The Nevada Museum of Art, based in Reno, is asking for ten million dollars from the state’s General Fund to build a museum in Las Vegas, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal.
State Senator Tick Segerblom rewrote a bill he had introduced to fund museums and arts organizations across the state, adding language to support the expansion.
The Reno Gazette-Journal reports that the new museum would be located at Symphony Park, adjacent to the Smith Center, DISCOVERY Children’s Museum, and the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.
The Nevada Museum of Art, established in 1931, is the only accredited fine arts museum in the state, and Segerblom said Las Vegas is the largest metropolitan area in the U.S. lacking a fine arts museum. The Senate Finance Committee is expected to hear the bill today.