Remembering 1 October Exhibit

The Clark County Museum will host a 1 October Remembrance Exhibit in the Rotunda Gallery (located on the first floor of the Clark County Government Center) from September 30 to October 10. The Government Center is open Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The centerpiece of the exhibit is a model of the “Forever One Memorial.” This concept, created by JCJ Architecture, was selected to serve as the community’s permanent memorial by Clark County’s 1 October Memorial Committee and approved by the Clark County Commission following a three-year effort to gather ideas and input from the public. The Vegas Strong Fund, a local nonprofit group that has been involved with extensive 1 October-related charitable endeavors, was chosen by the Clark County Commission this spring to oversee construction and fundraising efforts to build the memorial. More information about that effort will be unveiled soon. Representatives from the Vegas Strong Fund will be in the Rotunda Gallery following the annual Sunrise Remembrance Ceremony at Clark County Government Center’s outdoor amphitheater at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1 (in addition to staff from the Resiliency & Justice Center).

The exhibit also will include the Art of Healing mural and Angels of Love displays created in remembrance of the first year after Route 91, as well as a sculpture featuring two glass butterflies with purple and orange wings entitled “El Camino Illuminado” (The Lighted Path) to represent those who have succumbed to their injuries in the years after the tragedy. The Art of Healing Mural was created by local artists and high school students at Las Vegas Academy of the Arts. It contains nine large panels with teddy bear images representing the 58 lives lost the night of October 1, 2017, and condolence messages the public was invited to write the first year it was on display. The Angels of Love exhibit was created by a California-based nonprofit as a gift to Clark County and the community. It contains stained-glass angels in remembrance of those who perished and the hundreds who were injured, as well as memorabilia dedicated to first responders who assisted victims.