List of museums in Nevada

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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. Defunct museums are listed in a separate section.

Name	Location	County	Type	Summary
Atomic Testing Museum	Las Vegas	Clark	Science
Austin Historical Society Museum	Austin	Lander		Website
Beatty Museum	Beatty	Nye		Website
Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum	Boulder City	Clark	Historic structure	Website]
Buckaroo Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Museum	Winnemucca	Humboldt		Website
Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center	Gardnerville	Douglas		Website
Children's Museum of Northern Nevada	Carson City	Carson City		Website
Churchill County Museum & Archives	Fallon	Churchill		Website
Clark County Heritage Museum	Las Vegas	Clark
Dayton History Museum	Dayton	Lyon		Website
Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery	Las Vegas	Clark		Website - University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Eureka Sentinel Museum	Eureka	Eureka		Website
Fallon Nevada Museum	Fallon	Churchill
Fourth Ward School Museum	Virginia City	Storey		Website
Genoa Courthouse Museum	Genoa	Douglas		Website
Gold Well Open Air Museum	Rhyolite	Nye		Website
Guggenheim Hermitage Museum	Paradise	Clark	Art	In The Venetian Casino
Humboldt County Historical Museum	Winnemucca	Humboldt		Website
The Auto Collections	Paradise	Clark	Transportation - Automobile	Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino
Julia C. Bulette Red Light Museum	Virginia City	Storey		Website
King Tut Museum	Las Vegas	Clark
Las Vegas Art Museum	Las Vegas	Clark	Art
Las Vegas International Scout Museum	Las Vegas	Clark	Scouting
Las Vegas Natural History Museum	Las Vegas	Clark	Natural history	Website
Liberty Belle Slot Collection	Reno	Washoe	Industry - Gambling	Website
Liberace Museum	Las Vegas	Clark	Biography
Lincoln County Historical Museum	Pioche	Lincoln		Website
Lied Discovery Children's Museum	Las Vegas	Clark	Children's	Website
Lost City Museum	Overton	Clark	Ethnic - Native American
Lyon County Museum	Yerington	Lyon		Website
Mackay Mansion	Virginia City	Storey	Historic house	Website
Mark Twain Museum	Virginia City	Storey	Biography	Website
Madame Tussauds Las Vegas	Las Vegas	Clark	Wax museum
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History	Las Vegas	Clark	Natural history	University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Mineral County Museum	Hawthorne	Mineral		Website
National Automobile Museum	Reno	Washoe	Transportation - Automobile
Nevada Gambling Museum	Virginia City	Storey	Industry - Gambling	Website
Nevada Historical Society	Reno	Washoe	History	Website
Nevada Museum of Art	Reno	Washoe	Art
Nevada Northern Railway Museum	Ely	White Pine	Railroad
Nevada Southern Railroad Museum	Boulder City	Clark	Railroad
Nevada State Fire Museum & Comstock Fireman's Museum	Virginia City	Storey	Fire fighting	Website
Nevada State Museum	Carson City	Carson City
Nevada State Museum	Las Vegas	Clark
Nevada State Railroad Museum	Carson City	Carson City	Railroad
Northeastern Nevada Museum	Elko	Elko		Website
Pahrump Valley Museum	Pahrump	Nye		Website
Pinball Hall of Fame	Las Vegas	Clark	Hall of fame - Pinball
Searchlight Museum	Searchlight	Clark		Website
Shelby Museum	Las Vegas	Clark	Transportation
The Way It Was Museum	Virginia City	Storey		Website
Thunderbirds Museum	Las Vegas	Clark	Transportation
Virgin Valley Heritage Museum	Mesquite	Lincoln		Website
Warren Engine Company No. 1 Museum	Carson City	Carson City	Fire fighting	Website
Western Folklife Center	Elko	Elko		Website
Western Historic Radio Museum	Virginia City	Storey		Website
White Pine County Historical Society	Ely	White Pine		Website
Wilbur D. May Museum	Reno	Washoe	Industry - Gambling	Website
Wild West Museum	Virginia City	Storey		Website
W. M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum	Reno	Washoe	Science	University of Nevada, Reno

[edit] Defunct museums

• Elvis-A-Rama Museum - Las Vegas - Biography

[edit] See also

• Arboreta in Nevada (category)
• Aquaria in Nevada (category)
• Botanical gardens in Nevada (category)
• Historic landmarks in Nevada
• Museums list
• Nature Centers in Nevada
• Observatories in Nevada (category)
• Registered Historic Places in Nevada

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