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Dust Gallery 6
Gainsburg Studio 1
G-C Arts 5
Holsum Lofts 4
S2 Art Center 2
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Desert Inn
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UNLV
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viewers an audio tour with music that goes from ragtime to gloom and doom, and
offers other “experiential” touches that I won't give away here, meant to convince
viewers they're actually on the ship. Some will find it touching, others ludicrous,
but I'll give it this: It's difficult to get through the exhibit without feeling some
small prickle of tears at the back of your eyes.
It's telling, I think, that the history of a doomed ocean liner is center stage on
the Strip, but a history museum that actually details the story of Sin City itself is
relegated to the side of the highway, about 10 miles southeast of the center. (This
is a city after all with a penchant for bulldozing over its history and for implod-
ing anything that gets in the way of bigger profits.) Which is a shame because the
Clark County Heritage Museum 55 (1830 S. Boulder Hwy., in East Las Vegas;
% 702/455 - 7955; $ 1.50 adults, $ 1 seniors and children 3-15; daily 9am-4:30pm;
cash only) is a real gem, chockablock with richly evocative artifacts and interac-
tive exhibits detailing the story of the area, from Native Americans through gang-
sters through the pack of corporate thieves who control the Strip today. And for
a museum set this far off the Strip, and so cheap to visit, it's startlingly high tech:
Sensors turn on narration, sound effects, and even visual effects whenever a visi-
tor enters a gallery, and many of the exhibits are interactive. Highlights (for me,
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