Friends

The Friends of NSMLV monthly general meeting is open to the public.

Garrett Wake, chief of the Southern NV Division of Minerals, will talk about Ways to View Nevada Geology with reference to the nonprofit McCaw School of Mines located next to […]

Join the Friends of Nevada State Museum for a fun day of painting at this holiday fundraiser

When:  November 15 from 2-4:30 pm
Where:  Pinots Palette in Boca Park at 1000 S. Rampart Suite 10, Las Vegas, NV 89145
What: […]

On Tuesday 27th October, the Friends will be holding fundraiser in collaboration with the Cafe Zupas at 7020 S. Rainbow Blvd., LV 89118. Phone: 702-538-8030.

The Friends receive 20 percent of tabs of parties who mention the Friends either when […]

The Friends of NSMLV are holding a socially distanced picnic at Lorenzi Park that will allow attendees to group on the shaded lawns as they wish on Saturday October 17th from 10:30am. - 12:30pm.

Besides getting to chat and eating lunch, they'll […]

The Friends of NSMLV monthly general meeting is open to the public.

Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)

The speakers topic for the Friends October General Meeting is "Nevada Bat Species."

Jennifer Brooke, from the […]

The Friends of NSMLV are holding a fundraising event on Saturday, September 26th, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

This is the second annual Stuff-a-Truck donation campaign when they will be collecting all your old small household items; clothing, small […]

The Life and Legacy of Joe Louis
This is a Friends of NSMLV Zoom Meeting Event

Discover more about the legacy of Joe Louis – one of the most historically influential and greatest boxers of all time.  Not only an outstanding sportsman, […]

Please join the Friends of the Nevada State Museum Las Vegas to raise funds to support the museum projects!

Happening at
Café Zupa’s at 7521 W. Lake Mead
only on Tuesday May 12th between 4pm - 8pm.

This is all you need to […]

Friends of NSMLV Present: This Museum Rocks!

Museum curators will talk Nov. 17 about mining, Nevada's minerals & semi-precious stones, and the history of jewelry from ancient to modern.

Never-before-displayed museum collections will […]

Linda Higgins Stanley, an accomplished jewelry designer, will teach this class in the Education Room at the museum. The price includes jewelry-making tools for you take to take home, along with your choice of stones to make a sterling silver […]

Paige dePolo is a visiting researcher at the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas studying the ichthyosaur Shonisaurus popularis (our state fossil). A northern Nevada native, Paige graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2016 and recently finished […]

On June 23 the Friends are holding a Hats, Handbags & History fundraiser!

Join us for a fun afternoon at the museum, 2-4 p.m. on June 23 (Saturday). Admission is free!

Bid on your favorite handbag in our silent auction and raise […]

Dustin Wax, executive director of the Burlesque Hall of Fame, will talk about the art-entertainment form that his museum preserves and promotes.  Wax's museum, located in downtown Las Vegas, is a not-for-profit organization that began in the 1980s […]

Join the Friends of NSMLV for a chance to see what the museum offers & how the Friends enhance the museum. Dress is casual and chic. There will be free appetizers and drinks, with fun activities and prizes until 8 pm. The museum galleries will be […]