Exhibits
Featured Exhibits
GI Glamour: Barbara Gates and the Women’s Army Corps
GI Glamour: Barbara Gates and the Women’s Army Corps
In 1944, Barbara Gates (1916-1980) of Las Vegas, NV enlisted in the Women’s Army Corp (WAC). Barbara was a longtime Las Vegas resident and graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1933. Prior to enlisting, Barbara had worked at Basic Magnesium Inc., in Henderson, NV making magnesium ... Read More
Changing Gallery
Eclectic Nevada Exhibit
Explore more…from communications to coyotes, maps to motorcycle, desert adaptations to derby car!
Those who think Nevada is little but sagebrush ... Read More
Permanent Exhibits
Permanent Gallery
The Nevada State Museum offers an interactive visitor experience that interprets the history of Nevada dating back millions of years to the present. Across a ... Read More
Hallway Galleries
Prejudice & Pride: The Fight to Vote – Exhibit Opening
2020 was the Centennial of the Ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women in the US the right to vote. Yet, it was not the ... Read More
Out of the Wild: The Art and Science of Taxidermy
Out of the Wild: The Art and Science of Taxidermy
The Friends of The Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas donated these taxidermy mounts to add to ... Read More
Las Vegas; Wedding Capital of the World
Las Vegas; Wedding Capital of the WorldIn celebration of the 5 millionth wedding license being issued in Clark County, we have selected a traditional western ... Read More
