Museum Interpretive Planning begins

The City of Las Vegas Museum is about to embark on a major change, with plans underway to redesign the exhibit galleries. And, local participation is a high priority! We want the new permanent exhibit and associated programming to be focused on issues important to the community. Meaning, the Museum staff needs to hear your opinion on how, and what, to present.

Our vision of the newly installed permanent exhibit will offer a broad outline of the history and traditions of the Las Vegas area. Displays will include interactive components to engage the visitor. Traditional text panels and displays will be augmented with other forms of media to provide a hierarchy of information in a variety of learning styles.

Also, an area will be designated for temporary exhibits. Changing exhibits will allow more of the collection to be displayed, on a rotating basis. It will provide space to explore topical subjects and to examine some subjects in more depth than could be accomplished in the permanent exhibit area.

One of the places we need community feedback is content. We want to know what matters to you - what you want the exhibits to say about our community, what aspects of Las Vegas history we should have permanently displayed and which should be temporary, and your thoughts on a the museum plan.

This blog is a way for community members to provide input. Leave comments to our posts. Over the next few months, we will be posting more polls on the sidebar, with questions to consider. We hope that you will take some time to offer your insight and comments.

Please feel free to come in to the museum and talk with the staff as well. Call and let us know your ideas, or email us. We value your insight and participation.

Thanks!

Emails:
Nellie Price - Museum Educator - nprice@desertgate.com or nellie.price@gmail.com
Linda Gegick - Museum Administrator - lgegick@desertgate.com
Pat Romero or David Anderson - Museum Assistants - museum@desertgate.com