2026 current and future events:
MCHS Museum & grounds are OPEN Saturdays and Sundays 11 am to 3 pm and some holidays.
Guided tours -- First and third Saturdays at 1 pm.
Call or email for Saturday private or group tours. All tours, including private tours are arranged by calling Bill (575)536-3092, [email protected], OR Marilyn Markel (575) 536-9337 OR leave a message at the Museum phone (575) 536-3333, at least 5 days in advance.
May 2 - 3 - - open 11 to 3 Saturday guided tour.
May 9 - 10 -- open 11 to 3
May 16 - 17 -- open 11 to 3 Saturday is Armed Forces Day. We are a Blue Star Museum.
May 23 - 25-- open 11 to 3 Memorial Day Monday we are open
May 30 - 31 -- open 11 to 3
May 20 through June Professor Fumi Arakawa and Field Students from the University of Indiana will be studying here.
June 4 & June 11 Educational student days hosted by Silver City Watershed Keepers.
August 1 -2 Annual Hummingbird Festival !
September 17 - 19 --New Mexico History Conference is the signature event of the Historical Society of New Mexico, with sessions exploring the complex history and diverse cultures of New Mexico and the Southwest borderlands. The conference is open to anyone interested in stories of the Southwest, from ancient to more recent times. All conference sessions and events will be held at the Philmont Training Center, 32 Orchard Circle, Cimarron, NM. https://hsnm.org/history-conference/
November 7 -- Chiracauhua Apache Nation Exhibit Las Cruces, NM Branigan Cultural Center 10 am -noon
February 20, 2027 -- Gila Apache Exhibit Las Cruces, NM Branigan Cultural Center 10 am - noon
May 9 - 10 -- open 11 to 3
May 16 - 17 -- open 11 to 3 Saturday is Armed Forces Day. We are a Blue Star Museum.
May 23 - 25-- open 11 to 3 Memorial Day Monday we are open
May 30 - 31 -- open 11 to 3
May 20 through June Professor Fumi Arakawa and Field Students from the University of Indiana will be studying here.
June 4 & June 11 Educational student days hosted by Silver City Watershed Keepers.
August 1 -2 Annual Hummingbird Festival !
September 17 - 19 --New Mexico History Conference is the signature event of the Historical Society of New Mexico, with sessions exploring the complex history and diverse cultures of New Mexico and the Southwest borderlands. The conference is open to anyone interested in stories of the Southwest, from ancient to more recent times. All conference sessions and events will be held at the Philmont Training Center, 32 Orchard Circle, Cimarron, NM. https://hsnm.org/history-conference/
November 7 -- Chiracauhua Apache Nation Exhibit Las Cruces, NM Branigan Cultural Center 10 am -noon
February 20, 2027 -- Gila Apache Exhibit Las Cruces, NM Branigan Cultural Center 10 am - noon