You probably still haven’t made the trip into Nevada’s most sensitive past. The Atomic Testing Museum documents the era when the government sent employees with fake Geiger counters to assure locals that atomic bomb fallout was benign and encouraged sun glasses so locals' eyes wouldn't burn when they sat on their rooftops watching a bomb detonate. Artist Michael Light has compiled an enigmatic book and installation of one hundred images of above ground atomic explosions between 1945 and 1962 before nuclear treaties sent atomic tests underground. This isn’t kid stuff, but that doesn’t mean that kids shouldn’t see it. Through August 26; Frank H. Rogers Building at the Desert Research Institute; 755 East Flamingo Road; open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., from 1 p.m. on Sundays; adults $12.50, ages 7 – 17 $9, under 7 free; 702-794-5151.
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