The Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs is a state

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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

that focuses on the promotion and regulation of Nevada's

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and cultural industries and

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History

The department was the result of a merge between the existing commission on tourism and the

Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs The Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) was a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Department of Cultural Affairs headquarters was located in Carson City, Nevada. History The Department of Museums, Library, and Arts was cr ...

. The commission on tourism was founded in 1983, consisting of two divisions, a tourism division and a publication division. The latter published the Nevada Magazine, which has been in circulation since 1936 after it was first published by the state highway department under the name Nevada Highway and Parks. The Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs was originally known as the Department of Museums, Library, and Arts and was founded in 1993. The current structure of the newly merged department was put in place following a 2011 Nevada statute. Within this structure, the commission of tourism remained as a separate entity under the supervision of the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs.

Divisions

The department consists of seven divisions, which are the following: # The Division of Tourism # The Division of Museums and History # The Board of Museums and History # The Nevada Arts Council # The Nevada Indian Commission # The Board of the Nevada Arts Council # The Commission on Tourism

References

State agencies of Nevada {{US-gov-stub