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Lost City Museum presents artwork of Dale Cox
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 28, 2019
Contact: Guy Clifton, (775) 687-0646
gclifton@travelnevada.com
Lost City Museum presents artwork of Dale Cox
OVERTON, Nevada – Long before it became a vocation, art weaved its way into Dale Cox’s everyday life.
Through his service in the military and professional career as a civil engineer, highway designer and tunnel coordinator, Cox enjoyed the design […]
Artist Janet Trobough featured at Lost City Museum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 20, 2018
Contact: Guy Clifton, (775) 687-0646
gclifton@travelnevada.com
OVERTON, Nevada – After spending much of her professional life in the beauty industry in the Pacific Northwest, and creating art on the side, Janet Trobough took a leap of faith that landed her squarely in Southern Nevada.
After relocating to the Silver State in 1998, […]
Lost City Museum hosts Museum Store Sunday
Lost City Museum hosts Museum Store Sunday on Nov. 25
OVERTON, Nevada – For the second consecutive year, Lost City Museum is hosting Museum Store Sunday – a day that gives holiday shoppers a unique option between Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
On Nov. 25, Lost City Museum Store will offer 25 discounts on select jewelry […]
Lost City Museum presents artwork of Joan Rainey Day
Lost City Museum presents artwork of Joan Rainey Day
OVERTON, Nevada – Southern Nevada artist Joan Rainey Day has always had a love of the natural sciences and art.
She majored in zoology and minored in art in college before launching a career in biological illustration then moved into wildlife art. Now she creates many styles […]
“Lords of St. Thomas.” book signing, meet and greet
October 22, 2018
Contact: Guy Clifton, (775) 687-064
gclifton@travelnevada.com
Lost City Museum welcomes author Jackson Ellis
OVERTON, Nevada – The Lost City Museum will serve as the intersection of real life and literary fiction on Wednesday, Nov. 7 when it hosts award-winning author Jackson Ellis with his novel “Lords of St. Thomas.”
The meet-and-greet and book signing is at […]
Lost City Museum joins in Smithsonian’s ‘Museum Day’
CARSON CITY, Nevada – The Lost City Museum in Overton will open its doors for free to all Museum Day ticketholders on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018 as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 14th annual Museum Day. Museum Day is a national celebration of boundless curiosity in which participating […]
Mary Beth Timm named director of Lost City Museum
CARSON CITY, Nevada – Mary Beth Timm grew up in the urban areas of Washington, D.C. and Chicago, but found her calling in some distinctively remote places.
With degrees in archaeology and Spanish, Timm has participated in excavations in Peru, Alaska, Arizona and, most recently, Nevada, where she has been serving as the curator of […]
As part of Southern Nevada Archaeology Speaker Series, The Lost City Museum presents an artifact identification workshop in cooperation with the State Historic Preservation Office. The workshop will take place July 7th 2018 at 2:00 p.m. Join us at hands-on activity stations that will teach ten participants to identify archeological and historic artifacts. Space […]
Lost City Museum shares artifacts via virtual reality
OVERTON, Nevada – Lost City Museum is expanding its access to its collections – and using virtual reality to do it.
Beginning June 4, 30 three-dimensional, interactive models of artifacts will be available for public viewing on the website SketchFab.com/lostcitymuseum.
Lost City Museum specializes in exhibiting content that was excavated in the surrounding Moapa Valley, Nevada. […]
Southern Nevada Speaker Series: Live stone tool demonstration
Stone tool use is the oldest form of technology used by humans. During this live demonstration, see and learn about the materials and process that go into creating stone tools, and why this understanding is so important to archaeologists. May 12, 2018 at 2 pm FREE for members or with paid admission […]
