Hands-on and w88 online live casino-door are among the watchwords for the "Day at the Museum" event, which will be held on Saturday, May 7, and will feature the University's multitude of museums, part of a community consortium known as University District Museums.
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According to Garrett Barmore, curator and director of one of the participating museums, the W.M. Keck Museum in the Mackay School of Mines Building, "Day at the Museum" is an opportunity to raise the w88 online live casino's awareness of the vast array of collections, displays and history that are contained with the University's District Museums.
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"Much of this tradition has to do with inspiration. I think what we do, at our very best, is inspire the people - school children, college students, old and young from our community - to learn more about the stories and the information that we share."
During "w88 online live casino at the Museum," visitors will be able to see thousands of interesting objects, such as the Keck's priceless silver collection, rare rocks and minerals, and, at other museum locations, collections of the natural world such as insects and animals and plants from the Great Basin, as well as some of the oldest and most historic collections of photography, writing and printing that date back to before Nevada officially became a state.
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"It's an event that appeals to everybody," Barmore said. "Families, as well as individuals, are all welcome."
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In addition to the "Day at the Museum," there are also regular hours during the week that the University's museums are w88 online live casino to the public. At the Keck, this has stretched to the weekend - the museum is also w88 online live casino the first Saturday of each month, from noon to 4 p.m.
Museums participating in the w88 online live casino at the Museum are (along with college or organization overseeing it):
W. M. Keck w88 online live casino -- College of Science
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Anthropology w88 online live casino -- College of Liberal Arts
w88 online live casino Arboretum -- Arboretum Board
Church Fine Arts -- College of Liberal Arts
Special Collections and Archives -- w88 online live casino Libraries
Black Rock Press -- College of Liberal Arts
Fleischmann Planetarium - College of Extended Studies
Nevada Historical Society -- Nevada Department of Tourism
History of Medicine Room -- Medical School/w88 online live casino Libraries
Wilbur D. May w88 online live casino -- Washoe County Parks and Recreation Department
For more information about the event, call Garrett Barmore, w88 online live casino curator at the W.M. Keck w88 online live casino, 784-4528. More information about the museums and a map showing the museums is available at www.unr.edu/museums
