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The E. L. Wiegand Collection: Representing the Work Ethic in American Art
through January 01, 2023
Harry Fonseca: Stone Poem #4
through January 01, 2023
Symphony No. 3: Altered Landscape, A Collaboration between the Reno Philharmonic and the Nevada Museum of Art
through January 01, 2023
Hands ON! Second Saturday – Lines and Architecture
Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations. “Art Investigators” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest
FREE
General
FREE
Members
Guided Tour
Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view. Guided tours are offered every Saturday and Sunday at 11 am. Reservations are recommended. FREE with admission
FREE Members
Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch at the Museum Café is the perfect precursor to an afternoon exploring our galleries. Chef Colin Smith has updated the menu to include an eclectic array of options from traditional breakfast fare to lunch options–both of which pair nicely with juice, coffee, champagne or a mimosa. Doors open
Guided Tour
Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view. Guided tours are offered every Saturday and Sunday at 11 am. Reservations are recommended. FREE with admission
$15
General
FREE
Members
A Closer Look Guided Tour: Which Frequency Do You Feel?
A Museum volunteer docent will lead you through In Frequencies to explore it more closely. A Closer Look is offered every Friday at 1 pm. Reservations are recommended. FREE with admission
$15
General
FREE
Members
Deborah Levoy: Soulful Songs Inspired by Wild Places
Inspired by wild places, Deborah Levoy’s songs weave folk, jazz, and soul into a style that is uniquely “exceptional, resonant, and passionate” (SF Weekly). With a poet’s love of language and an expressive voice that can “soar and scat, get folky and funky” (Daily Hampshire Gazette), Levoy enchants with performances
$20
General
$15
Members
Guided Tour
Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view. Guided tours are offered every Saturday and Sunday at 11 am. Reservations are recommended. FREE with admission
$15
General
FREE
Members
Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch at the Museum Café is the perfect precursor to an afternoon exploring our galleries. Chef Colin Smith has updated the menu to include an eclectic array of options from traditional breakfast fare to lunch options–both of which pair nicely with juice, coffee, champagne or a mimosa. Doors open
Guided Tour
Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view. Guided tours are offered every Saturday and Sunday at 11 am. Reservations are recommended. FREE with admission
$15
General
FREE
Members
Steep Canyon Rangers in Concert
Steep Canyon Rangers aren’t afraid to experiment with the tried-and-true forms of bluegrass and have affirmed their place as one of the most versatile and idiosyncratic bands in all of contemporary American music. The Grammy Award-winning, North Carolina-based sextet has spent nearly two decades bending and shaping the bluegrass aesthetic,
$50
General
$40
Members
Preserving Ancestral Knowledge
Join Stacey Burns and Lorri Chasing Crow in a program exploring how language, song and dance support the preservation and transmission of ancestral knowledge. Enjoy dances by members of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony while learning about the traditional and modern practices of Great Basin Indigenous Tribes
$15
General
FREE
Members
A Closer Look Guided Tour
A Museum volunteer docent will lead you through current exhibitions to explore a specific topic more closely. A Closer Look is offered every Friday at 1 pm. Reservations are recommended. FREE with admission
$15
General
FREE
Members
A Look Inside the Historic Ranch House at Rancho San Rafael
In 1935, Dr. Raphael Herman, his brother Norman B. Herman, and Norman’s wife, Mariana, jointly purchased the sprawling Jensen ranch located just northwest of the University of Nevada campus. With permanent residences in Beverly Hills and Hollywood, the trio hired Paul Revere Williams in 1936 to design a custom home
$15
General
$10
Members
Guided Tour
Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view. Guided tours are offered every Saturday and Sunday at 11 am. Reservations are recommended. FREE with admission
$15
General
FREE
Members
Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch at the Museum Café is the perfect precursor to an afternoon exploring our galleries. Chef Colin Smith has updated the menu to include an eclectic array of options from traditional breakfast fare to lunch options–both of which pair nicely with juice, coffee, champagne or a mimosa. Doors open
Guided Tour
Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view. Guided tours are offered every Saturday and Sunday at 11 am. Reservations are recommended. FREE with admission
$15
General
FREE
Members
Back-to-School Night for Educators
Nevada’s PreK-12 educators are invited to a special in-person back-to-school night. Enjoy access to the Museum’s exhibitions, a DJ, small bites and a bar. Participate in hands-on activities and a raffle. Education providers will be present to share teaching resources, including Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, Communities in
First Thursday with Musical Guest Josiah Knight
First Thursday returns loud and proud with live music presented in partnership with Loud As Folk, a regional singer-songwriter showcase. Featuring musical guests Josiah Knight plus The Turkey Buzzards and host Spike McGuire. Meet up with friends for this long-standing monthly tradition of live music, beer and plenty of fun.
FREE Members
A Closer Look Guided Tour
A Museum volunteer docent will lead you through current exhibitions to explore a specific topic more closely. A Closer Look is offered every Friday at 1 pm. Reservations are recommended. FREE with admission
$15
General
FREE
Members
Guided Tour
Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view. Guided tours are offered every Saturday and Sunday at 11 am. Reservations are recommended. FREE with admission
$15
General
FREE
Members
Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch at the Museum Café is the perfect precursor to an afternoon exploring our galleries. Chef Colin Smith has updated the menu to include an eclectic array of options from traditional breakfast fare to lunch options–both of which pair nicely with juice, coffee, champagne or a mimosa. Doors open
Guided Tour
Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view. Guided tours are offered every Saturday and Sunday at 11 am. Reservations are recommended. FREE with admission
$15
General
FREE
Members
Virtual Educator Evening: Design-Based Learning
Design-Based Learning is structured around Essential Questions described in the standard K–12 curricula content. Encompassing all subject areas, Design-Based Learning is an interdisciplinary methodology that ignites creativity and motivates civic engagement to teach critical thinking and problem solving. Join us for an introduction to Design-based Learning with Jessica Heim, Director of the
2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 95-minute theatrical program of 7 short films curated from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival short film program, including three titles that won Festival awards. Considered the premier showcase for short films and the launchpad for many now-prominent independent filmmakers, the
$15
General
$10
Members
Art Afternoon: Workshop and Social for Seniors
Seniors are invited to spend the afternoon at the Museum. Enjoy a guided tour and a studio art class. Monthly tours and projects are designed for participants of all levels of experience and offer an engaging and interactive experience. These monthly sessions are held on the second Friday of each
$15
General
FREE
Members
A Closer Look Guided Tour
A Museum volunteer docent will lead you through current exhibitions to explore a specific topic more closely. A Closer Look is offered every Friday at 1 pm. Reservations are recommended. FREE with admission
$15
General
FREE
Members
Hands ON! Second Saturday – Nevada Love with Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl
Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations. “Art Investigators” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest
FREE
General
FREE
Members
Guided Tour
Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view. Guided tours are offered every Saturday and Sunday at 11 am. Reservations are recommended. FREE with admission
FREE Members
Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch at the Museum Café is the perfect precursor to an afternoon exploring our galleries. Chef Colin Smith has updated the menu to include an eclectic array of options from traditional breakfast fare to lunch options–both of which pair nicely with juice, coffee, champagne or a mimosa. Doors open
Guided Tour
Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view. Guided tours are offered every Saturday and Sunday at 11 am. Reservations are recommended. FREE with admission
$15
General
FREE
Members