Las Vegas Natural History Museum, Natural history museum in downtown Las Vegas, United States
The Las Vegas Natural History Museum is a natural history museum in downtown Las Vegas with collections of dinosaur fossils, marine life specimens, and Egyptian archaeological artifacts displayed across several galleries. The rooms combine preserved animals, skeletal remains, and ancient objects side by side.
The museum was founded in 1991 to educate the public in southern Nevada about natural sciences. Its creation answered a long-standing regional need for a place to learn about the local natural world.
The Treasures of Egypt gallery grew from a King Tut exhibit donated by the Luxor Hotel and Casino and opened in February 2010, focusing on the life of Tutankhamen. The Las Vegas Founders' African Gallery holds over 1,000 artifacts from different African cultures, and the E. L. Weigand Foundation Wild Nevada Gallery covers the state's native ecosystems.
The museum is located near downtown Las Vegas and welcomes visitors on most days. It is helpful to check the website in advance since hours change on holidays.
The Egyptian gallery opened in February 2010 and grew from a King Tut exhibit donated by the Luxor Hotel and Casino. Its displays centre on the life of Tutankhamen, and the museum sits about one mile north of the Fremont Street Experience on Las Vegas Boulevard.
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