Past Events

October 3, 2019

7 p.m. in the Historic Courtroom

Cost:  Free for Members or with Museum Admission

Paul Kavieff, a renowned organized crime historian, has spent much of his life writing about Detroit’s Purple Gang. His books...

Multiple Dates from September 5, 2019 to September 28, 2019

Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays in The Underground

Cost:  Free entry with weekly password found on Instagram Stories @mobmuseum_underground

  Join us for live jazz in The Underground at The Mob Museum in September. Find the weekly password in...

September 22, 2019

10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Oscar B. Goodman Room

Cost:  Free for Members or with Museum Admission

Las Vegas hosted 1 million tourists in 1950. It hosted 10 million in 1960. During the 1950s, Las Vegas grew...

September 14, 2019

2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Organized Crime Today Exhibit

Cost:  Free for Members or with Museum Admission

Program Overview: Forensic science is a complex discipline that encompasses more than a dozen distinct fields. Except for a few...

Multiple Dates from August 22, 2019 to August 31, 2019

Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays in The Underground

Cost:  Free entry with weekly password found on Instagram Stories @mobmuseum_underground

  Join us for live jazz in The Underground at The Mob Museum in August. Find the weekly password in...

September 9, 2019

In The Underground from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Cost:  Free entry through speakeasy side-door with password "GoodFellas"

Join us every month to tap into a different dance of the Prohibition-era. Whether accompanied by a partner or not,...

September 19, 2019

1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Cost:  Free

New Jersey’s organized crime history has been one of the most colorful in the country. Scott M. Deitche, author of...

August 8, 2019

7 p.m. in the Historic Courtroom

Cost:  Free for Members or with Museum Admission

  New York Mob historian Tony DeStefano explores the rise of Gambino crime family boss John Gotti, including the audacious...

August 24, 2019

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Cost:  Free for Museum members or with Museum admission

Historian Jeff Burbank traces the evolution of the jukebox and explains how it became a lucrative racket for the Mob....

August 10, 2019

2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Oscar B. Goodman Room

Cost:  Free for Museum members or with Museum admission

Vincent Cefalu, retired agent for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, will describe the work of the...

August 3, 2019

2 p.m.

Cost:  Free for Museum members or with Museum admission

Veteran journalist Elaine Shannon, author, most recently, of Hunting Leroux: The Inside Story of the DEA Takedown of a Criminal...

July 24, 2019

5:30 p.m.

Cost:  Free entry at speakeasy side door with password "Happy Birthday Oscar!"

  Celebrate Oscar Goodman’s 80th birthday with an evening of candid commentary from the man of the hour, hosted by...

Multiple Dates from July 25, 2019 to July 27, 2019

Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays in The Underground

Cost:  Free entry with password Cool Cats

  Join us for live jazz in The Underground at The Mob Museum in July. Use secret password Cool Cats...

August 31, 2019

1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Cost:  Free

Frank Cullotta, the Chicago Mob associate turned government witness, will sign copies of his books, Cullotta: The Life of a...

September 15, 2019

2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Historic Courtroom

Cost:  Free Admission to The Mob Museum following the event to guests attending Community Safety Forums sponsored by NV Energy. Registration is required.

Each month, The Mob Museum partners with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and other local agencies to host Community...

August 12, 2019

7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Cost:  Free for Museum members or with Museum admission

  In America’s long-running war on drugs, DEA agents have always been on the front lines. They face untold dangers...

September 21, 2019

7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Cost:  Regular price $225. Member price $180 (20% off).

Join us for a one-day event that centers on the Mob’s four-decade-long reign in Las Vegas. Engage in conversations with...

September 23, 2019

6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Cost:  Free for Museum members or with Museum admission

One hundred years ago, Treasury Department official Elmer Irey created a special unit to crack down on tax evaders. Irey’s...

August 5, 2019

7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Cost:  Free entry through speakeasy side-door with password "boogie all night"

Join us the first Monday of every month to tap into a different dance of the Prohibition-era. Whether accompanied by...

August 18, 2019

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Cost:  Free Admission to The Mob Museum following the event to guests attending Community Safety Forums sponsored by NV Energy. Registration is required.

Each month, The Mob Museum partners with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and other local agencies to host Community...