Sam Morris / Las Vegas Sun
Signs from Las Vegas’s past are seen during the grand opening of the Neon Museum Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012.
By Joe Schoenmann
Friday, April 5, 2013 | 12:39 p.m.
Map of Neon Museum
770 Las Vegas Blvd N, Las Vegas
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.
A nonprofit organization, the Neon Museum consists of three parts, the Neon Boneyard, Downtown Gallery and Las Vegas Signs project.
More than 150 rescued, unrestored neon signs from the 1930s on rest in the boneyard over two acres. The Downtown Gallery and Signs Project are not in the museum but consist of 15 restored signs installed as public art on medians of Las Vegas Boulevard between Washington Street and Sahara Avenue, and on Fremont Street at Las Vegas Boulevard.
One-hour tours are Monday through Sunday starting at 10 a.m. Reservations are recommended. Prices are $18 for general admission; $12 for seniors, students, military and Nevada residents; children under 6 are free. (The museum will be closed Wednesday, April 10, for a special event.)
Neon Museum "Founded in 1996, the Neon Museum is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, studying and exhibiting iconic Las Vegas signs for educational, historic, arts and cultural enrichment. It has been ranked No. 1 in Las Vegas Weekly’s list of “Twenty Greatest Attractions in Las Vegas History,” one of “Sin City’s Best Retro Sites” by MSN, “No. 1 Las VegasMuseum Sure to Entertain and Educate” by USAToday’s 10best.com, “One of the Top 10 Coolest Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do” by Forbes.com, one of the “Top 10 Historic Spots in Las Vegas” by Vegas.com; one of “15 Most Fascinating Museums in the U.S.” by VacationIdea.com; and earns a consistent 4.5 out of 5 rating on TripAdvisor. On its 2.27-acre campus, the Neon Museum houses an outdoor exhibition space known as the Neon Boneyard (“boneyard” is traditionally the name for an area where items no longer in use are stored); the North Gallery, home to the immersive audiovisual spectacle “Brilliant!” which uses technology advances to re-illuminate more than 40 non-operational signs; the new Boulevard Gallery outdoor exhibit and event space; and its visitors’ center, housed inside the former La Concha Motel lobby. The museum collection also includes nine restored signs installed as public art throughout downtown Las Vegas. Public education, outreach, research, archival preservation and a grant-funded neon sign survey represent a selection of the museum’s ongoing projects. The museum is located at 770 Las Vegas Blvd. North in Las Vegas. For tour schedules and pricing information, visit neonmuseum.org neonmuseum.org."
770 Las Vegas Blvd N Las Vegas,
NV 89101
702-387-6366
Joe Schoenmann doesn’t just cover downtown, he lives and works there. Schoenmann is Greenspun Media Group’s embedded downtown journalist, working from an office in the Emergency Arts building.
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