City of Dust:
The Evolution of Burning Man
July 1, 2017 - January 7, 2018
Permanent Collection Galleries
For the first time ever, explore the remarkable story of how the legendary Nevada gathering known as Burning Man evolved through collaborative ritual from humble countercultural roots on San Francisco’s Baker Beach into the world-famous desert convergence it is today. Never-before-seen photographs, artifacts, journals, sketches, and notebooks reveal how this temporary experimental desert city came to be—and how it continues to evolve.
This exhibition is organized by the Nevada Museum of Art.
Many of the items included are drawn from the archive collections of the Center for Art + Environment at the Nevada Museum of Art.
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This exhibition was realized thanks to generous gifts from:
Lead Gift: Bently Foundation
Major Gift: Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority
Supporting Gifts: Maureen Mullarkey and Steve Miller; Eleanor and Robert Preger; The Private Bank by Nevada State Bank; Volunteers in Art of the Nevada Museum of Art
Additional Gifts: City of Reno; Jan and David Hardie
Media Gifts: KUNR Reno Public Radio; Reno News & Review
City of Dust will travel to the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum March 30, 2018 – September 16, 2018 as part of their exhibition No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man.
Learn more about the exhibition by watching this documentary, also on view in the gallery:



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Building the City of Dust
July 13, 2017 6:00pm to 7:00pm
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Art on the Playa and Beyond: Community, Participation and Interactivity
July 22, 2017 2:00pm to 3:00pm
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Ladybee on Playa Made Jewelry
August 4, 2017 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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John Law on Tales of the San Francisco Cacophony Society
August 17, 2017 6:00pm to 7:00pm
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The Folk & the Lore: The Playa
August 19, 2017 5:00pm to 8:30pm
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Leo Villareal on Black Rock to Bridges
August 20, 2017 4:00pm to 5:00pm
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Harrod Blank in Conversation with Philo Northrup on Wild Wheels: Celebrating the Art Car
August 24, 2017 6:00pm to 7:00pm
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Deborah A. Boehm and Carolyn L. White: Archaeology and Ethnography of Black Rock City
September 14, 2017 6:00pm to 7:00pm
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Marian Goodell on the Films and Shorts of Burning Man
September 16, 2017 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Kerry Rohrmeier on the Urban Geography of Black Rock City
September 29, 2017 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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Larry Harvey in Conversation with David Walker: Reflections on the Growth of Burning Man
October 12, 2017 6:00pm to 7:00pm
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Members Premiere: Art + Environment Season
October 19, 2017 5:00pm to 9:00pm
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David Best on Building Sacred Spaces
October 26, 2017 6:00pm to 7:00pm
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Christopher Breedlove on Burners Without Borders
November 3, 2017 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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Michael Mikel: Coyote Goes to Burning Man
November 18, 2017 2:00pm to 3:00pm
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Meghan Rutigliano on the Global Growth of the Burning Man Network
November 30, 2017 6:00pm to 7:00pm
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Harley K. Dubois on The Psychology of Burning Man
December 2, 2017 2:00pm to 3:00pm
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Tony Coyote on Stories, Ceremony and Rituals
December 8, 2017 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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