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"Plastics Unwrapped" Coming To Las Cruces

  The Branigan Cultural Center presents Plastics Unwrapped, a new exhibit that explores how material culture was rapidly and, perhaps, permanently changed by plastics. The exhibition opens Friday, June 3, and will be on display through Saturday, August 20.  An opening reception will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, June 3. 

Plastics Unwrapped examines how plastics have changed the world, through a range of topics. Discover what life was like before plastics, how they are made, why they’re so convenient and beneficial to use, and what happens after we throw them away. Understand what the recycling numbers mean on plastic items, and learn about promising breakthroughs in science that are changing the role of plastic in our lives.

Plastics Unwrapped is a traveling exhibit organized by the Burke Museum, University of Washington. The national tour has been generously sponsored by The Boeing Company and the University of Washington.

The Branigan Cultural Center is located at 501 North Main St. and is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. For additional information, visit the website at: las-cruces.org/museums or call 575-541-2154.

If you need an accommodation for a disability to enable you to fully participate in this event, please contact the museum 48 hours prior to the event.