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We Received a Grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services!

November 10, 2021

BHoF has been awarded a $32,500 ARP Grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency charged with supporting libraries and museums. This grant will allow us to focus resources on digitizing a large part of our collection, including a number of films in the Something

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Exotic World & The Burlesque Revival

February 22, 2011

Comedian and burlesque performer/enthusiast Margaret Cho narrates this sneak peek of Red Tremmel‘s feature-length documentary about Exotic World Ranch (home of the Burlesque Hall of Fame from 1991-2006). Filmed over the course of several years–including the last five Miss Exotic World pageants at the ranch, prior to our relocation to

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Dirty Martini, Julie Atlas Muz on French TV

January 12, 2011

France24‘s Culture Show has just posted a “slinky, sexy, more than a little but naughty” interview with Hall of Fame royalty Dirty Martini (Miss Exotic World, Reigning Queen of Burlesque 2004) and Julie Atlas Muz (Miss Exotic World, Reigning Queen of Burlesque 2006), both of whom are presently in Paris,

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