Artifacts in BHoF's collection

Help raise the curtain on BHoFs new era!

Seasons greetings, burlyq-ers and fans! It has been an action-packed year here at The Burlesque Hall of Fame, with an even more amazing year to come! 2015 marked a bouquet of anniversaries for us, including the fifth anniversary of the museum on Fremont St., our 10th year in Las Vegas,

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Tessa von Twinkle

“At Toni’s Side”: Lessons from the 2015 BHoF Weekender by Sparkly Devil Memorial Scholarship winner Tessa von Twinkle

Along with so many others in our community who haven’t yet experienced it for themselves, I’ve been e-creeping on The Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender for years.  Whether Facebook-feed binging, watching hours of YouTube videos, or partaking in the many other fantastic modern marvels of social media, I’ve annually soaked

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Holiday ornaments

Holiday Hours for 2015

We will be closed on the following dates during the 2015 holiday season: Wed, Nov 25 (Open 11a – 4p, closed 4p-7p) Thurs, Nov 26 (Closed all day) Thurs and Fri, Dec 24-25 (Closed all day) Thurs and Fri, Dec 31 and Jan 1 (Closed all day) We wish all of

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BHoF Big Reveal

Help us raise $50k to move BHoF in 2016!

The moment you’ve all been waiting for is here: The Burlesque Hall of Fame is MOVING! After months of planning and negotiation, we have signed the lease on a new home for the world’s only museum dedicated to preserving, sharing, celebrating, and inspiring the art of burlesque. The new space

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Jennie Lee holiday card

Send Holiday Cards to Burlesque Legends

Help us make the Legends’ lives a little brighter this holiday season by sending cards for your favorite burlesque Legends. Now through December 10, we will be collecting cards to forward. Below is a list of Legends whose mailing addresses we currently have up-to-date (and we’re working on more!); you

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2016 Weekender logo

SAVE THE DATE: 2016 BHoF Weekender June 2-5 at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas!

As the weather starts to turn cool, it’s time to start looking forward to warmer days — no, downright HOT! — ahead. Join us June 2-5 for burlesque’s biggest party of the year! We’ll be returning to The Orleans Hotel and Casino once again to celebrate the 59th Annual Striptease

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Novita

RIP Novita, The Pixie of Burlesque (1932-2015)

We are saddened today to announce the passing of Novita, The Pixie of Burlesque. Novita was one of the founding members of the Exotic Dancers League (EDL) in 1955, a section of the American Guild of Variety Artists (which Novita had been a member of since age 13) dedicated to

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Closed Sep 25-26, 2015, for Life is Beautiful Festival

We will be closed this Saturday and Sunday, Sep 25-26, during the Life is Beautiful Festival​. We will re-open with our regular hours at 11am Tuesday, Sep 29. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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BHoF Welcomes New Board Members Rob Ferguson and Neil Kendall

Please join us in welcoming Robert Ferguson and Neil Kendall to the Burlesque Hall of Fame Board of Directors. As members of the BHoF Board, Rob and Neil will help guide the museum over the coming years as we expand our programming, fundraising, collecting, and indeed, the physical space of

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EDL Meeting

Letter from our Board: Welcome to the new BHoF

With the 2015 BHoF Weekender just a day away, we wanted to talk about some of the many changes that have occurred and are occurring at BHoF. Please enjoy this letter from our Board. Dear Burlesque Community, Museum Visitors, and BHoF Supporters, This is a year of anniversaries for The

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