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Our in-person Education Station program at the Museum of Art is still on hold but we are here to bring you an online version instead! The Education Station typically offers an activity themed around a topic from a current or recent exhibition at the Las Cruces Museums. Today we are making miniature suitcase dioramas inspired by the art of Sandra Ramos. Follow along with these graphics for the material list and instructions. For more information, contact Bryan Lee, Education Curator, at [email protected]

Sign up for this interactive workshop to get involved in Community School education!

Build a robot that draws with this month's "Saturday Family Science" activity from the Museum of Nature & Science. Look in the comments for complete instructions in English and Spanish.

Faith Hutson discusses the restoration of the Phillips Chapel in the Mesquite Historic District.

The Eagle and the Condor Meet: A Youth Discussion- This is a discussion from a group of Indigenous youth in New Mexico about their exchange with Indigenous Mayan people in Guatemala.

This month's Animal Feeding: Snakes features the Nature Center's resident female gopher snake, Nelly. Gopher snakes are the largest non-venomous snakes found in New Mexico. Full grown adults can reach lengths up to 7 feet! #LCMuseums #LCMONAS #AnimalFeedings

Happening tonight! November 9- 5:30-6:30pm: The Eagle and the Condor Meet: A Youth Discussion This is a discussion from a group of Indigenous youth in New Mexico about their exchange with Indigenous Mayan people in Guatemala. You can tune in at https://rebrand.ly/EagleCondor or watch the recording that will be posted on our social media after the event.

The final lecture of the year with the Las Cruces Museum of Art will take place on Friday, December 18 at 1pm and will be provided by Ms. Neri Torres of UTEP who will discuss the art of Cuban dance. The lecture will be hosted through the Zoom platform and is accessible through the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85798262828 Password: 212788... For more information, please contact Bryan Lee, Education Curator, at [email protected] Born in Havana, Cuba, Neri has a master's in dance with a minor in film from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She also studied at the Higher Institute of Arts and at the National School of Arts Instructors of Havana. Neri is the founder and artistic director of IFE-ILE Afro-Cuban Dance Company, based in Miami, whose repertoire combines works of traditional and contemporary dances. The company founded in 1996 has performed on international tours, commercials and films, and also produces the IFE-ILE Afro-Cuban Dance Festival every summer in Miami, FL, since its creation in 1998. The festival contains an academic conference component that attracts renowned international scholars and practitioners, including Dr. Katherine Dunham in 2004. During her career, which spans over twenty years, Neri has worked on numerous international tours, movies, television and productions with renowned artists. She choreographed Gloria Estefan’s Grammy award-winning video No me Dejes de Querer and actor Andy Garcia’s directorial debut The Lost City. Currently, Neri is completing a PhD in Cultural Studies at The University of the West Indies. Her research focuses on dance and migration, cultural appropriation, multimedia work and hybridism in popular culture. She is the editor of the book Perspectives on Dance Fusion in the Caribbean and Dance Sustainability: Rituals of Modern Society, a compilation of proceedings from the biennial international dance conference she founded and chairs.

Today is the last day to register to attend "What's the Word: Arabic!" on November 12. Learn about the country and culture of Iraq and practice Arabic vocabulary words.

Want to make some iconic protest posters? Register today for a kit with supplies and a link to create in community! #DoloresHuerta

Let's get Artventurous! Join us each week as we offer fun and challenging activities for you to make your own arts and crafts from home. This month we are highlighting various artists from the "Arte Cubano" exhibition. Today we are focusing on the still-life paintings of Miguel Florido. Follow along with these graphics for the material list and instructions. For more information, contact Bryan Lee, Education Curator, at [email protected]

Studio Art Demos: Learn how to weave using materials found at home with our art instructor Cierra.

Studio Art Programs are going virtual every Wednesday and Saturday to provide you with a fun and quick art demonstration! Today at 12:30pm, see how to weave using homemade tools! Join us on Facebook and Instagram live.

This month's Animal Feedings: Amphibians features the Nature Center's resident New Mexico Spadefoot eating mealworms. The New Mexico Spadefoot is the State Amphibian of New Mexico. These cute little toads are easily identifiable by their large eyeballs and shovel-like spurs, known as "spades", on their back feet. They use those spades to dig burrows into the ground where they live up to nine months of the year, coming up when it rains to breed and feed. #LCMuseums #LCMONAS #AnimalFeeding

Dissect an owl pellet and learn about the digestive system of predatory birds in this month's "Saturday Family Science" experiment from the Museum of Nature & Science. Look in the comments for complete instructions in English and Spanish.

This is a powerful presentation from local Indigenous and LGBTQAI+ artist Chantelle Yazzie-Martin about her exhibit "Iniquitous: Trapped in the Room." Yazzie-Martin uses digital photography and incorporates embroidery to document some of the pain that happens when you come out of the closet but are still unable to show yourself fully to society.