The Mirage Casino could now be closed, however a few of the property’s best-known options will dwell on on the Neon Museum, which additionally just lately introduced a relocation to downtown Las Vegas.
Hard Rock International is redeveloping the property and donating a number of historic objects to the venue. The Neon Museum has been in operation since 1996 and preserves a few of the metropolis’s iconic signage and different artifacts as casinos are closed or make important modifications.
“Hard Rock is very pleased to contribute The Mirage artifacts to The Neon Museum,” Mirage President Joe Lupo mentioned. “This iconic property that transformed the Las Vegas Strip can be remembered forever and we appreciate them preserving one of our city’s greatest treasures.”
What Is Being Saved?
The Mirage is ready to reopen in July 2027 after being redeveloped as a Hard Rock property. The on line casino was on the forefront of the Vegas mega resort pattern after opening in 1989. The brainchild of on line casino impresario Steve Wynn, the on line casino was the most costly resort ever constructed on the time at a price ticket of $630 million.
Some of the property’s points of interest included dolphin and tiger habitats, an indoor tropical forest, a 20,000-gallon aquarium of unique fish, and a man-made volcano that erupted nightly alongside the Strip for guests passing by.
The on line casino was additionally residence to the famed Siegfried & Roy magic present for 14 years. The Mirage is donating a 17-foot-tall sculpture of the magic duo with an enormous white tiger.
The property can be donating the 30-foot-tall Mirage lodge entrance arch signal and a 27-foot-long neon signal that was positioned within the on line casino’s volcano lagoon.
“In July of 2023, The Neon Museum first met with Hard Rock leadership to begin the preservation conversation. Over the course of a year, we worked together to identify the most iconic and historically significant pieces,” museum govt director Aaron Berger mentioned. “Future generations will be able to learn about ‘the oasis in the desert’ and how it changed hospitality design in Las Vegas and the world.”
Museum officers made the announcement that the gathering can be transferring at a Las Vegas City Council assembly just lately. The venue will see its dimension triple by relocating to the downtown Arts District, permitting for extra indicators to be displayed. The museum presently solely shows about 30% of its objects and the larger venue is predicted to open in 2027.
You can discover extra info at The Neon Museum websit.
*Photos by The Neon Museum
