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This contains list of 88 museums of Nevada state of United States.



This list of museums in Nevada encompasses museums which are defined for this context as physical institutions, (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
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SNo,Name,Location,County,Type,Summary1,Atomic Testing Museum,Las Vegas,Clark,Science,History of nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site2,The Auto Collections,Paradise,Clark,Automobile,Showroom and display of classic cars at the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino3,Austin Historical Society Museum,Austin,Lander,Local history,4,Beatty Museum,Beatty,Nye,Local history,5,Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum,Boulder City,Clark,History,"history of the Boulder Canyon Project, operated by the Boulder City Museum and Historical Association"6,Bowers Mansion,Carson City,Carson City,Historic house,7,Brothel Art Museum,Crystal,Nye,"Art, Erotica",Roadside America report8,Buckaroo Hall of Fame & Heritage Museum,Winnemucca,Humboldt,Culture,"artwork, photos, memorabilia, saddles, guns, hand-woven lariats, brands and other working gear used by cowboys"9,Burlesque Hall of Fame,Las Vegas,Clark,Hall of fame,History of burlesque10,Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center,Gardnerville,Douglas,Local history,operated by the Douglas County Historical Society11,Central Nevada Museum,Tonopah,Nye,Local history,"photos, exhibits include Tonopah Army Air Field, area railroads and mining equipment"12,Children's Museum of Northern Nevada,Carson City,Carson City,Children's,13,Churchill County Museum & Archives,Fallon,Churchill,Local history,"exhibits include Native American and pioneer artifacts, period rooms, railroads, antique communications equipment and vehicles, Woodliff Novelty Store, post"14,Clark County Museum,Henderson,Clark,Open air,"photos, includes museum with local history exhibits, minerals display, 1920s and 1950s period homes, 1900s replica print shop, depot with steam engine and caboose"15,Comstock History Center,Virginia City,Storey,Local history,information16,Comstock Gold Mill,Virginia City,Storey,Mining,information17,Dayton Museum,Dayton,Lyon,Local history,"includes pioneer memorabilia, quilts, and photographs from Dayton's history, including pioneers, prospectors and miners, woodcutters, Native Americans, Chinese, Italians, ranching, railroading, the Sutro Tunnel"18,Don Laughlin's Classic Car Collection,Laughlin,Clark,Automobile,Showroom and display of classic cars at the Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino19,Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery,Las Vegas,Clark,Art,"part of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas"20,Erotic Heritage Museum,Las Vegas,Clark,Erotica,History of Erotica21,Eureka Sentinel Museum,Eureka,Eureka,Local history,"photos, features newspaper printing room, mining exhibits, period room displays"22,Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center,Reno,Washoe,Science,"part of the University of Nevada, Reno"23,Foreman-Roberts House Museum,Carson City,Carson City,Historic house,"operated by the Carson City Historical Society, open by appointment and for special events"24,Fort Churchill State Historic Park,Silver Springs,Lyon,History,Visitor center features exhibits about the fort's history25,Fourth Ward School Museum,Virginia City,Storey,Local history,"City history, mining, 19th century education"26,Frank Chang Memorial Museum,Lovelock,Pershing,Ethnic,"information, located at the Cadillac Inn, artifacts from ruins of Lovelock's Chinatown"27,Genoa Courthouse Museum,Genoa,Douglas,Local history,"operated by the Douglas County Historical Society, features period room displays including a courtroom, kitchen, nursery, Victorian parlor, blacksmith shop"28,Goldwell Open Air Museum,Rhyolite,Nye,Art,Outdoor sculpture park29,Great Basin National Park,Rhyolite,White Pine,Natural history,"Visitor centers feature exhibits about the geology, natural history and cultural history of the area"30,Hawthorne Ordnance Museum,Hawthorne,Mineral,Military,Exhibits on ordance & munitions.31,Hispanic Museum of Nevada,Las Vegas,Clark,Ethnic,32,Houdini's Museum,Las Vegas,Clark,Biographical,located in the Houdini's Magic Shop at the Forum Shops at Caesars33,Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum,Paradise,Clark,Aviation,"History of commercial and general aviation in southern Nevada, located at McCarran International Airport"34,Humboldt Museum,Winnemucca,Humboldt,Local history,"information, includes castings of mammoth bones, period rooms, Native American, pioneer and cowboy artifacts"35,Julia C. Bulette Red Light Museum,Virginia City,Storey,Erotica,"information, prostitution erotica, Chinese art and antique medical equipment"36,Las Vegas International Scout Museum,Las Vegas,Clark,Scouting,37,Las Vegas Natural History Museum,Las Vegas,Clark,Natural history,"Includes dinosaurs, Ancient Egypt, international wildlife, Nevada desert wildlife, marine animals, geology"38,Las Vegas Springs Preserve,Las Vegas,Clark,Multiple,180-acre (0.73km2) preserve with several museums and botanical garden39,Liberace Museum,Las Vegas,Clark,Biography,Pianist and entertainer Liberace40,Liberty Engine Company#1 State Firemen's Museum,Virginia City,Storey,Firefighting,information41,Lied Discovery Children's Museum,Las Vegas,Clark,Children's,"Interactive exhibits in science, arts and culture"42,Lincoln County Historical Museum,Pioche,Lincoln,Local history,"information, photos"43,Lost City Museum,Overton,Clark,Archaeology,Excavated artifacts from Anasazi pueblo ruins44,Lyon County Museum,Yerington,Lyon,Open air,"(look for link in left column), features 7 buildings including museum with period room and business displays, model railroad, local art, natural history, local pioneers, three old country schools, a general store and a blacksmith shop"45,Mackay Mansion,Virginia City,Storey,Historic house,46,Mark Twain Museum at the Territorial Enterprise,Virginia City,Storey,History,"Historic newspaper building with Mark Twain's desk, press area and printing equipment"47,Madame Tussauds Las Vegas,Las Vegas,Clark,Wax museum,48,Marjorie Barrick Museum,Las Vegas,Clark,Natural history,"Part of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, natural history and environment of Nevada and the broader Southwestern United States"49,Marzen House Museum,Lovelock,Pershing,Local history,"information, information"50,Mineral County Museum,Hawthorne,Mineral,Local history,Exhibits on Mineral County.51,Mormon Station State Historic Park,Genoa,Douglas,Local history,Recreated trading post stockade and museum with pioneer exhibits52,National Automobile Museum,Reno,Washoe,Transportation - Automobile,53,Neon Museum at the Fremont Street Experience,Las Vegas,Clark,Media,Neon signs54,Nevada Discovery Museum,Sparks,Washoe,Children's,planned museum55,Nevada Gambling Museum,Virginia City,Storey,Industry - Gambling,"information, information, antique slot machines, gaming tables and roulette wheels"56,Nevada Historical Society,Reno,Washoe,History,history and culture of Nevada57,Nevada Museum of Art,Reno,Washoe,Art,58,Nevada Northern Railway Museum,Ely,White Pine,Railroad,"Historic railroad yard complex, heritage railroad, includes the East Ely Railroad Depot Museum"59,Nevada Southern Railroad Museum,Boulder City,Clark,Railroad,60,Nevada State Capitol,Carson City,Carson City,History,61,Nevada State Fire Museum & Comstock Fireman's Museum,Virginia City,Storey,Fire fighting,62,"Nevada State Museum, Carson City",Carson City,,Multiple,"History, pre-history and natural history of Nevada"63,"Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas",Las Vegas,Clark,Multiple,"Frontier history, natural history, archaeology and anthropology of southern Nevada, development of the city"64,Nevada State Railroad Museum,Carson City,,Railroad,65,Northeastern Nevada Museum,Elko,Elko,Multiple,"history, art, natural history"66,Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park,Las Vegas,Clark,Military,Restored fort and visitor center with related exhibits67,Pahrump Valley Museum,Pahrump,Nye,History,"information, photos, includes Abraham Lincoln memorabilia collection, farm equipment, general store, school house, silo and buildings from the Bowman Ranch"68,Pierre Fauchard Museum,Las Vegas,Clark,Medical,"part of the College of Southern Nevada, history of dentistry, named after Pierre Fauchard, considered the ""father of modern dentistry"""69,Pinball Hall of Fame,Las Vegas,Clark,Amusement,Working pinball machines from the 1950s to 1990s70,Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Museum & Visitors Center,Nixon,Washoe,Native American,71,Searchlight Museum,Searchlight,Clark,Local history,"exhibits include mining, costume designer Edith Head, pilot John A. Macready, Senator Harry Reid, composer Scott Joplin"72,Shelby Museum,Las Vegas,Clark,Transportation,73,Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery,Reno,Washoe,Art,"part of University of Nevada, Reno"74,Sierra Arts Gallery,Reno,Washoe,Art,75,Sparks Heritage Museum,Sparks,Washoe,Local history,76,The Way It Was Museum,Virginia City,Storey,Mining,"information, features Comstock mining artifacts and photographs"77,Thunderbird Lodge,Incline Village,Washoe,Historic house,Waterfront estate on Lake Tahoe78,Tonopah Historic Mining Park,Tonopah,Nye,Mining,former silver mine79,"University of Nevada, Reno Fine Art Galleries",Reno,Washoe,Art,"part of the University of Nevada, Reno, four galleries and art exhibited in locations around the campus"80,Virgin Valley Heritage Museum,Mesquite,Lincoln,Local history,Area pioneers and local history81,Walker African American Museum,Las Vegas,Clark,African American,82,Warren Engine Company No. 1 Museum,Carson City,Carson City,Fire fighting,"information, information"83,Western Folklife Center,Elko,Elko,Art,"exhibitions, performances and educational programs about the American West"84,Western Historic Radio Museum,Virginia City,Storey,Media,"antique, classic and vintage radios, related items, equipment, radio personalities"85,White Pine Public Museum,Ely,White Pine,Local history,photos86,White River Valley Museum,Lund,White Pine,Local history,information87,Wilbur D. May Center,Reno,Washoe,Multiple,"Includes May Museum with eclectic collections, an arboretum and botanical garden, and a children's activity center"88,W. M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum,Reno,Washoe,Geology,"part of the University of Nevada, Reno, minerals, ores, fossil specimens and mining relics and displays",,,,,For other more formats kindly visit : www.downloadexcelfiles.com,,,,,,,,,,Original source : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Nevada,,,,,