Visit the organized crime museum in the heart of "Sin City", through a faithful and well-documented exhibition in Las Vegas!
The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement (National Museum of Organized Crime and Enforcement) or The Mob Museum ( Mafia Museum ) as it is called, is located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. Developed under the creative direction of Dennis Barrie, co-creator of the International Spying Museum (Washington) and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Cleveland), the museum tells how the mafia developed in American cities more than a century ago. Many immigrants who settled in the city worked hard and wanted to succeed. But rather than taking the traditional roads leading to success, some chose a life of criminal. The museum is dedicated to the controversial relationship between organized crime and law enforcement in the historical context of Las Vegas and the entire United States.
Voice of America, the U.S. government's international radio and television broadcast service indicates even in September 2012:
It is impossible to tell the story of Las Vegas without noticing the influence of organized crime. The city would not be what it is today without the mafia. The organization has played an important role in the creation of modern Las Vegas, helping to fully build an internationally renowned city from a small town in the desert
The Mafia Museum opened on February 14, 2012, on Valentine’s Day, an important day in the history of the mafia. It was 14 February 1929 that Saint-Valentin massacre took place. 7 Bugs Moran gang members were shot dead in Chicago by Al Capone, one of the most feared and well-known criminals of the time. The blood-stained bricks, still carrying the stigma of the fires exchanged that day are exhibited in the museum.
The masterpiece of the Musée de la Pègre is the courtroom on the second floor that hosted the fourteen hearings of Senator Estes Kefauver, a director of the fight against organized crime. Other exhibitions focus on the violence of mafia, money laundering operations of casinos, and phone calls by the police. The exhibitions are built around objects acquired or lent by families of the mafia and collectors of souvenirs, including rare photos and personal objects. And to show the visitor real face of the mafia , nothing is spared: ventilated vehicles, skulls exploded, murder stories, period photos, short films... the museum is very complete.
You can sit in a real place electric chair or holding a real Thompson , and even participate in false police identification sessions. You will also have the opportunity to slip into the skin of a mafioso, the time to hear you read your rights and browse the suspect corridor. If Las Vegas is the city of all sins, then this museum has many reasons to be there. But in the face of all these entertainment and games activities, it’s good one of the most interesting museums City.
The Mob Museum is located in a former Las Vegas Federal Building, an old courthouse dating from 1933, one of the oldest buildings in the city. Nearly 3700 m2 spread over three floors allow you to discover the history of fighting organized crime.
Museum opening hours : – Sunday to Thursday from 10am to 7pm – Friday and Saturday from 10am to 8pm
This museum is part of the museums and attractions with a skip-the-line ticket through the Las Vegas Pass.
Here is the Mob Museum presentation video:
Note that this is not the first time a museum dedicated to the mafia opens its doors. The Las Vegas Mob Experience existed before in the same city but closed. Also, since May 2010, in Salemi, Sicily, a museum allows the curious to see different facets of the Cosa Nostra . The museum, located in a former Jesuit convent redesigned, was inaugurated by Giorgio Napolitano, the president of the Italian republic.
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