Editing Las Cruces, New Mexico (section)

===Museums===
[[File:New Mexico State University Museum.jpg|thumb|left|upright|New Mexico State University Museum]]
The [[New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum]] is state-operated and shows the history of [[farming]] and [[ranching]] in New Mexico. It is located just east of New Mexico State University.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org/about.php |title= About the Museum |access-date= August 5, 2008 |publisher= New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum}}</ref>

The New Mexico State University Arthropod Museum and Collection contains roughly 500,000 [[arthropod]] specimens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arthropods.nmsu.edu|title=Arthropod Museum - New Mexico State University|website=Arthropods.nmsu.edu}}</ref>
The University Museum (Kent Hall) at New Mexico State University focuses on [[archeological]] and [[ethnographic]] collections and also has some history and natural-science collections.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://univmuseum.nmsu.edu |title= University Museum |access-date= April 27, 2014 |publisher= New Mexico State University}}</ref>

The Zuhl Museum (located in the Alumni and Visitors' Center) at New Mexico State University focuses on [[geologic]] collections, including the finest collection of [[petrified wood]] on display and a large [[fossil]] and [[mineral]] collection.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nmsu.edu/zuhl/index.html |title= The Zuhl Collection |access-date= August 5, 2008 |publisher= New Mexico State University |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090914231532/http://www.nmsu.edu/zuhl/index.html |archive-date= September 14, 2009 }}</ref>

The four city-owned museums include the Branigan Cultural Center, which examines local history through photographs, sculpture, paintings, and poetry. The building is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The Las Cruces Museum of Art offers art exhibits and classes. The Las Cruces Museum of Natural History makes science and natural history more accessible to the general public and has an emphasis on local animals and plants. The Las Cruces Railroad Museum is in the historic Santa Fe Railroad station. It exhibits the impact of the railroads on the local area.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.las-cruces.org/public-services/museums |title= Experience the City of Las Cruces Museums |access-date= August 6, 2008 |publisher= City of Las Cruces |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080719165109/http://las-cruces.org/public-services/museums/ |archive-date= July 19, 2008 }}</ref>