The Lilley is open! Hours of operation: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 12 - 4 p.m.; Thursday 12 - 8 p.m.; Saturday 10 - 6 p.m. The museum is following face mask and social distancing mandates.
The Lilley Museum of Art supports the educational mission of the University and enhances the cultural life of the Nevada community by providing inclusive programming, diverse and stimulating exhibitions, and research and teaching opportunities in its transcultural collection.
Don't miss an exhibition on display at The Lilley! Come visit and experience culture and diversity in a compelling way.
Check out all current exhibitions
Art Partners is a collaborative program with the Sanford Center for Aging that promotes intergenerational exchange between Northern Nevada community elders and arts enthusiasts of any age. Art Partners pairs volunteers with elders who experience barriers to full arts participation in order to nurture deeper relationships between individuals of diverse cultural experiences, knowledge sets and perspectives.
The Lilley Museum of Art offers a three-credit undergraduate internship during the fall and spring semesters.
Find out more about museum internships
The permanent collection represents an impressive, decades-old collecting program that is noteworthy for its early attention to regional painters including Jim McCormick, Craig Sheppard, Sheldon Pennoyer, Hans Meyer Kassel, Louis Siegriest and Maynard Dixon.
Check out the collection
Museum programming is sponsored by the following organizations: Nevada Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, Nevada Humanities, Associated Students of the University of Nevada and the Graduate Student Association of the University of Nevada, Reno.