Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center - Exhibits

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

The National History exhibit features animals hunted from 1950-1970. The exhibit was donated to the museum in the interest of education.

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.

Nearby, peek into the Country Doctor exhibit. This exhibit looks at the early years of Carson Valley’s medical profession. Dr. Eliza Cook (1856-1947) was the second female physician in Nevada and practiced in the Carson Valley.

The Country Doctor’s Waiting Room exhibit is typical of the 1884 business office decor of the valley.

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.