Guided Tour
Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view.
Guided tours are offered Thursdays at 5 pm (except the first Thursday of each month), Fridays at 2 pm, Saturdays at 11 am and 2 pm, and Sundays at 11 am and 2 pm. Reservations are recommended.
FREE with admission
CANCELLED: Guided Tour
Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view.
Guided tours are offered Thursdays at 5 pm (except the first Thursday of each month), Fridays at 2 pm, Saturdays at 11 am and 2 pm, and Sundays at 11 am and 2 pm. Reservations are recommended.
FREE with admission
Guided Tour
Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view.
Guided tours are offered Thursdays at 5 pm (except the first Thursday of each month), Fridays at 2 pm, Saturdays at 11 am and 2 pm, and Sundays at 11 am and 2 pm. Reservations are recommended.
FREE with admission
Guided Tour
Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view.
Guided tours are offered Thursdays at 5 pm (except the first Thursday of each month), Fridays at 2 pm, Saturdays at 11 am and 2 pm, and Sundays at 11 am and 2 pm. Reservations are recommended.
FREE with admission
Guided Tour
Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view.
Guided tours are offered Thursdays at 5 pm (except the first Thursday of each month), Fridays at 2 pm, Saturdays at 11 am and 2 pm, and Sundays at 11 am and 2 pm. Reservations are recommended.
FREE with admission
In-Person Educator Evening: April Bey – Atlantica, The Gilda Region
Take a journey to the imagined planet of Atlantica with Carmen Beals, Associate Curator, and Megan Bellister, Curator of Learning and Engagement, and explore themes of science fiction, colonialism, diversity and inclusion in the artwork of April Bey. Learn about Afrofuturist art and storytelling and how to integrate ideas about diversity, equity, and inclusion in your classroom.
In-Person Educator Evening: Narrative and Story through Art and Writing
Join Megan Bellister, Curator of Learning and Engagement, for an in-person discussion on integrating visual art into writing exercises, utilizing the exhibition Elisheva Biernoff: Reservoirs of Time. Elisheva Biernoff creates small-format paintings inspired by discarded photographs, reflecting on the anonymous traces of lives and places. Presentation followed by a wine reception.
Educator Evenings at the Nevada Museum of Art offer professional learning opportunities for teachers to connect the Museum’s collections and exhibitions with interdisciplinary art education, aligning with Nevada Academic Content Standards. Through interdisciplinary art education programming, Educator Evenings facilitate dialogue, collaboration among peers, and inspire innovative lesson plans. Registration is FREE. These offerings provide state-approved professional development hours for participation.
Educator Evenings are sponsored by the Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation, Bank of America and the Nell J. Redfield Foundation.
Educator Evening: Using Art and Social Studies to Explore Cannupa Hanksa Luger: Speechless
Join Colin Robertson, Charles N. Mathewson Senior Vice President of Education and Research, and Megan Bellister, Nell J. Redfield Curator of Learning and Engagement, for a presentation and discussion with educators about the exhibition Cannupa Hanksa Luger: Speechless and Nevada Academic Content Standards for social studies. Presentation followed by a wine reception.
Educator Evening: Connecting Poetry and Art
Join Megan Bellister, Nell J. Redfield Curator of Learning and Engagement, and engage in a discussion with educators that explores creative expression and inquiry at the crossroads of poetry and visual art using the exhibition, Maynard Dixon in Nevada. Learn how to implement standards-based writing strategies that integrate art, humanities, and social studies. Presentation followed by a wine reception.
Virtual Educator Evening: Artist Talk with Guillermo Bert
Nevada’s educators are invited to hear from artist Guillermo Bert. Bert works at the forefront of cultural and technological innovation and his artwork gives voice to people who have been marginalized, silenced, and overlooked. His artworks draw metaphorical relationships between the journeys of migrants, harsh and inhospitable desert landscapes, and the commodification and objectification of American values. Join Guillermo Bert, Colin Robertson, Charles N. Mathewson Senior Vice President of Education and Research, and Megan Bellister, Curator of Learning and Engagement, as they explore these complex topics and how to use Bert’s artwork in your classroom.
Educator Evenings are a FREE professional development series hosted both in-person and virtually, offering state-approved professional development hours for participation. Professional development hours are available for participating in the Educator Evenings and issued upon request.
Educator Evenings are sponsored by the Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation, Bank of America and the Nell J. Redfield Foundation.
STEAM education programs at the Nevada Museum of Art are sponsored by Tesla and Waste Management.