It promises to be a valuable addition to the city and the cultural landscape of the region.” “Las Vegas is currently the only city among the 30 largest in the US to lack a standalone art museum.

“Our efforts to work with local and regional museums to share our collections and programmes to larger and more diverse audiences are a priority in this joint effort,” she says.

“LACMA will help with the development of the museum by sharing professional expertise in the short term, and then with exhibitions and artworks on loan,” the spokeswoman adds. Earlier this month, the Las Vegas council approved negotiations to dedicate a parcel of land for the Las Vegas Museum of Art in Symphony Park, a five-acre arts hub in downtown Las Vegas that houses the Smith Center for the Performing Arts and other cultural centres.Ī spokeswoman for LACMA tells The Art Newspaper that it looks forward to the collaboration, although LVMA will operate as an independent institution with its own board of trustees, funding and executive leadership. The museum, scheduled to open in 2028, will cost an estimated $150m and span between 60,000 and 90,000 sq. Wynn have announced an unprecedented partnership to launch a new museum in the city called the Las Vegas Museum of Art (LVMA). Around three years after the Nevada Museum of Art (NMA) in Reno suspended its plans to move forward with a Las Vegas branch of the museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the foundation of the philanthropist Elaine P.

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