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Nurture your little one's love of science! Preschool-age children and their parent or caregiver are invited to investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. This program will take place outdoors in a shaded area. Registration is required for each month's activities. Email Stephanie at education@las-cruces.org or call 575-522-3120 to register. Recommended for ages 2-5.

Explore the connections between art and literature by reading and discussing new art-related books each month. Everyone is welcome - join the club even if you haven't read the book! The book club meets at 2:30 pm.

Nurture your little one's love of science! Preschool-age children and their parent or caregiver are invited to investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. This program will take place outdoors in a shaded area. Registration is required for each month's activities. Email Stephanie at education@las-cruces.org or call 575-522-3120 to register. Recommended for ages 2-5.

The Museum of Nature & Science invites all middle and high school students to join us online for a virtual “Teen Science Café – A.I. and Machine Learning,” with guest presenter Steven Sandoval, Ph.D. The event will be held via Zoom webinar at 6pm on Thursday, September 16, 2021. Email education@las-cruces.org for a link to the webinar or visit zoom.us with webinar ID 89277197475. This program is recommended for teens ages 11 to 17. We are surrounded by artificial intelligence (AI). Machine learning is opening new technological windows and is having a major impact on science, technology, business, politics, and war. However, even as machine learning opens new technological windows and allows new scientific insights, the algorithms themselves have remained a mystery for the most people. Get started with a basic introduction to the science behind machine learning.

Zoe Spiliotis will discuss the life and work of Swedish artist Hilma af Klint. She was a Swedish artist and spiritualist. Her bold, colorful and imaginative non-objective paintings predate Kandinsky, Malevich, and Mondrian, who are still regarded as the pioneers of abstract 20th-century art. The resurgence of this secretive painter's body of work invites a reevaluation of modernism, its development, and the art historical timelines predominately shaped around men. Zoe Spiliotis's abstract artwork is based on mathematical principles exploring the principles of repetition, symmetry, movement, and visual perception through geometric patterns. Her works reflect a recurrent theme in philosophy, theology, art, and mathematics. Zoe's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in Italy, Austria, and Japan. She has also created public artworks and murals in New Mexico, Texas, and Pennsylvania.

Science is for everyone. Join the Museum of Nature and Science and Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society at the monthly Science Café for face-to-face, open discussion with local scientists about current topics in a social atmosphere.

Nurture your little one's love of science! Preschool-age children and their parent or caregiver are invited to investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. This program will take place outdoors in a shaded area. Registration is required for each month's activities. Email Stephanie at education@las-cruces.org or call 575-522-3120 to register. Recommended for ages 2-5.

Learn about the diverse world of reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates and get up close to some of the Museum's residents. Explore their families and adaptations.

Nurture your little one's love of science! Preschool-age children and their parent or caregiver are invited to investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. This program will take place outdoors in a shaded area. Registration is required for each month's activities. Email Stephanie at education@las-cruces.org or call 575-522-3120 to register. Recommended for ages 2-5.