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The Las Vegas Natural History Museum has been at the forefront of creating family-friendly educational programs and exhibits in downtown Las Vegas since 1991. The private, nonprofit museum has grown from its grassroots beginning into a 40,000-square-foot museum affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution, accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, and a member of the Association of Science-Technology Centers.

Its multifaceted educational programming reaches more than 90,000 learners each year and support its mission "to inspire a better understanding and appreciation of the natural world, the sciences, and ourselves through educational programs, exhibits and research." Programming focuses on the sciences, humanities, environment, natural history and Nevada.