Calendar of Events

Upcoming Events

Discovering Your Own Backyard: The Town Around You
May and June every day city museum
The changing exhibit gallery features the photographs of Alex Traube, taken in 1981-82. How many places can you recognize?

Eleven-sees at the Museum:Valmora, A Place of Inspiration
saturday, June 22, 2013 11:00am city museum
Join Dorothy Simpson as she discusses the creative efforts of patients and staff at Valmora Sanatorium. Ms. Simpson has collected poems and other literary works into the second publication in the Heritage Series, developed through the Friends of the City Museum.

Kids Summer Camp: Backyard Adventures
Monday, July 22 through Friday, July 26 1pm to 5pm
Grab your field books, hats, and boots!  Get ready for afternoons of digging, exploring, discovering, and enjoying the nature around us. Camp trips include Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge and the Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge. All you kids ages 8-12 tell your parents and sign up at the City of Las Vegas Museum or the Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge to reserve your spot today.  If you like the outdoors, crafts, and learning, this is the camp for you! Sponsored by the City of Las Vegas Museum in partnership with the Denver Zoo Rio More Program and the Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge.

For more information about any of our programs, please contact Kristin Hsueh, Museum Educator, at khsueh@desertgate.com or call at 505-426-3204.

Current Exhibits

In addition to the permanent exhibits, the Museum features changing exhibits about topical subjects.

Discovering Your Own Backyard
January 2013 through december 2013
This interactive gallery will be the site of programs, exhibits, and activities that illuminate details of the environment, art and creativity, people, and events in Las Vegas and the surrounding areas.

Religious Diversity in Las Vegas
january 2013 through july 2013
This four panel traveling exhibit outlines the history of some of the Judeo-Christian denominations in town. The exhibit was located at various venues in the community during Summer 2011. Religious Diversity[pdf]