Open Hours
Monday-Friday:
10 am - 4 pm
Saturday: 9 am - 1 pm

Location
501 North Main Street
on the north end of the Downtown Mall, next to
the Museum of Art.
(map)

Contact Us
Phone: (575) 541-2155
FAX: (575) 541-2152

Museum Manager
Garland Courts
gcourts@las-cruces.org

Branigan Cultural Center
501 North Main Street
Las Cruces, NM 88001

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Education Programs

Las Cruces: Crossroads of History
Educator Guides

In the Nick of Time
Holiday Drop in Craft Workshops

Simple crafts suitable for holiday gift giving. Instruction and materials supplied, $5 per project. Participants select one project to complete: Painted Tin Ornaments, Tissue Paper Flowers, or Papel Picado.

December 19, 2008, from 1-4
December 20, 2008, from 9-1

Every other month meet with staff from Branigan Cultural Center to tour cemeteries in the Mesilla Valley.  Participants will find familiar names of those whose legacy embodies the origins of Las Cruces and Mesilla Valley.  Allow for 2 hour walking tour, little or no seating, over often uneven terrain.  Program starts at 10:00 a.m. at the designated cemetery.  There is no fee to participate.  Contact 541-2219

Visit Our Ancestors (pdf)

Slumbering Mountain Cemetery Guide (pdf)
Hillcrest Cemetery Guide (pdf)
Masonic Cemetery Guide (pdf)
San Albino Guide (pdf)
Dona Ana Guide (pdf)

“Visit Our Ancestors”
Cemetery Tours for 2007

Odd Fellows and Community Cemeteries (pdf)
Tortugas Cemetery (pdf)
Masonic Cemetery (pdf)
San José and Saint Joseph Cemeteries (pdf)

Traditional Crafts of New Mexico
Summer Workshop Series 2009

In this series of mini-workshops, participants will have hands on instruction in various traditional crafts found historically in Las Cruces and New Mexico.

Geared towards family participation adults and youth are encouraged to enroll together. Ages 8 and above Class size is limited. Registration begins May 4, 2009.

Workshop Schedule (pdf)