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The Tule Springs Fossil Bed traveling exhibit (displaying fossils including a Columbian Mammoth tusk) will go on display at Lost City Museum starting July 16th and will be on display for at least one year. The “Apparitions of the Ice Age” art exhibit will be installed on July 18th.
We hope you will be able […]
From June 6–26, a few spots in our 1973 exhibit will experience closures while other parts of the museum are getting a makeover. But don’t worry, we’re offering a sweet deal: $4 entry during the renovations.
Following this, we will be taking a short break to tidy up! The museum will be closed from June […]
State Museums to Offer Free Admission to Military FamiliesThis National Endowment for the Arts program runs throughout the summer.
(Carson City, NV) The Nevada Division of Museums and History’s seven state museums will join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to active-duty U.S. military personnel and their […]
We are sorry for any inconvenience, but the Lost City Museum will be closed Sunday, April 28. 2024. We will reopen Tuesday, April 30th at 8:30 […]
Lost City Museum’s Store will be participating again in Museum Store Sunday. On Sunday, November 26, the store will be offering 15% off storewide/20% off for members.*
We are great place to get all of your holiday gift giving needs! We have a little something for everyone!Book, jewelry, pottery, crafts, toys and games, just to […]
Hot & Dusty Film Fest to Premiere Never-Before-Seen Footage
In lieu of the annual Hot & Dusty Art Invitational, this year the Lost City Museum will host a Hot & Dusty Film Festival. The museum will premiere never-before-seen footage from around the region in the 1920s and 30s, along with unseen images and photos of the museum’s early years.
The footage contains scenes from […]
Lost City Museum is currently experiencing a little upgrade to a portion of the building. We do not expect this construction to interfere with our daily operations. However, we did move some of our annual programs to the fall because of the possible impact from the remodel. This includes our Native American Day and […]
Lost City Museum will be hosting a mini lecture series over Spring/Summer 2023. The series is called Archaeologists of Southern Nevada and will highlight different guest speakers and their experiences with Southern Nevada Archaeology. The first in the series will be our Learning about Lithics demonstration, presented by Justin DeMaio from the Bureau of […]
The Lost City Museum is excited to present the photography of William Willis & Virginia Lucas during the month of December in the Museum’s rotating gallery.
Virginia Lucas is originally from Lebanon, Tennessee, she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2015 in order to pursue her PhD in archaeology. She has always had an interest […]
Artwork of Dale Cox on display in the museum changing gallery in October
Overton, Nevada- Dale Cox, a longtime resident of Southern Nevada, was born in Kansas City, Missouri. After graduating from Raytown High School, he served in the U.S. Army and later in the air force.
Upon receiving an honorable discharge, Dale earned a bachelor’s of science degree in civil engineering and an associates degree in liberal […]
