Events

Common Threads presents Langston Hughes in the American West Speaker: Carmen Beals Associate Curator and Outreach Director, Las Vegas Nevada Museum of Art, Reno Carmen Beals, Associate Curator and Outreach Director at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, will present archival documentation and reproduced ephemera related to Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes and his […]

Cursive Sessions Interested in learning or brushing up on reading and writing cursive? Join the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas in our summer series celebrating America’s 250th by diving into the archives to read historical documents while practicing your cursive writing techniques. Youth: July 9th and 10th from 10am-12pm |$30 per person for both days or […]

Cursive Sessions Interested in learning or brushing up on reading and writing cursive? Join the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas in our summer series celebrating America’s 250th by diving into the archives to read historical documents while practicing your cursive writing techniques. Youth: July 9th and 10th from 10am-12pm |$30 per person for both days or […]

Common Threads presents The History of Walking Box Ranch Speaker: Paula Jacoby-Garrett, Administrative Director The Friends of Avi Kwa Ame National Monument Paula Jacoby-Garrett has a long history with the area that encompasses Avi Kwa Ame National Monument. In 2007, she began working with the Walking Box Ranch project. As part of her duties, she […]

Cursive Sessions Interested in learning or brushing up on reading and writing cursive? Join the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas in our summer series celebrating America’s 250th by diving into the archives to read historical documents while practicing your cursive writing techniques. Adults: July 16th from 5pm-7pm | $30 per person All materials included with […]

A full day of fossil fun for the whole family Saturday, July 25, 2026 11am – 3pm Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas FREE with Springs Preserve admission Join us for a special Discovery Saturday, Unearthed! Fossils of the Silver State!  Learn about all kinds of ancient creatures, fossils, and natural wonders from Nevada’s deep past. […]

Discovery Saturday New activities for explorers of all ages every week Experience a fun, interactive way to learn about Nevada’s natural and human history. Bring the whole family and ignite your curiosity with a hands-on education collection of artifacts and fossils, workshops, crafts, puzzles and games. With new activities every week, there’s always something new […]

Cursive Sessions Enjoy as part of our Discovery Saturdays! Interested in learning or brushing up on reading and writing cursive? Join the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas in our summer series celebrating America’s 250th by diving into the archives to read historical documents while practicing your cursive writing techniques. All Ages: August 1st from 11am-3pm […]

Discovery Saturday New activities for explorers of all ages every week Experience a fun, interactive way to learn about Nevada’s natural and human history. Bring the whole family and ignite your curiosity with a hands-on education collection of artifacts and fossils, workshops, crafts, puzzles and games. With new activities every week, there’s always something new […]

Discovery Saturday New activities for explorers of all ages every week Experience a fun, interactive way to learn about Nevada’s natural and human history. Bring the whole family and ignite your curiosity with a hands-on education collection of artifacts and fossils, workshops, crafts, puzzles and games. With new activities every week, there’s always something new […]

Common Threads presents Setting the Stage: In the Footsteps of Domínguez and Escalante Speaker: Josef Diaz Chief Curator, History and Material Culture Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas A talk on the 1776 Domínguez–Escalante Expedition, a six-month journey that produced some of the earliest written and cartographic records of the interior American Southwest. Among the party […]

Discovery Saturday New activities for explorers of all ages every week Experience a fun, interactive way to learn about Nevada’s natural and human history. Bring the whole family and ignite your curiosity with a hands-on education collection of artifacts and fossils, workshops, crafts, puzzles and games. With new activities every week, there’s always something new […]

Discovery Saturday New activities for explorers of all ages every week Experience a fun, interactive way to learn about Nevada’s natural and human history. Bring the whole family and ignite your curiosity with a hands-on education collection of artifacts and fossils, workshops, crafts, puzzles and games. With new activities every week, there’s always something new […]

Discovery Saturday New activities for explorers of all ages every week Experience a fun, interactive way to learn about Nevada’s natural and human history. Bring the whole family and ignite your curiosity with a hands-on education collection of artifacts and fossils, workshops, crafts, puzzles and games. With new activities every week, there’s always something new […]

Discovery Saturday New activities for explorers of all ages every week Experience a fun, interactive way to learn about Nevada’s natural and human history. Bring the whole family and ignite your curiosity with a hands-on education collection of artifacts and fossils, workshops, crafts, puzzles and games. With new activities every week, there’s always something new […]

Common Threads presents The Revolution of 1800: Monarchists, Jacobins, Quids and the Rise of Partisan Politics Speaker: Elizabeth Nelson, Associate Professor University of Las Vegas The election of Thomas Jefferson to the Presidency in 1800 was heralded by his supporters as more than just a political victory; in their eyes it was a redemption of […]

Discovery Saturday New activities for explorers of all ages every week Experience a fun, interactive way to learn about Nevada’s natural and human history. Bring the whole family and ignite your curiosity with a hands-on education collection of artifacts and fossils, workshops, crafts, puzzles and games. With new activities every week, there’s always something new […]

Discovery Saturday New activities for explorers of all ages every week Experience a fun, interactive way to learn about Nevada’s natural and human history. Bring the whole family and ignite your curiosity with a hands-on education collection of artifacts and fossils, workshops, crafts, puzzles and games. With new activities every week, there’s always something new […]

Discovery Saturday New activities for explorers of all ages every week Experience a fun, interactive way to learn about Nevada’s natural and human history. Bring the whole family and ignite your curiosity with a hands-on education collection of artifacts and fossils, workshops, crafts, puzzles and games. With new activities every week, there’s always something new […]

Discovery Saturday New activities for explorers of all ages every week Experience a fun, interactive way to learn about Nevada’s natural and human history. Bring the whole family and ignite your curiosity with a hands-on education collection of artifacts and fossils, workshops, crafts, puzzles and games. With new activities every week, there’s always something new […]