January 2015 Calendar

Artist's Reception & Culture Series: Cheryl Cathcart: In a World of Horses
Jan. 8, 5:30-8 p.m.
The Artist's Reception, featuring Cheryl Cathcart, begins at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 8. The reception, which is free to the public, will include refreshments.

At 7 p.m. in the Museum's Theater, Cheryl will talk about her adventures and inspiration photographing horses in the American West and in Europe as part of the Museum's Culture Series. Admission to this presentation is a suggested donation of $2. The exhibit featuring her work, "Cheryl Cathcart: In a World of Horses," includes 32 beautiful photographs that capture the power, beauty and spirit of horses.

Artist's Reception: Heavy Metal: Vintage Farm Equipment by Richard Ondrovic Jan. 15, 6-8 p.m.
Admission is free for the Artist's Reception, featuring photographer Richard Ondrovic.

Twenty-eight photographs of the Museum's vintage farm equipment are featured in this show by Richard, a former software engineer from New York who now lives in El Paso. His photographs emphasize the complex shapes that make up the machinery. The reception includes refreshments.

12th Annual Antique Treasures Day -- Jan. 25, 12-4 p.m. -- This is the only one day a year, anyone can get a behind-the-scenes look at the facility's collections and preservation program. Visitors will get a sneak-peek, guided tour into the Museum's enormous collections storage room where more than 10,000 artifacts are housed in a climate-controlled environment. Tours are limited in size and begin every 15 minutes. Museum curators will talk about the process of donating artifacts, along with their care and preservation. Visitors are invited to bring in objects this year to learn more about them and how to preserve them. New to the event this year is a game called "Stump the Curator," where visitors are invited to bring in objects, or photographs of objects, to see if the panel of curators can identify them. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and $2 for children ages 5 to 17.