Las Vegas Natural History Museum

The Las Vegas Natural History Museum is a private, nonprofit natural history museum that is located in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.^[1]^[2]

The Museum opened on July 16, 1991, and is located on Las Vegas Boulevard across from the Las Vegas Library, as part of the downtown area known as the Cultural Corridor.

The exhibits focus on various subjects, from dinosaurs, marine life, as well as an Egyptian exhibit that opened in February 2010, focusing on the life of Tutankhamun.^[3]

Galleries

Treasures of Egypt (The former "King Tut" exhibit donated by The Luxor Hotel and Casino.)
Las Vegas Founders' African Gallery^[4]
Englestad Family Prehistoric Life Gallery^[4]
International Wildlife Gallery^[4]
Marine Life Gallery^[4]
E. L. Weigand Foundation Wild Nevada Gallery^[2]^[5]
Geology Gallery
Young Scientist Center

References

↑ "Las Vegas Natural History Museum". Las Vegas Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
1 2 "Las Vegas Natural History Museum". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
↑ "Las Vegas Natural History Museum". vegas.com. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
1 2 3 4 "Las Vegas Natural History Museum". Nevada Commission on Tourism. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
↑ "Las Vegas Natural History Museum". Fodor's Travel. Retrieved 2009-03-29.

External links

Official website

Coordinates: 36°10′48″N 115°08′02″W / 36.1799°N 115.1339°W / 36.1799; -115.1339

Museums in Clark County, Nevada

Active	Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum Burlesque Hall of Fame Clark County Museum Discovery Children's Museum Erotic Heritage Museum Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum Imperial Palace Auto Collection Las Vegas Gambling Museum Las Vegas Historical Society Las Vegas Natural History Museum Lost City Museum Madame Tussauds Marjorie Barrick Museum Mob Museum National Atomic Testing Museum Neon Museum Nevada State Museum Nevada Southern Railroad Museum Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park Pinball Hall of Fame Shelby Museum Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art Thunderbirds Museum

Previous	Elvis-A-Rama Museum Guinness World of Records Guggenheim Hermitage Museum History of the Future Museum Hollywood Movie Museum Las Vegas Art Museum Liberace Museum Star Trek: The Experience

Downtown Las Vegas

Casinos	Main Street Station Plaza California Las Vegas Club Mermaids Golden Gate La Bayou Binion's Golden Nugget Fremont Four Queens Downtown Grand The D El Cortez

Business	World Market Center Las Vegas Symphony Park Las Vegas City Hall Old Las Vegas City Hall Zappos Clark County Government Center Las Vegas Premium Outlets North Downtown gaming

Museums	Neon Museum Mob Museum Las Vegas Natural History Museum DISCOVERY Children's Museum

Attractions	The Writer's Block 18b, The Las Vegas Arts District Container Park Fremont East Entertainment District Fremont Street Fremont Street Experience Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park The Smith Center for the Performing Arts Neonopolis

Medical facilities	Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health

Future Projects	Projects Under Contruction or Recently Constructed

See also: North Las Vegas

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