Museum Exhibits

Found 17 Results Page 3 of 2

The Branigan Cultural Center is pleased to announce this year’s annual All-City High School Art Show, with an opening reception scheduled for Friday, March 6, from 5 – 7 p.m. The programs also include an awards ceremony starting at 5:30 p.m. Sixty-six students from local Las Cruces High Schools, including…

READ MORE
Artwork of a woman holding a baby with music notes in the background,

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…

READ MORE
Tortugas dance groups standing together.

On November 22, 2025 the Branigan Cultural Center will be opening a new retrospective art exhibition that features the work of noted Las Cruces artist Carolyn Bunch. Now in her 100th year, Carolyn Bunch has spent a lifetime illuminating the spirit of the desert Southwest through her deeply expressive figurative…

READ MORE
Carolyn Bunch standing behind one of her paintings.

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,…

READ MORE
photo of a toy Soldier on a Horse

Within the Land of the People: Shimba Tainin kau natheure wein – Tierra Sagrada – Ndende bì Ke’ya – Naf’ole atsihem – Nde benah – Ndee Bikáá’ exhibit at the Branigan Cultural Center, a secondary, rotating gallery allows each Indigenous group to go deeper into their unique stories. From September 6…

READ MORE
Room with many exhibits.

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 –…

READ MORE
The entrance to Branigan Cultural Center.

The Branigan Cultural Center’s new exhibit, “Deeply Rooted: Stories from Stahmann Farms,” featuring the stories and memories of families who lived and worked on Stahmann Farms in the Mesilla Valley, will open Friday, June 6, and runs through Saturday, October 4, 2025. The opening reception for “Deeply Rooted” is scheduled for 5-7 p.m….

READ MORE
Man in a tree trimming branches with a chainsaw.

“LUSTER: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting,” a national-touring exhibit showcasing the leading realist and hyperrealist artists renowned for their striking portrayals of motor vehicles, will open May 23, 2025, at the Las Cruces Museum of Art. The exhibit runs May 23 through Aug. 16, 2025, at the…

READ MORE
Painting of a boy washing a car with a water hose.

The Branigan Cultural Center is excited to announce a new exhibit, Aliento a Tequila (The Spirit of Tequila), featuring 39 photographs by Joel Salcido that explore and celebrate the landscape, culture, and traditions that gave birth to tequila. The exhibit opens on Friday, May 2, and runs through Saturday, August…

READ MORE
Agave fields with a large tree in front.

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…

READ MORE
Branigan Cultural Center sign attached to the building.

The Branigan Cultural Center will hold this year’s annual All-City High Schools Senior Art Show, with an opening reception scheduled from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, March 7, 2025. There will be an awards ceremony starting at 5:30 p.m. Senior art students from five Las Cruces high schools will be participating in…

READ MORE
Painting of a sliced pomegranate buried in the earth.

The Las Cruces Museum of Art is hosting “Engaging Masters: Parody Art” from the Collection of David Lyman and Chris Alexander, Feb. 7 through May 3, 2025. The collection features more than 80 works of art by 34 artists that parody historic masterworks and contemporary art. The exhibit’s opening reception will be held…

READ MORE
Painting of a man holding a painting of a banana

The Branigan Cultural Center is opening a new exhibit, “Wildlife of the Mesilla Valley,” which will showcase a diverse collection of sculptures and nature journaling pages created by 14 local artists, on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. The exhibit’s opening reception and awards ceremony will be held 5-7 p.m. Friday, Feb….

READ MORE
Statue of a bird flying.

Branigan Cultural Center will open its newest exhibition, The Dinner Party: Multicultural Crossroads in Clay, which will be on view Nov. 1, 2024, through Jan. 18, 2025. An opening reception and awards ceremony, featuring artists and juror John Rawlings, will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at the Branigan Cultural…

READ MORE
Clay dish, bowl, and glass

The Branigan Cultural Center is excited to announce a new exhibit, The Ballard Photo Studio: A Portrait of Community, featuring more than 200 portraits and other photographic works by Las Cruces photographer Jim Ballard. These works offer a snapshot of the Mesilla Valley community between 1930 and 1950. The images…

READ MORE
Miscellaneous pictures from Ballard Photo Studio
Page 3 of 2
  • Categories

  • Categories

  • Reset