Sands Missile Range, drawing some […]
This sixth-annual event showcases the food grown in New Mexico. More than 70 vendors from around the state will sell their products as the gift-giving season approaches. Demonstrations are also part of the fun. Food items for sampling and purchasing include award-winning salsas, wine, pies, cookies, sauces, honey, jerky, candy, beans, native foods, and much […]
“Home on the Range: From Ranches to Rockets” at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum stretches through two galleries and is on display until January 2021. The evening will include refreshments and a talk by longtime White Sands Missile Range public information officer Jim Eckles. Admission is free. Visitors will learn about ranch […]
Free admission with a day full of fun activities is set for Aug. 24 as the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces hosts Community Appreciation Day. The fourth-annual event is held to thank the community for its support and to showcase the Museum’s programs and exhibits. The fun is from 9 […]
Everyone’s favorite summer treat is the star of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum’s largest event of the summer. The 16th-annual Ice Cream Sunday, which happens to land on National Ice Cream Day, is from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on July 21. Admission for Ice Cream Sunday is the same as regular […]
The 20th Annual Cowboy Days festival at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces is March 2-3 and pays tribute to the state’s ranching traditions and heritage. There will be chuck wagon cooking, cowboy demonstrations, children’s crafts, vendors, cowboy mounted shooting, sheep-to-shawl program, horseshoeing, stagecoach and pony rides, the CASI Chili […]
The 14th-Annual Antique Treasures Show at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum has expanded to two days. The new show will have plenty of old treasures this year as more than a dozen antique and collectible dealers from as far away as Santa Fe will be here to show some of their merchandise. […]
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