New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum

08/28/2026

Educational opportunities are growing at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces. 🐢🌱🌶️🌽On Sept. 19, you're invited to celebrate the unveiling of the Jardín de Tortugas Pueblo, the new educational garden! The Museum and Tortugas Pueblo welcome everyone to participate in dedicating meaningful space.

📅When: Saturday, Sept. 19, 10 a.m. to noon
📍Where: New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Rd, Las Cruces, NM, 88011
🪅Meet us in the rotunda near the Witte Cabin, procession starts at 9:30 a.m., dedication in the garden at 10:00 a.m. Refreshments to follow.

08/23/2026

You are cordially invited to the opening of the Jardín de Tortugas Pueblo! 🐢🌱🌶️🌽The Museum together with Tortugas Pueblo is excited to unveil our new educational garden at the museum.

📅When: Saturday, Sept. 19
📍Where: New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Rd, Las Cruces, NM, 88011

🪅Meet us in the rotunda near the Witte Cabin, procession starts at 9:30 a.m., dedication in the garden at 10:00am

We look forward to celebrating this meaningful space with our community. Refreshments to follow.

08/23/2026

🌈🖼️ Thanks for adding even more color and life to the Family Day Fiesta! We had 134 people stop at our booth and some made scratch art. Instructional Coordinator Mackette Kark snapped these photos of artists at work. She enjoyed “the incredibly talented folkorico” dancers and celebrating “the rich tradition of art at Taylor Mesilla-Historic Site and New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum.” Make sure to visit our Museum and neighboring historic sites (Taylor-Mesilla and Fort Selden) for even more art, culture, and family fun year-round!

08/21/2026

Thank you to New Mexico Magazine for the lovely overview of what our Museum offers! Read the article online or pick up the August 2026 “Museum Magic” edition for more inspiration about museums throughout New Mexico.

08/21/2026

Make art at the Ag Wagon at the Family Day Fiesta in Mesilla! 🪅🤠 This Saturday (Aug. 22) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., we’ll have a scratch art activity joining Taylor-Mesilla Historic Site and other community organizations on the Old Mesilla Plaza for FREE family fun.

🎨🌈 Using a wooden stylus, artists will draw their design by scratching away the ink-coated layer of paper to reveal a rainbow background.

🎺🫧Enjoy every moment of the Family Day Fiesta by listening to mariachi music, watching folklorico dancers, finding tasty treats at the vendor booths, and trying kid friendly activities. 🏠🖼️ Explore Taylor Mesilla Historic Site to see J. Paul Taylor’s home and his family’s collection of fine art from New Mexican artists and folk art from around the world. The site will have free admission for Family Day.

Find the Ag Wagon program on Saturdays at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum. It’s included with regular admission for kids and accompanying adults. Ag Wagon and other educational programs are sponsored by the Friends of the NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum

08/16/2026

Are you dreaming of a vacation to White Sands? ☀️😎Check out this Condé Nast Traveler article for some ideas about rental recommendations and things to do! Our Museum is less than an hour from White Sands and was listed as one of the attractions. Explore our culturally rich and scenic region year-round.

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/where-to-stay-near-white-sands-national-park

Image Credit: David Whipple/Unsplash

Featuring colorful Southwestern style almost as beautiful as the national park backdrop.

08/14/2026

Join us this Saturday for the opening of “Land & Legacy: Photographs from the Doña Ana Photography Club and the Photo Enthusiasts of El Paso" exhibit and an Artists Reception!

🗓️Artists’ Reception on Saturday, Aug. 15 from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
📍New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011

This show brings pictorial glimpse of farming and ranching into focus through the expressive photos from the El Paso del Norte region. It will be on view in the Arts Corridor until Nov. 13 during the Museum’s regular hours (10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday to Saturday).

More information about the exhibit: Indigenous people began farming the land that is New Mexico between 4000 and 2500 years ago. J.D. Riddle, a 19th century photographer, took the first known photographs of farms and ranches in New Mexico. More than 140 years later, photographers, such as the talented members of the Doña Ana Photography Club and the Photography Enthusiasts of El Paso, still wander this state's crop and cattle lands seeking the photogenic.
The Doña Ana Photography Club and the Photography Enthusiasts of El Paso are camera clubs dedicated to providing photographers with educational, resource, and networking opportunities that support them in their professional, fine arts, and hobby pursuits. Both clubs are members of the Photographic Society of America, a global community of passionate photographers.

Image Credits
🌄"A Rural Tapestry of Onions, Pecans, & Mountains," Brazito, NM, Sylvia Armijo.
🌌"Galatic Stables," Cloudcroft, NM, Taylor Axtell.
🌅 "Early Morning with the Colts, Alma, NM, Pamela Angell.