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News

Entire Dictionaries Online: Paiute and Mojave Language Now Accessible

This resource helps to strengthen cultural connections within local Indigenous communities

LAS VEGAS (August 18, 2025) –Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas has announced the online publication of an 1891 English-Paiute language dictionary and a circa 1891 English-Mojave language dictionary. With the financial support of Robert … Read More

Nevada State Museum Announces Extension of its Featured Exhibit, “The Old Spanish Trail: Connecting a Network of Paths”

The exhibit will now be open to the public until July 7

Photos available for download HERE. Courtesy of Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS (March 31, 2025) – The Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas, located within the Las Vegas Springs Preserve at 309 S. … Read More

Textile Expert at Nevada State Museum in conjunction with the Old Spanish Trail Exhibit

Mark Winter on the Old Spanish Trail

Sunday January 26 at 2:00 – 3:00 PM

Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas

Take a journey on the Old Spanish Trail with Mark Winter, scholar and collector, who will discuss trade textiles and material cultural that traversed between New Mexico … Read More

Events Calendar

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6
Discovery Saturdays
September 6 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
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13
Discovery Saturdays
September 13 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
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Discovery Saturdays
September 20 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm