Barrick Museum Grinding Stone Exhibit. Photo by Melanie Coffee.

Gary Reese — State of Change (Sept. 11-Oct. 30, 2009)

Mexico or Guatemala, Maya culture. Monkey effigy vessel, 600-900 AD. Currently on display. Photo by Melanie Coffee.

The redbud tree is an early bloomer and beautiful indicator that spring is on its way.

Donor Mannetta Braunstein gives Regent William Cobb a tour of the Museum.

Donor Mannetta Braunstein gives a tour of the Museum: Mannetta Braunstein; Dr. Ron Smith, Vice President for Research and Graduate Dean; James Dean Leavitt, Chairman, Board of Regents; Dr. William G. Boldt, Vice President, University Advancement; and Dr. Jane Nichols, Vice Chancellor.

Welcome

The Marjorie Barrick Museum and Donald H. Baepler Xeric Garden are only minutes away from The Strip and centrally located on UNLV's campus (between Lied Library and Wright Hall. The Museum and Xeric Garden offer opportunities to share in the ongoing discovery of humankind's collective heritage; through an active exhibition schedule, educational programming and exciting events for all ages. Current exhibits include ethnographic materials from Guatemala and Mexico and objects from nearly every culture of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Outdoors, you'll find the 1.5 acre garden, featuring drought-tolerant plants from Australia, South America, Mexico, and the Mediterranean. The garden is a great place to come and relax.