Nevada Museum of Art
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Nevada Museum of Art is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,377 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Orchid, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Mount Rose Highway passes 8.9 miles off.
The story
The Nevada Museum of Art is an art museum in Reno, Nevada. Located at 160 West Liberty Street in Reno, it is the only American Alliance of Museums (AAM) accredited art museum in the state of Nevada. The museum has chosen a thematic approach, placing a special emphasis on human interaction with the land and the protection of nature in its collections and exhibitions. It is globally considered a leading institution and repository for Land art and Earthworks, holding extensive archival materials. In 2003, the museum moved into a new building designed by architect Will Bruder. In 2024, the Museum began construction on a 50,000 square foot expansion to the Museum, which fully opened in August 2025. The museum's Permanent Collection, which consists of more than 5,000 works of 19th through 21st-century art, is divided into four focus areas unified by an overarching focus on natural, built and virtual environments. This thematic, rather than historical or stylistic specialization is a natural outgrowth of the institution's collecting practices over the years and offers varied perspectives on the ways in which humans interact with the environments. "As curator of exhibitions and collections," Curator at Large Ann Wolfe explains, “the images suggest that the earth's surface offers an irrefutable record of some of civilization's most impressive endeavors – as well as its worst failures.”
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Dates from 1931.
Wikidata Q14705238, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 20.0 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 21.6 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 27.4 mi off the Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic lookout · 19 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wild Orchid: 0.2 mi
- 2 Moran St: 0.2 mi
- Back in the Day is Now: 0.2 mi
- Vacation Motor Lodge: 0.2 mi
- Peerless: 0.2 mi
- Powning Park: 0.2 mi
- Wingfield Park: 0.3 mi
- Barbara Bennett Park: 0.3 mi
- West Street Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Fulton Corner Park: 0.3 mi
- Cross Peak: 4.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Huffaker Hills: 5.3 mi
- Peavine Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Peavine Peak: 7.8 mi
- Sensory Garden: 1.1 mi
- The Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
- Honor Court: 1.2 mi
- Jimmy's Garden: 1.2 mi
- Jimmy's Garden: 1.2 mi
- Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum: 0.2 mi
- National Automobile Museum: 0.4 mi
- International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame: 0.6 mi
- Museum of Natural History: 1.2 mi
- Reno Sparks Cultural Resource Program: 1.5 mi
- Sergeant George D. Sullivan Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Distinguised Nevadans Memorial: 1.2 mi
- F. Donald Tibbetts Memorial Plaza: 1.2 mi
- Frank Zenklusen Memorial: 1.2 mi
- The Basque Sheepherder Monument: 2.5 mi
- Old Reno Arch: 0.4 mi
- Reno Arch: 0.5 mi
- Tony Armstrong Amphitheater: 3.3 mi
- Historic Glendale School House: 3.3 mi
- Customs: 20.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 15.9 mi
- Juniper Ridge Spring: 16.9 mi
- Summit Spring: 18.5 mi
- Mud Spring: 18.6 mi
- Horse Spring: 19.2 mi
- Rancho San Rafael: 2.6 mi
- Ballardini Open Space: 5.0 mi
- Mogul Open Space: 5.7 mi
- Truckee River Greenbelt: 8.1 mi
- Galena Terrace: 9.7 mi
- South Beach: 20.0 mi
- Burnt Cedar Beach: 20.8 mi
- Incline Beach: 20.8 mi
- Hidden Beach: 21.6 mi
- Kings Beach: 22.7 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Giants Throne: 13.6 mi
- Slab Cliffs: 16.7 mi
- Yellow Rock: 22.9 mi
- Poeville: 6.9 mi
- Peavine Ranch: 9.4 mi
- Galena: 11.9 mi
- Washoe City: 14.0 mi
- Sutro: 20.7 mi
- Jumbo Falls: 14.7 mi
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Nevada Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rose | SSW 205° | 3,285 m | 13.4 mi |
| Church Peak | SSW 207° | 3,235 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Houghton | SSW 208° | 3,195 m | 14.6 mi |
| Relay Peak | SSW 207° | 3,135 m | 15.9 mi |
| Snowflower Mountain | SW 214° | 3,115 m | 11.6 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | SSW 202° | 3,012 m | 15.1 mi |
| Slide Mountain | SSW 195° | 2,936 m | 14.9 mi |
| Rose Knob Peak | SSW 206° | 2,932 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reno AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/369728721
Day trips start here
- Reno · 0 mi
- Virginia City · 17 mi
- Incline Village · 20 mi
- Republic of Molossia · 20 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 23 mi
- Loyalton · 25 mi
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