[2] The museum houses items from the development of Las Vegas as well as the natural history of the area.

[4] The 1982 museum was located in Lorenzi Park but was moved into a new building on the campus of the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas, where it opened in October 2011.

[5] The museum opened in October 2011, in a building completed in 2009 on the campus of the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas .

[5] The building remained unused for two years as a result of state budget constraints from the 2008 economic slowdown.

[6] In 2021, the Nevada State museum held a program featuring the Folies Bergere at The Tropicana Hotel Las Vegas.