Arts and Culture

By no means an exhaustive list, these are links to just a few of the fast-expanding array of arts-related news sites, events, businesses, organizations, and galleries in the Las Vegas valley.

  • Art and Culture

    • Current Arts & Culture News for Las Vegas:
      Robert Kimberly maintains an excellent local site with lots of insider news about the music and art scene in Las Vegas. Be sure to check out his extensive and eclectic list of links — they’re great!
    • Henderson Cultural Events Calendar
      Performances at the Henderson Pavilion & info about public art displays
    • Las Vegas cultural event venues and organizations
      List with addresses and phone numbers
    • Quirky Vegas
      Jonathan Foerstel is creating a wonderful Web site replete with photographs and little-known background about off-beat places in the greater Las Vegas area that reflect pop culture of the last half-century. His daytime and nighttime photos of neon signs a

  • Galleries

    • Art Gallery Locations
      Addresses & phone numbers of about 25 galleries all over Las Vegas
    • Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art
      This small but well-designed space in the Bellagio resort offers several prestigious exhibits a year
    • Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery
      On the UNLV campus, this gallery features contemporary art with an emphasis on one-person shows. There’s no admission charge, and the gallery is open Monday through Saturday.
    • First Friday
      A great way to get to know the burgeoning arts community in Las Vegas, this gallery showcase event takes place the first Friday of every month.
    • Library Art Galleries
      Libraries in the Clark County Library Dstrict have beautiful galleries with rotating exhibits, often of works by local artists.
    • Nevada Arts Council
      Funding and programs for new artists from thr State of Nevada
    • S2 Art Group. Ltd.
      This prestigious atelier recently relocated from New York to downtown Las Vegas, where you can watch the magnificent vintage lithographic presses turn out works of art in the good old-fashioned way.
    • Self-guided walking & driving tours
      Maps & photos developed by the UNLV School of Architecture

  • Music, Dance, and Theater

  • Museums

    • Atomic Testing Museum
      Sponsored by the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation, this museum is affiliated with the Smithsonian. It has collections relating to the nuclear testing program and is located in the Frank Rogers Science & Technology building on Flamingo Road.
    • Atomic Testing Museum
      Sponsored by the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation, this museum is affiliated with the Smithsonian. It has collections relating to the nuclear testing program and is located in the Frank Rogers Science & Technology building on Flamingo Road.
    • Clark County Museum
      dedicated to the “rich and colorful heritage of southern Nevada,” the museum has exhibits illustrating the area’s history from prehistoric times onward.
    • Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum
      This open-air museum shows the history of aviation in southern Nevada beginning with the first flight in 1920. Open 24 hours a day, displays focus on general and commercial avaiation. The main exhibit is above the baggage claim area on level two at McCarr
    • Liberace Museum
      Displays include cars, pianos, costumes, jewelry, antiques, furniture, and exhibits tracing Liberace’s career.
    • Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History
      Located on the west side of the UNLV campus, this museum features exhibits about native cultures from the American Southwest and Central America. The museum has a garden with a variety of drought-resistant plants from all over the world.
    • Nevada State Museum & Historical Society
      Located in Lorenzi Park on the north side of town, this museum has an eclectic set of exhibits from all over the state. To mention just a few, there are segments from the largest ichthyosaur fossil ever found (48 feet long), a model of the Columbian mammo
    • The Auto Collections
      Housed at the Imperial Palace, a marvelous gathering of all kinds of cars, from Jackie Kennedy’s Lincoln to a Popemobile. And they’re all for sale!

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