Marjorie Barrick Museum

The Marjorie Barrick Museum is situated on the main campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), founded in 1967. The museum was initially implemented as a natural history museum with a aim on the natural history and environment of Nevada and the wider Southwestern United States. In December 2011, the Barrick joined up with the UNLV College of Fine Arts and grew to be the focal point of the Galleries at UNLV. The six art galleries and one museum that make up the Galleries are each organizations in their own right connected through a common management. The Marjorie Barrick Museum is a well-known location for interesting exhibitions and events, and promotes engagement with the visual arts between a broad community including UNLV students, faculty, and staff and the greater Las Vegas community and the national and international art community.

The beginning of a natural history museum at the university—then an institution only a few years old, known as Nevada Southern University began with a collection of samples from the Desert Research Institute, the Nevada System of Higher Educations Graduate Research Institute. In September 1967, the DRI launched a compact museum service in areas across from the university's grounds, as part of an development of DRI's actions into southern Nevada. The gallery was designed under the direction of archaeologist Richard H. Brooks, assistant research professor at the university and a researcher later director of the DRI affiliated Nevada Archaeological Survey. Its displays comprised of DRI's local selection of living desert animal types and Native American relics.

Marjorie Barrick Museum Timings

Mondays – Fridays : 09.00 a.m. – 05.00 p.m.

Thursdays : until 8 p.m.
Saturday : 12.00 p.m.– 05.00 p.m.

Summer Hours (May-August)
Mondays – Fridays : 09.00 a.m. - 05.00 p.m.
Saturdays : 12.00 p.m.- 05.00 p.m.

Closed Sundays and state and federal holidays

Marjorie Barrick Museum Tickets

Free
Suggested voluntary contribution:
For Adults : $5
For Children and Senior Citizen : $2

Marjorie Barrick Museum Location

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy., Las Vegas, NV 89154

Mailing Address : University of Nevada, Las Vegas, UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum, Box 454012, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4012

Phone Number : 702-895-3381

Fax Number : 702-895-5737

E Mail : barrick.museum@unlv.edu

Website : www.unlv.edu

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