Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center - Exhibits

The Basque exhibit features an Arborglyph, a Basque tree carving.

The Basque exhibit, located on the main floor, depicts the lonely life of a Basque sheepherder tending his sheep in the Pine Nut Mountains. The Basque tree carving tells the sheepherder’s story.

See the Native American murals with their bold colors illustrating water, land, and sky in the Washo Room. Native American artifacts and art work from the Washo people are also on the main floor.

Take a look at The Record-Courier Newspaper and the Farmers Telephone and Telegraph exhibits. Communication was very important to every pioneer settlement. Both the newspaper and telephone equipment connected neighbors and communities.