June 16, 2022
Come join us for a brief discussion on one of Nevada’s most athletic critters and our state mammal the bighorn sheep! We will discuss the different types of sheep you can find in Nevada, their preferred habitat and biology as well as what the Nevada Department of Wildlife does to help manage our sheep populations […]
June 16, 2022
Curator’s Corner is a monthly series that will feature a museum artifact or group of artifacts. Since 1941, the museum has collected and interpreted objects related to Nevada’s unique heritage, including historical, cultural, anthropological and natural history artifacts. Curator’s Corner will be offered from 1 to 3 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of […]
June 16, 2022
Curator’s Corner is a monthly series that will feature a museum artifact or group of artifacts. Since 1941, the museum has collected and interpreted objects related to Nevada’s unique heritage, including historical, cultural, anthropological and natural history artifacts. Curator’s Corner will be offered from 1 to 3 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of […]
June 7, 2022
Bees, Bats, and Butterflies: What’s the Buzz on Pollinators? Many plants are pollinated when different insects, birds, and even bats fly among flowers feeding on pollen or nectar. As these animals move around they transmit pollen between flowers. Without these helpers, many beautiful and commercially important plants would not be able to reproduce. Flowers and […]
February 25, 2022
Learn about the fun fossils found in Nevada. Get to know the Ichthyosaur, explore the Devonian Sea, and meet the Columbian Mammoth. Make fossil rubbings and casts to take home. Everyone welcome. No reservations required. Admission is $10 for adults, members and children age 17 and under are free.
February 19, 2022
The Nevada State Museum staff is excited to announce a new series of medallions that celebrate Women’s History by honoring the women who are an indelible part of Nevada’s story. The series’ debut medallion honors Agnes Scott Train Janssen, one of the Nevada State Museum’s first curators. The medallion release event will be on Sunday, […]
October 5, 2021
In October, the Nevada State Museum turns 80! Join us as we pay tribute to one of Nevada’s oldest museums and celebrate 80 years of preserving and sharing the legacy and stories of the Silver State. For this event the Curators have chosen to display a small selection of Nevada artifacts, several of which, have […]
May 26, 2021
Curator’s Corner is a monthly series that will feature a museum artifact or group of artifacts. Since 1941, the museum has collected and interpreted objects related to Nevada’s unique heritage, including historical, cultural, anthropological and natural history artifacts. Curator’s Corner will be offered from 1 to 3 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of […]
May 26, 2021
Curator’s Corner is a monthly series that will feature a museum artifact or group of artifacts. Since 1941, the museum has collected and interpreted objects related to Nevada’s unique heritage, including historical, cultural, anthropological and natural history artifacts. Curator’s Corner will be offered from 1 to 3 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of […]
December 17, 2020
Fall in love with our state flower, learn its scientific name, how it was used by both early settlers and Native Americans. This program involves storytelling, scientific observations, and a diorama art project that highlights sagebrush obligates like pronghorn antelope, sage grouse, and pygmy rabbits. This program will be available via Zoom meeting and on […]
