Museums

The city's arts scene needs believers to keep moving forward: Wednesday, May 1, 2013; By Kristen Peterson; "Rarely do you find a mayor arguing against an art museum."

Las Vegas according to three governors: The fall of the mob, a land of prostitutes and potential terrorism risks: Saturday, April 27, 2013; By Richard N. Velotta; More than 150 people jammed a courtroom in the Mob Museum to hear former Govs. Bob List, Richard Bryan and Bob Miller recollect about Las Vegas' history. The presentation was part of the Mob Museum’s Courtroom Conversation series. The event was punctuated by a book signing by Miller, whose “Son of a Gambling Man” went on sale earlier this month.

Joe Downtown: Atomic fusion melds partnership between bar, museum: Friday, April 19, 2013; By Joe Schoenmann; The Atomic bar, which has pushed its opening back to sometime in May, has formed a partnership with the National Atomic Testing Museum.

Former Colombo family capo to visit Mob Museum and tell how he left the mafia but lived to talk about it: Friday, April 12, 2013; Q&A: Michael Franzese:; By Brian Nordli; Michael Franzese knows he’s lucky to be alive. More than 30 years ago, he was one of the most powerful mobsters in America. In 1980, he rose to the ranks of caporegime, a “capo” or captain, in the Colombo crime family in New York. There he masterminded scams in the auto industry, on union kickbacks and gasoline taxes. He escaped several indictments and earned millions in cash every week.

Joe Downtown: Neon Museum extending weekend hours: Friday, April 5, 2013; By Joe Schoenmann; Downtown Las Vegas’ popular neon sign graveyard, The Neon Museum, is extending weekend hours to meet demand. Tours will now be offered Sundays, every half hour, beginning at 10 a.m.

Director has no beef with Mob Museum's first year in business: Thursday, February 14, 2013; By Conor Shine; A year ago, a day after a Valentine’s Day grand opening celebration that featured 1930s-era gangsters, flappers and the happiest former mayor in the universe, Jonathan Ullman of the Mob Museum arrived at work to confront a stark reality.

Children's Museum to close Sunday; new location opens in March: Thursday, January 31, 2013; Youth:; By Joe Schoenmann; After serving more than 2 million visitors over 22 years, the Lied Children’s Discovery Museum on Las Vegas Boulevard North closes Sunday. ...

Fun with science and history: Monday, January 28, 2013; Museum exhibits, popular with locals, keep children as well as adults entertained; By Bruce Spotleson; Museums and tourists typically go hand in hand, but here in Las Vegas, the Natural History Museum is busier with locals than out-of-town visitors.

Joe Downtown: ShoeZeum's short stint at Neonopolis was plan all along, building owner says: Friday, January 4, 2013; By Joe Schoenmann; The ShoeZeum's run in Las Vegas' Neonopolis was more of a sprint than a marathon. But Neonopolis’ owner says the departure of the shoe museum after only three months was according to plan.

Pop quiz: How well do you know the classic neon signs of Vegas?: Wednesday, December 19, 2012; LAS VEGAS HISTORY:; By Ric Anderson; It’s time for a Las Vegas history test, presented one letter at a time. We picture letters from seven signs on display at the Neon Museum, 770 Las Vegas Blvd. North. The museum is home to more than 150 signs from Las Vegas casinos and other businesses, including hotels, restaurants and wedding chapels. Scroll through these photos to see if you can tell which casinos or hotels these letters came from.

Firing range teams with Mob Museum for new experience: Saturday, December 8, 2012; Business:; By William D'Urso; Mark Cole greets visitors to his Guns and Ammo Garage, a shooting range where they can travel back to a world of Prohibition-era weapons by firing the classics in a full mob-related experience.

Las Vegas celebrates 79th anniversary of 'Repeal Day': Wednesday, December 5, 2012; Mob Museum to mark day with party featuring cocktails from era; By Conor Shine; When the country outlawed alcohol in 1920, millions of Americans turned to a clandestine network of speakeasies and bootleggers in search of a stiff drink.

On anniversary of JFK assassination, investigator looks back: Thursday, November 22, 2012; Q&A with Robert Blakey, former chief counsel of House Select Committee on Assassinations; By Tovin Lapan; Forty-nine years ago today, on Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas’ Dealey Plaza. The assassination and subsequent slaying of shooter Lee Harvey Oswald shocked the country.

Viva Andy: 'Warhol Out West' exhibition to open at Bellagio: Thursday, November 15, 2012; Comprehensive show marks new partnership with Pittsburgh's Andy Warhol Museum; By Andrea Domanick; Mover over, Monet: The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art is getting a pop art makeover. The Bellagio announced plans this week to bring ...

Mob Museum marks anniversary of hearings that introduced much of the U.S. to organized crime: Thursday, November 15, 2012; History: Government lawyer who authored RICO anti-corruption law speaks at museum; By Tovin Lapan; On Nov. 15, 1950 — 62 years ago to the day — the Kefauver committee stopped in Las Vegas for one of its several hearings exploring organized crime in America.