Enjoy a tour of the galleries after lunch with one of the Museum’s trained docents during a regularly scheduled Guided Tour offered every Wednesday at 1:30 pm. Additional Guided Tours offered Thursdays at 6 pm (except First Thursdays); Saturdays at 1 pm; and Sundays at 1 pm. Reservations are not needed.  

FREE with admission

Enjoy a tour of the galleries after lunch with one of the Museum’s trained docents during a regularly scheduled Guided Tour offered every Wednesday at 1:30 pm. Additional Guided Tours offered Thursdays at 6 pm (except First Thursdays); Saturdays at 1 pm; and Sundays at 1 pm. Reservations are not needed.  

FREE with admission

Half-day symposium, followed by lunch.

A program of the Debra and Dennis Scholl Distinguished Speaker Series presented by Whittier Trust Investment & Wealth Management

Rediscover the life and art of Anne Brigman, whose work in the Sierra in the early 1900s was ground-breaking for its time. In this half-day symposium, you’ll hear from scholars about Brigman’s photography, poetry, and legacy—that is more relevant today than ever.
Presenters include:

• Susan Ehrens, art historian and independent curator
• Alexander Nemerov, Department Chair and Carl & Marilynn Thoma Provostial Professor in the Arts and Humanities at Stanford University
• Kathleen Pyne, Professor Emerita of Art History at University of Notre Dame
• Heather Waldroup, Associate Director of the Honors College and Professor of Art History at Appalachian State University
• Ann M. Wolfe, Andrea and John C. Deane Family Senior Curator and Deputy Director, Nevada Museum of Art

Enjoy the event and beautiful views of the Sierra from the Nightingale Skyroom.

Ticket price includes buffet lunch to follow. Books available for purchase.

The entire Museum, including chez louie, is closed today for a private event. We will re-open at 10 am Wednesday, August 8.

The Museum is closed today in observance of the Fourth of July holiday. We will re-open at 10 am, Thursday, July 5.

The series provides opportunities for community conversation, learning, and informed discussion about art and creativity, followed by questions and dialogue designed to engage the audience. Join highly skilled and knowledgeable Docents in the gallery for an in-depth discovery of the Art of the Greater West.

Support for the Art Bite series comes from Nevada Arts Council and Nevada Humanities & the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The series provides opportunities for community conversation, learning, and informed discussion about art and creativity, followed by questions and dialogue designed to engage the audience. Join highly skilled and knowledgeable Docents in the gallery for an in-depth discovery of the works of Simon Dinnerstein.

Support for the Art Bite series comes from Nevada Arts Council and Nevada Humanities & the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The series provides opportunities for community conversation, learning, and informed discussion about art and creativity, followed by questions and dialogue designed to engage the audience. Join highly skilled and knowledgeable Docents in the gallery for an in-depth discovery of the works of James Turrell.

Support for the Art Bite series comes from Nevada Arts Council and Nevada Humanities & the National Endowment for the Humanities.
 

Andrea Pappas is Associate Professor in Art History at Santa Clara University, where she is also Chair of the Department of Art and Art History. She earned her PhD from the University of Southern California, where she wrote her dissertation Mark Rothko’s early works. Join Pappas as she explores the significance of Rothko’s work in the context of our feature exhibition, Manet to Maya Lin.

Support for the Art Bite series comes from Nevada Arts Council and Nevada Humanities & the National Endowment for the Humanities.    

The Museum is closed today in observance of the Fourth of July holiday.