Laurie Thomas, controller for the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, discusses the new exhibit, “In the Dark,” in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 9, 2020. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Beneath the public area of the Nevada State Museum, lies 225 million-years-worth of history. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
Dinosaurs have invaded the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas.
The Thriller Villa in Las Vegas was not only home to Michael Jackson, but now houses the Liberace Museum collection.
Swing on down to the Burlesque Hall of Fame, located in the Arts District of Las Vegas. (Mat Luschek / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Nevada State Museum of Las Vegas, located at the Springs Preserve, covers all eras of the state, from prehistoric to today.
Housed in an old post office and courthouse building in downtown Las Vegas is The Mob Museum. (Mat Luschek/Review-Journal)
The Clark County Museum is opening an exhibit “How We Mourned: Selected Artifacts from the October 1 Memorials” of items left to honor the victims killed in the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
A museum centered around cannabis and featuring a 360-degree theater will open in July in downtown Las Vegas.
Cannabition will open in Neonopolis at 450 Fremont St., according to the museum’s website. The museum also will house the world’s largest blown-glass bong at 22 feet. While at the museum, visitors are not allowed to smoke cannabis or use products with cannabis’s psychoactive ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol.
The Las Vegas Mob Museum previews it’s recent renovation and three new attractions including Organized Crime Today, Use of Force Training Experience and a Crime Lab.
A museum plans to catalog every item from the Las Vegas shooting memorial. Viewers have until Dec. 17 to see crosses and mementos before they become part of the Clark County Museum’s permanent collection. Cataloging the thousands of items could take more than a year. Each item gets a detailed description and is photographed from several angles. Items will be packaged and preserved in materials designed for long-term storage. Photos and descriptions will eventually be posted online for the public. Anyone interested in volunteering should email Cyndi Sanford at cynthia.sanford@ClarkCountyNV.gov
Zak Bagans hosts a candlelight vigil at the Haunted Museum
Zak Bagans is set to open The Haunted Museum in early October in downtown Las Vegas. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Over 40 years Lonnie Hammargren has collected over 10,000 different artifacts–from an Apollo space capsule to a roller coaster from the Stratosphere to Nevada history pieces. He will open his home museum to the public for Nevada Day 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 4318 Ridgecrest Drive. Admission is $15 for adults; free for children under 12. Last year, he said 1,500 patrons a day attended.