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Director the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas named Fulbright Specialist
Las Vegas, NV – The Nevada State Museum in Las Vegas Hollis J. Gillespie has been awarded a Fulbright Specialist Program Award. She was selected for her academic and professional achievements, as well as leadership in her field.
As one of over 400 U.S. citizens selected, Ms. Gillespie, with input from the Montenegro Ministry of […]
Best in Las Vegas Award
The Nevada State Museum at Last Vegas, located on the Springs Preserve, is nominated for three BEST OF LAS VEGAS Awards from the Las Vegas Review Journal. We are nominated under the “Things to Do” category and the “Museums” and “Place to Take Visitors” sub-categories, and under the “Entertainment” category for “Family Attraction.”
Fans, donors, […]
State Museums to Offer Free Admission to Military Families
(Carson City, NV) The Nevada Division of Museums and History’s seven state museums will join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to active-duty U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The 2024 program will begin on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 18, 2024, and end […]
The Nevada State Museum’s exhibition about performer and Las Vegas icon, Liberace, will remain on site until April 29, 2024, extending the dates by four months. Liberace: Real and Beyond was set to close at the end of the year, but due to the positive feedback from the community, the dates were extended to […]
The Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas has recently hired Richard Gawne as the Curator of Natural History. In this role, Dr. Gawne is charged with enlarging the museum’s natural history collections, conducting research, as well as creating or enhancing the natural history exhibits.
Richard Gawne is an entomologist working in the field of evolutionary developmental […]
Las Vegas, NV – The Nevada State Museum at Las Vegas will celebrate El Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead, on Thursday, November 2 through Saturday, November 4, with a variety of cultural activities for all ages. Complete with a sacred altar display, children’s activities, a move screening, and tequila tasting.
El […]
The Friends of NSMLV is raising funds to purchase a Rio Grande Blanket to add to the museum’s collection. This piece will be featured in the upcoming The Old Spanish Trail: Connecting a Network of Paths exhibit, opening in January 2024. Beyond the exhibit, the blanket will help diversify the museum’s permanent collection.
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The Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas is proud to announce the opening of a new exhibition on the performer and Las Vegas icon, Liberace.
Liberace: Real and Beyond opens on June 24, 2023. The exhibition will take visitors through Liberace’s life – including as a young prodigious pianist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the […]
The Nevada State Museum in Las Vegas has hired Jordan R. Canal as the curator responsible for programming and education for the organization. This position is part of the Division of Museums and History within the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs.
Ms. Canal has over a decade of developing, executing, and evaluating museum education […]
