Las Vegas Review-Journal

Nevada State Museum seeks Knights memorabili­a

- By Al Mancini Las Vegas Review-journal

With the valley awash in a sea of Vegas Golden Knights gear, commemorat­ives, memorabili­a and tributes, it can be hard to keep track of the coolest, most interestin­g or most important items we see in a given day, let alone over a season.

Fortunatel­y, the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas, is working to make some of those memories permanent. The museum, located at the Springs Preserve, is accepting donations of “programs and tickets stubs, ephemera, flyers, brochures, anything like that,” which will help document the historic first season of Las Vegas’ first major league sports franchise.

“Part of our job here at the museum is to collect Nevada history,” explains the museum’s director Dennis Mcbride. “And of course the Knights are a big part of Las Vegas history.

It’s sports history. It’s hometown boys. It’s something positive and wonderful that the town can rally around in these very difficult times.”

The donations will become part of the museum’s permanent collection, and will eventually be used to assemble a temporary exhibit in a section of the hallways known as Curators’ Canyon.

Mcbride encourage fans to bring anything they think will help commemorat­e the team to its Springs Preserve location, 309 S. Valley View Blvd. Or you can give him a call at 702-822-8739.

Contact Al Mancini at amancini@ reviewjour­nal.com. Follow @ Almanciniv­egas on Twitter.

 ?? Richard Brian ?? Las Vegas Review-journal @vegasphoto­graph A Golden Knights fan holds up his battle towel during a watch party May 20 at Toshiba Plaza. The Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas, is accepting donations of Knights parapherna­lia to document the team’s inaugural...
Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-journal @vegasphoto­graph A Golden Knights fan holds up his battle towel during a watch party May 20 at Toshiba Plaza. The Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas, is accepting donations of Knights parapherna­lia to document the team’s inaugural...
 ?? Michael Quine ?? Las Vegas Review-journal @Vegas88s The hat of Knights fan Fernando Guzman, covered with playoff pins, rests on a table as Guzman gets a Knights logo shaved into the back of his head at the Goodtimes Barber Shop & Shave Parlor on May 25.
Michael Quine Las Vegas Review-journal @Vegas88s The hat of Knights fan Fernando Guzman, covered with playoff pins, rests on a table as Guzman gets a Knights logo shaved into the back of his head at the Goodtimes Barber Shop & Shave Parlor on May 25.
 ?? Al Mancini ?? Las Vegas Review-journal A commemorat­ive puck from the Knights’ regular-season home opener Oct. 10 against the Arizona Coyotes.
Al Mancini Las Vegas Review-journal A commemorat­ive puck from the Knights’ regular-season home opener Oct. 10 against the Arizona Coyotes.
 ?? Benjamin Hager ?? Las Vegas Review-journal A handmade model of the Stanley Cup with the Knights logo is shown outside T-mobile Arena on May 16.
Benjamin Hager Las Vegas Review-journal A handmade model of the Stanley Cup with the Knights logo is shown outside T-mobile Arena on May 16.

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