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| Established | 1996 (Opened to the public October 27, 2012) |
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| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 36°10′35.4468″N 115°8′6.9972″W / 36.176513000°N 115.135277000°W |
| Type | Art museum |
| Visitors | 85,000 (2015)[1] |
| Website | neonmuseum |
The Neon Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, features signs from old casinos and other businesses displayed outdoors on 2.62 acres (1.06 ha). The museum features a restored lobby shell from the defunct La Concha Motel as its visitors' center, which officially opened on October 27, 2012.[2]
For many years, the Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) stored many of these old signs in their "boneyard." The signs were slowly being destroyed by exposure to the elements.
The signs are considered by Las Vegas locals, business owners and government organizations to be not only artistically, but also historically, significant to the culture of the city. Each of the restored signs in the collection holds a story about who created it and why it is important.[3]
- ^ Lilly, Caitlin (2 November 2015). "7 things you didn't know about the Neon Museum — PHOTOS". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ O'Reilley, Tim (August 31, 2012). "Lights this way: Neon Museum opening set". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
- ^ "The Neon Museum Las Vegas | The history of Las Vegas through neon - About".