EARTH SCIENCE AND MINERAL ENGINEERING MUSEUM
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Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering
Last updated on 07/22/2012
Located in the Mackay School of Mines Building at the University of Nevada, Reno, the W.M. Keck Museum houses an outstanding collection of minerals, ores, fossil specimens and photographs, in addition to mining related relics. There is a special emphasis on early Nevada mining history with samples from famous mineral districts such as the Comstock Lode, Tonopah, and Goldfield. The museum is also home to some of the spectacular Mackay Silver Collection, created by Tiffany & Co., for John Mackay and completed in 1878.
The original mining museum opened in 1908 in the newly constructed Mackay School of Mines building (Read the original dedication document). It was renamed in honor of the W.M. Keck Foundation after their generous contribution towards the building's renovation in 1988.
Read more about the museum in our on-line guide (pdf format)
The museum is open Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed weekends and University holidays. Parking is available near the information booth located at the Center Street entrance to the University or in the parking garage north of the Mackay School of Mines building.
The museum is open to the public for self-guided tours Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you would like to schedule a group tour or arrange for an after-hours tour, call the museum office at (775) 784-4528.
W.M. Keck Earth Science and
Mineral Engineering Museum
Mackay School of Earth Sciences and
Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno
1664 N. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89557
phone 775 784-4528 fax 775 784-1766
The W.M. Keck Museum
Located in the Mackay School of Mines Building on the beautiful quad of the University of Nevada, Reno campus.
