Note from the Director: What I’m Thankful For
At this time of year, we are reminded to give thanks for the things we are grateful for. This year, as director of BHoF, I have been challenged as I never have before, and I am beyond thankful for the people who have faced those challenges with me: our staff,
Join Us for a Virtual Tour!
The museum is closed at the moment, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it! Join us for a live virtual tour, offered several times throughout the month of August as part of our 2020 Virtual Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender! Each tour will last 30-60 minutes via Zoom (you’ll
BURLESQUE HALL OF FAME MUSEUM CLOSES AGAIN AS COVID RATES SPIKE
CONTACT: Dustin M. Waxdustin@burlesquehall.com(888) 661-6465 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BURLESQUE HALL OF FAME MUSEUM CLOSES AGAIN AS COVID RATES SPIKE The museum will re-open when Nevada reaches Phase III July 6, 2020 – LAS VEGAS– The Burlesque Hall of Fame (BHoF) will be closing its doors to the public again after
We’re Reopening June 23!
After temporarily closing our doors on March 16 due to growing concern about the COVID-19 pandemic, The Burlesque Hall of Fame museum is excited to reopen to the public on Tuesday, June 23! Nevada is in “Phase II” right now and museums are allowed to open at half capacity. We’re going quite a bit under that
We’re Collecting the Quarantine!
Hey performers and producers in lockdown! Whatcha been doing with yourself lately? Making online shows? Making burlesque videos? Making… history? Here at BHoF, we collect history — and the quarantine, closure of theaters and other venues, and shift of burlesque performers to online production is nothing if not historic. We
Volunteers Needed: Remote Data-Entry
BHoF is looking for people anywhere in the world who can help us type up our handwritten inventories so we can import them into our database. To volunteer, sign up at bhof.link/data and we’ll send you your first sheet. Each sheet contains about two dozen entries, and data is entered
BHOF Archive Relocation Project: Please Give!
At the beginning of July, the Burlesque Hall of Fame was informed that the building where the vast majority of our collection is stored would be seized under eminent domain for the widening of Interstate 15, Las Vegas’ main interstate artery. This sudden, unexpected development is not one our modest
New Year, New Beginnings
Dear Friends of the Burlesque Hall of Fame, As of December 1, 2011, I am stepping down as Acting Executive Director of the Burlesque Hall of Fame. On that date, our Curatorial Director, Dustin M. Wax, will take over as Interim Executive Director, charged with leading the organization through the
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