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This radio is from the 1930s and they’ve certainly gotten smaller since! #SparksMuseum #AntiqueRadio
Happy Holidays from the #SparksMuseum! We will be closed from Saturday Dec. 23 - Tuesday, Dec. 26 and from Sunday Dec. 31 - Tuesday, Jan. 2 for the holidays. We will return to our regular schedule beginning Wednesday, Jan. 3.
The New Haven Clock Company was one of the oldest in the US, operating from 1853 to 1960. This New Haven clock is from the 1940s and had to be wound with a key to keep it ticking. #SparksMuseum #AntiqueClock
The Nugget made postcards to advertise shows put on by the numerous talent acts that came through the casino. At the #SparksMuseum we have many of these postcards on display. #SparksNugget #VintagePostcard
Every year our volunteers decorate the #SparksMuseum for the holidays and their decorations go perfectly with our 19th century red and green, one horse open sleigh!
Meet the artisans of the Third Annual #SparksMuseum Holiday Craft Fair! Visit Gordon Dicey, Ajaba Naturals and a variety of other local artists and crafters on Saturday, Dec. 9 and Sunday, Dec. 10 from 10am - 4pm. Admission is free!
Meet more of the artisans of the Third Annual #SparksMuseum Holiday Craft Fair! Visit Truckee Meadows Candle Company, Spoonfest Jewelry and a variety of other local artists and crafters on Saturday, Dec. 9 and Sunday, Dec. 10 at from 10am - 4pm. Admission is free!
Meet the artisans of the Third Annual #SparksMuseum Holiday Craft Fair! Visit Aurabeadworks, Original 36 and a variety of other local artists and crafters on Saturday, Dec. 9 and Sunday, Dec. 10 from 10am - 4pm. Admission is free!
Meet the artisans of the Third Annual #SparksMuseum Holiday Craft Fair! Visit Woodsong Herbs, Rebecca Hess and a variety of other local artists and crafters on Saturday, Dec. 9 and Sunday, Dec. 10 from 10am - 4pm. Admission is free!
We are excited to announce our third annual #SparksMuseum Holiday Craft Fair! The craft fair will take place from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, December 9th and Sunday, December 10th. Watch our social medias in the coming weeks as we highlight the artisans participating this year!
Join us at the #SparksMuseum tomorrow at 1pm to learn all about Nevada's neon history from Will Durham and how neon signs are painted from Dwight MacHutta!
Happy Native American Heritage Month! Come learn from the Reno Sparks Indian Colony about their own history, art and culture through their exhibit at the #SparksMuseum!
Join us on Saturday, November 4th in the #SparksMuseum Upper Gallery at 2pm for The Legacy Ukulele Ensemble. Tickets are $10. Don't miss this fantastic event!
Popular in the 1940s and 50s, these reverse carved lucite pins were made by Ed and Nettie Dreiling. Their grandson, Dick Dreiling, donated these handmade items to be sold in the #SparksMuseum gift shop with all proceeds benefiting the museum.
Electricity made feeding a family much easier than before. Tools like this Magic Maid electric mixer could mix, juice and cut like our modern food processor, reducing the time and effort it took to prepare a meal. Come see other tools used in a 1930s kitchen at the #SparksMuseum!
Visit the #SparksMuseum gift shop to find great items from local businesses! We have everything from locally made jewelry to photo prints! These items are from Bubbly Creations Soap, Tumbled N Tangled, Mindful Images Photography and Truckee Meadows Candle Co.
This globe is from the second half of the 20th century, produced sometime after the Partition of India in 1947 and before the break up of the Soviet Union in 1991. What differences do you notice between our current world map and this one? #SparksMuseum #AntiqueGlobe #WorldHistory
At the #SparksMuseum we have a wide range of historical accessories that accompanied the outfits of Sparks residents in the past, including this floral ladies fan. It has black lace along the top and hand painted flowers. #NevadaMuseum #VintageFan #HistoricalFashion
We are excited to share with you our refreshed military exhibit! This was updated by one of our student interns, Kurt Stumpf. We hope you will come by to see his work and enjoy the history he has to share with the community. #SparksMuseum #WW1History #WW2History
These three landscape paintings were donated to the #SparksMuseum by a local family. We know very little about these pieces or their artist but they remain well loved and appreciated at our museum. #NevadaMuseum #LandscapePainting
