NevadaStateMuseumLV

History is more than just the past—it shapes how we learn, connect, and grow! 🌟 Support efforts to preserve Nevada’s rich heritage on Legislative Day. #NVHistory #PreserveNevada #NVLeg

From ancient fossils to iconic showgirl costumes, Nevada’s history is rich and diverse! ✨ Join us on Legislative Day, March 31, to support preserving these stories for future generations. #NVHistory #PreserveNevada #NVLeg

From ancient fossils to showgirl costumes, the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas preserves Nevada’s diverse history! ✨ Join us on March 31 for Legislative Day to support efforts to keep our state’s rich heritage alive and accessible for all. 🏛️ #NVLeg #NVHistory #PreserveNevada

Did you know the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas delivered 4,000+ free hands-on learning kits to classrooms last year? 🎒 History shapes how students learn & connects communities. Join us at the Nevada Legislature on March 31 to keep it accessible for all! 🏛️✨ #NVLeg #NVHistory

🌲 The Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas has a fresh new look! 🎉 Our new logo features the resilient Bristlecone Pine—a symbol of Nevada’s rich history. From ancient fossils to modern marvels, come explore the stories that shape our state! 🦴✨

🎉Today is Ask a Curator Day!!🎉 If you have a question about what our Curators do, about an object you've seen in the museum, let us know by commenting with your question below! #NevadaStateMuseumLasVegas #AskACurator

Get your questions ready! ✍️ Next Thursday is Ask a Curator Day 🎉 We'll share this image on our social media. Comment any of your questions and we'll do our best to get one of the curators to answer them! #NevadaStateMuseumLasVegas #AskACurator

🎂 Happy Birthday to former Las Vegas Mayor and living legend, Oscar Goodman! Pictured: Oscar Goodman with legendary director George Sidney. 📷️: #0129.0014 #HappyBirthday #LasVegas #OscarGoodman

Want to get involved with the museum? 🥰We are currently looking for volunteers to serve as: 🔎Discovery Saturday Assistants on Saturdays 1-3 pm and 🎹Gallery Attendants for 2+ hour shifts anytime Thursdays-Mondays 9 am to 4 pm. 👉️Sign up today at lasvegasnvmuseum.org/volunteer/

Calling all volunteers! 😍 Beat the heat by becoming a Gallery Attendant at The Nevada State Museum Las Vegas. Please submit your inquiry at lasvegasnvmuseum.org/volunteer today!

🚨NOTICE: The Museum Store will be closed on June 29 & 30 for our annual inventory. Please visit us in July! 🎇

🎉"Liberace: Real and Beyond," in partnership with the Liberace Foundation of Performing and Creative Arts is now open!!! 🎉 Read more about the exhibition here 👉️travelweekly.com/North-America-… #Liberace #NevadaHistory

As the temperatures are rising, we are in our cold archives dreaming of being poolside with this 1950s postcard of the Desert Inn Pool. 🏊️ #Summer #NevadaHistory

Don't forget! 💙⭐️ Through September 4th we are free to all active duty military personnel and their families. 🇺🇸 youtu.be/ED0i_rUZTVM #Nevada #BlueStarMuseums #LasVegas

Join us for Discovery Saturday this Saturday from 10 am-12 pm in the Education Room! 🦖 This will be the last Discovery Saturday before we close the Education Room for cleaning during the month of June. 🦕

Don't miss out! Run to the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas! 🏃 This is the last weekend to visit the exhibition in partnership with the Nevada Museum of Art, "Janna Ireland on the Architectural Legacy of Paul Revere Williams" before it is gone. #nevada #architecture #LasVegas

Legendary singer, actor, and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte passed away yesterday at the age of 96. He performed in Las Vegas several times throughout his career. ⁠ From the archives, a postcard showing Harry Belafonte on the marquee at Caesars Palace (circa 1967).

Come celebrate Earth Day with the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas! Discovery Saturday will have extended hours, from 10AM - 4PM, with fun hands on crafts and artifacts. Children of all ages welcome!

🍸️ OTD in 1933, Prohibition was officially repealed! The notorious Arizona Club was one of many Las Vegas venues that ignored federal law. The saloon/casino/brothel was legendary in the part of downtown known as "Block 16" and kept on selling despite raids and shutdowns. 🍻

Happy Veteran's Day! Las Vegas has a long history with the military. 🇺🇸 From the archive, airmen checking the underside of a plane at Nellis, circa 1960s.