NEVBEX Staff 
Credit: Kéré Architecture/City of Las Vegas
Concept plans have been released alongside Las Vegas City Council approval for the Las Vegas Museum of Art, an art museum to be built at 302 S. City Pkwy. in Symphony Park.
LVMA is a concept being developed through a partnership with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The partnership with LACMA will allow LVMA to borrow art, mount exhibitions and adapt educational programs. The partnership will also allow LACMA to aid LVMA’s operations.
The 90KSF museum will be built on approximately 1.5 acres of land. Once completed, the museum will include three exhibitions, a gift shop, café and outdoor promenade. Exhibition spaces will be split between two stories. No plans for parking have been made, but the area has a lot of local parking. The parcel is also to include a landing for a pedestrian bridge to cross nearby railroad tracks.
Financial backers have a deadline of Jan. 6, 2027, to close on the land purchase and present financial details.
Construction is anticipated to cost approximately $150M. The total campaign cost, however, is closer to $200M. Funding is expected to be achieved through grants, gifts, sponsors and donations. Organizers had reportedly reached half of the funding goal before the land was secured.
Projections indicate construction will generate approximately $191M in economic activity for the city, $80M of which will be in wages. Once completed, LVMA is expected to have an economic impact of $181.5M annually.
The museum is being championed by Elaine Wynn and Roger Thomas, who announced plans for the museum at a City Councilmeeting earlier this year. During the meeting, a deal was announced for the land purchase. Wynn and Thomas also announced Francis Kéré as the architect. Reportedly, designs are to be inspired by Guardian Angel Cathedral off the Strip.
Red Ridge Development will be serving as the developer of the project.
Sculpture Garden
In November, City Council approved the sale and development of a .59-acre parcel which will become a sculpture garden for LVMA. The parcel sold for $1.
The garden will have walking paths, seatings areas and event spaces for things like farmers markets and workshops. Red Ridge Development is also developing the garden.
Inspiration for the sculpture garden reportedly comes from the LACMA Plaza. Both the museum and the garden are slated to begin construction in March 2027, with a targeted opening date near the end of 2028.
