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    Museum Hours:

    Museum & Store: Wed, 10-4pm*
    Museum & Store: Thur-Fri, 10-4pm**
    *No Appointments needed on Wednesdays
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    Research Library: Wed-Fri, 12-4pm**
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    1650 North Virginia Street
    Reno, NV 89503

    We are located in the green and copper building with diamond-shaped windows, north of the Fleischmann Planetarium.

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News

  • Are you getting our Eblasts?

    We have noticed that the viewership of our NHS eblasts for programs, events and news has greatly declined. Due to new spam filters, our emails have been ending up in Junk and Spam folders. If this is the case, please add NHS as not spam to ensure you get the latest happenings at NHS. Don’t ... Read More »
  • NHS High Noon fall schedule 2022

    NHS is excited to promote High Noon: Shootout with Neal Cobb speakers for fall 2022. Guy Clifton, Dana Toth, Frank X. Mullen, Jr. and Karen Burns will talk about engaging history topics that will fascinate historians of all ages. NHS continues to partner with the Washoe County Library System to make this series available as a ... Read More »
  • NHS Research Library closed August and September

    The Research Library will be closed in August and September 2022 while staff work on a special project to catalog and rehouse our oversize material. Thank you for your understanding.Read More »
  • NHS Reception and Exhibition Lecture – Wed., July 27, 2022

    FIND YOUR FOLKLIFE: WE ARE THE FOLK, ALL OF US Reception and Lecture Wednesday, July 27, 2022 4:30 – 5:30pm reception, view hallway gallery and permanent galleries 5:30 – 6:30pm lecture, Rebecca Snetselaar, exhibit curator and NAC Folklorist Come enjoy a mini-reception to view the lenticular art and enjoy refreshments before our guest speaker, Rebecca Snetselaar will give a talk ... Read More »
  • Artown Talks and Gallery Tours – Every Wed. July 2022

    The Nevada Historical Society (NHS) has actively participated in Artown since 2014. The NHS Docents and staff are offering short talks & gallery guides to talk about the galleries every Wednesday in July. We hope to whet your appetite for Nevada History with these eight great 15 minute talks before you explore our galleries! A ... Read More »

Events Calendar

Thu18

HN – August

August 18 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Wed07

Writers’ Wednesday – September

September 7 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Thu15

HN – September

September 15 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Thu20

HN – October

October 20 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Thu17

HN – November

November 17 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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