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

Location
501 North Main Street
on the north end of Main Street Downtown (Downtown Mall), next to the Museum of Art.
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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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History and Culture
The Branigan Cultural Center has as its focus the history and culture of the region.  Built during the Great Depression to serve as the City’s main library, this building was rededicated as a city cultural facility in 1981.

The Branigan Cultural Center is comprised of several small galleries and the larger Shannon Room, which is a temporary exhibition gallery and performance hall.  Permanent and changing exhibitions and educational programming provide insight into the region’s interesting past and lively present.

Admission
Admission to the Branigan Cultural Center is FREE.
The museum is ACCESSIBLE and open to the public.

Las Cruces: Crossroads of History
Permanent Exhibit

A comprehensive look at the history of Las Cruces and the Mesilla Valley spanning the past 400 years, through the use of photographs, documents, artifacts and narrative, the story of the Las Cruces crossroads from dusty collection of adobe settlements to the vibrant city of today is unveiled.

Website

INK: Tattoos as Personal Expression
November 14 –January 24, 2009

A look at the rich and varied community of people with tattoos.

Website

François Tuefferd: Retrospective
January 2 - January 31, 2009

François Tuefferd (1912-1996), an internationally know photographer, created Le Chasseur d'Images the first specialized photo gallery in Paris in 1937. This exhibit will focus on Tuefferd's body of work during the 1930s & 40s.

Reception will be held Friday, January 2, 2009,
5 – 7 pm

More info (external link)

Artforms
February 6 - February 28, 2009

Membership show for the Love of Art Month.

Starry, Starry Night
February 6 - February 28, 2009

Art  Quilts by Las Colcheras Quilt Guild.

Black Range Artists
March 6 - March 28, 2009

Spring Membership show.

Artamants
April 3 - April 25, 2009

Annual Membership Exhibit.

Watercolors
April 3 - April 25, 2009

Southern Chapter of NM Watercolor Society.

Through the Lens
May 1 - May 30, 2009

Dona Ana Camera Club Membership Show.

Bachelor of Fine Arts
May 9 - May 17, 2009

NMSU Graduating Seniors.

Fighting the Fires of Hate
May 20 - July 18, 2009

Traveling exhibit on America and Nazi Book Burning from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Mesilla Valley Weavers
June 5 - June 27, 2009

Fiber Arts: Weaving, basketry, felting.

The Cycles of Life
Julie Ford Oliver
July 3 - July 25, 2009

A painter, a quilter, a writer, a sculptor, and a poet bring personal interpretations of the cycle of life.

Batteries Not Required
August 4 - August 26, 2009

Historic Camera Collection of Don Brenner.

5000 Flowers
September 4 - September 26, 2009

Art exhibit in remembrance of 9/11 organized by Progress Club, Las Cruces, a General Federation of Women’s Club.

Fall Membership Show
October 2 - October 31, 2009

Las Cruces Arts Association.

Dia de los Muertos
October 2—November 7, 2009

Juried exhibit focusing on Day of the Dead celebrations.

Abraham Lincoln: Self Made in America
November 20 - December 18, 2009

Traveling exhibit from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in recognition of the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth.