Museum
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
Contemporary art museum on a university campus, housed in a former gymnasium and named for a devoted local philanthropist.
0:00≈ 2 min
Location
0:00≈ 2 min
About this audio guide
This guide to the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art in Las Vegas follows Marjorie Barrick, widowed in 1979 after her husband Edward, part owner of casino properties including the Flamingo, died. You'll hear why she signed over more than a million dollars to the university across town instead of spending it on herself, and how the gift grew into a lecture series that drew a sitting president, a Soviet leader and a famous astronomer to campus. Listen for how the old campus gymnasium you're standing in front of came to carry her name.
This audio guide was created using AI.