Nevada Historical Society

Address
1650 North Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89503 United States Get Directions
Phone 775-688-1190 ext. 221
Website https://www.nvhistoricalsociety.org/hours-and-location/

MUSEUM & STORE:
Wednesday-Saturday, 10am–4pm

Events at this venue

Today

  • Nevada Basque Portraits & Illustrations Exhibition

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    Nevada Historical Society 1650 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV, United States

    Nevadan Basque Portraits Exhibition This exhibit focuses on a selection of portraits of individuals with a Nevadan Basque connection, painted from life by Zoe Bray. The portraits explore the different ways that Basque identity can be made and represented.   Illustrations Zoe Bray’s fun-loving and whimsical drawings painted with watercolor, and sometimes as pop-ups on […]

  • When Hollywood Came to Reno. MGM’s Hello Hollywood, Hello!

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    Nevada Historical Society 1650 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV, United States

    Hello Hollywood Hello was more than a casino show. Opening in 1978 and running for over a decade, the bombastic show had it all: talented performers in elaborate costumes designed by world-famous designers, centered around the most celebrated movies in our lifetime. The Nevada Historical Society, working with costume owner Karen Burns of Karen Burns […]

    $6 – $17

  • Geographical Divides: Finding Common Ground

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    Nevada Historical Society 1650 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV, United States

    GEOGRAPHICAL DIVIDES: FINDING COMMON GROUND Geographical Divides: Finding Common Ground examines Nevada unique visual culture. It is a state labeled with cultural myths like “Area 51,” “The Biggest Little City in the World” and “Sin City” and one that commands the imagination of Postmodernism from the architecture of Las Vegas to the proliferation of Burning Man […]

    $6

  • Find Your Folklife: We Are the Folk, All of Us

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    Nevada Historical Society 1650 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV, United States

    This exhibit features 22 photographs of Nevadans dressed to represent different cultural identities, each paired with a photograph of the same person in “everyday” dress as they might appear at home, work, or enjoying recreational activities. These photo pairs have been combined on “lenticular two-flip” panels so that as the viewer approaches, they see just […]