Nevada

Project Summary and Goals

Rugged, dramatic, diverse — this is how our great state will be portrayed in The Discovery’s planned exhibition, Nevada. A reimagining of the museum’s current Nevada Stories exhibition, Nevada will reside in a new location within the museum’s walls and will help create an understanding of our state’s beautiful landscapes, contrasting regions, diverse flora and fauna, and the varied industries and careers they foster.

This 3,000 square-foot exhibition, boasting more than 30 hands-on exhibits, will be a welcoming space for long-time Nevadans, new residents, and those visiting our state. Nevada will encourage museum visitors to become familiar with a variety of topics like the species that share our land, the clarity of Lake Tahoe, predator-prey relationships, land resource management, native and invasive species, and more. The exhibition aims to inspire stewardship of the land, and most importantly, a lasting sense of place.

Your support will help build the Nevada exhibition, which will contain diverse exhibits that support a wide range of ages, learning styles, and interest levels. Nevada will serve the following goals:

• Focus on natural history, in alignment with the museum’s mission: To inspire by being the place to experience science.
• Showcase the landscape, industry, and stories that create the diverse culture of the state; and
• Welcome and inspire all visitors to Nevada to celebrate this treasured place.

Nevada Exhibition Donor Commemoration Opportunities