Las Vegas Natural History Museum to Unveil Updated African Savanna Exhibit Featuring Gary and Matthew Primm Family Wildlife Collection Pieces

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January 20, 2016

Las Vegas Natural History Museum to Unveil Updated African Savanna Exhibit Featuring  Gary and Matthew Primm Family Wildlife Collection Pieces

A VIP Grand Unveiling Ceremony to take place on Thursday, January 28   

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Las Vegas Natural History Museum will unveil its newly updated African Savanna Exhibit featuring donated pieces from the Gary and Matthew Primm Family Wildlife Collection on Thursday, January 28 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The VIP ceremony will revel an updated South African inspired exhibit highlighting indigenous species to the continent’s lower region such as a lion, Cape buffalo, crocodile, leopard, rhinoceros and lechwe.

Nevada casino developer and wildlife enthusiast, Gary E. Primm, donated the prestigious museum-quality animal collection in November of 2015. Estimated at $650,000, according to Unmatched Appraisal Services, the rare, one-of-a-kind collection features more than 90 exotic and domestic species collected and curated over 20 years.

“We are very pleased that the Primm family saw the Las Vegas Natural History Museum as a fitting new home for their collection. We will make sure that our community enjoys and learns from this collection because that was the main wish from the family,” said Marilyn Gillespie, founder and Executive Director of the Las Vegas Natural History Museum.

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The Las Vegas Natural History Museum opened in 1991 and is a private, non–profit institution dedicated to educating children, adults, and families in the natural sciences, both past and present.  Through its interactive exhibits, educational programs, and the preservation of its collections, the Museum strives to instill an understanding and appreciation of the world’s wildlife, ecosystems, and cultures.  Please visit www.lvnhm.org or call (702) 384–3466 for additional information.

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