COLLECTIONS

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The primary responsibility of the Museum is to provide UNLV faculty and students access to the collections. The Museum encourages faculty from all disciplines to take advantage of this opportunity. Faculty are welcome to schedule class visits to view specific objects from storage. Please call to make an appointment.

Museum staff members are also available to meet with faculty to create new connections between course work and the collections.

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS

	Cultural Collection Includes Mexican Masks, Guatemalan Huipils, Pre-Columbian Art, Navajo, Southern Paiute, Hopi and Zuni objects.
	Reptile Collection Includes specimens of the Southern Nevada amphibian and reptile population.
	Bird Collection This collection of skins, eggs, and tissues includes specimens from over 1,300 species.
	Insect Collection Includes specimens from the Northwest Mojave, Great Basin, and Sonoran deserts.
	Braunstein Research Library Includes books on the history of art, architecture, and archaeology of Latin America and general museum studies. BY APPOINTMENT.