The adjacent property was ideally located for Museum expansion. Completion of the building is part of larger site improvements. The Woodrow W. Loftin Park between the main Museum and new building opened in May of 1999, adding convenient visitor parking and outdoor space for events. The Nevada State Museum actively engages people in understanding Nevada s natural and cultural heritage. The Museum collects, preserves and studies this heritage and shares it through exhibits, educational programs, publications and research.
Exhibits explore geology, history, natural history, and anthropology.
Visitors will see Coin Press No. 1, America s largest exhibited Imperial mammoth, a replica walk-through mine and ghost town, and two changing exhibit galleries. The Nevada State Museum is one of seven museums run by the Division of Museums and History, within the Nevada Department of Museums, Library and Arts. DMLA also includes the Office of Historic Preservation, the Nevada State Library and Archives, and the State Arts Council. DMLA serves Nevada s citizens and visitors through cultural and information management, preservation and promotion of cultural resources, and education. Other key components of the Department are the Comstock Historic District Commission, the Literacy Coalition, the Advisory Committee on Participatory Democracy, and the Commission for Cultural Affairs.