The museum would like to say thank you to local experts who participated in updating our Geologic Story exhibit in the permanent gallery. Reaching out to experts within our community provides opportunities for long lasting partnerships and benefits the museum in many ways. Long-time volunteer Pamela Prim, a UNLV graduate in geology and currently a […]
The Art of Crafting The Art of Crafting, features artifacts that showcase dressmaking, quilting, crochet and more. The museum team was inspired by how many people have been completing unfinished craft projects or learning new skills while sheltering at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. On returning to the museum, they began to wonder how many […]
Nevada State Museum Las Vegas exhibit showcases women’s suffrage effort The year 2020 marks the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving women the right to vote. Yet, it was not the answer to all women, and was not the end of the fight to win suffrage for all. […]
Nevada State Museum plans exhibit, lectures for Black History Month Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas will be celebrating Black History Month with a new, large-scale photography exhibit and a series of lectures throughout February. The exhibit, “Obsidian & Neon: Celebrating Black Life and Identity in Las Vegas”, is a photo-narrative exhibition of large-scale black-and-white photography […]
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photographsDonated Hollywood costumes from Debbie Reynolds’ Collection The museum has been gifted with four historic film costumes that were acquired at the first auction of Debbie Reynolds’ Hollywood memorabilia in 2011. A much-beloved star of stage and film, Reynolds (1932-2016) was also a Las Vegas resident and businesswoman. Her off-Strip Debbie Reynolds Hotel Casino & […]
Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas reunites costume and costumier LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Nancy Williams was an integral part of the Las Vegas dance community from her days with the Moro-Landis Dancers in the 1940s at the El Rancho and Sahara resorts up to the time of her death in 2017. In a career in […]
Museum’s ‘Eclectic Nevada’ exhibit showcases state’s diversity LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Those who think Nevada is little but sagebrush and alkali dust mixed with an occasional swath of neon will want to check out the newest exhibit at the Nevada State Museum Las Vegas. A year in the making, “Eclectic Nevada,” is an interactive and […]
