Exhibitions at the Las Cruces Museum of Natural History

Wild About Plants January 16th – May 3rd, 2009
Wild About Plants is a botanical adventure that engages children and families in an exploration of plants that are part of everyday life. Wild About Plants lets families touch, smell, magnify, build, watch and listen to plants while learning about the role plants play in nature and science. This hands-on exhibit is presented by the Brooklyn Childrens Museum, Brooklyn, NY.

The Nature Center Permanent Exhibit
Want to learn more about the wildlife of Southern New Mexico? That’s exactly what you will see on display in the Nature Center at the LCMNH. The Nature Center has a broad collection of amphibians, reptiles, fish and arachnids native to the Chihuahuan Desert, the most ecologically diverse desert region in the entire world.