Every few years, talk of a Las Vegas art museum surfaces — and ends in disappointment as the project falls apart.
#lvcouncil approved an exclusive negotiating agreement with the Las Vegas Museum of Art to continue working on plans for a 90,000-square-foot, three-story art museum in Symphony Park at the southwest corner of South City Parkway and Symphony Park Avenue.
— City of Las Vegas (@CityOfLasVegas) December 6, 2023
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But the latest plan for the city’s first major, stand-alone art museum might just be the one that works out.
The city of Las Vegas has earmarked 1.5 acres in downtown’s Symphony Park for an art museum, and the state would kick in $5 million. The three-story building would potentially feature three different exhibition spaces.
Big players — Elaine Wynn, the city’s biggest art collector, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which is the largest art museum in the western United States — are behind this.
Guest: Heather Harmon, executive director, Las Vegas Museum
