Pictured: Guests look through telescopes at Stars and Stardust
at The Neon Museum
(Photo courtesy The Neon Museum)
STARS AND STARDUST: SIDEWALK ASTRONOMY IN THE NEON
BONEYARD TO TAKE PLACE SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 7:30 to 10 P.M.
Free Educational Event Designed Especially for Families
One of the year’s most anticipated and distinctive family events, “Stars and Stardust: Sidewalk Astronomy in the Neon Boneyard” returns to The Neon Museum on Saturday, April 4. To be held from 7:30 to 10 p.m., this event offers stargazing especially for families and is presented in partnership with the Las Vegas Astronomical Society and the College of Southern Nevada Planetarium.
During this evening event, the lights in the Neon Boneyard will be dimmed to afford a clearer view of the stars. Participants will enjoy using a variety of professional telescope equipment to observe the night sky. Guests will also enjoy a self-paced solar system and sign-science scavenger hunt, as well as art activities.
This program is part of The Neon Museum’s ongoing effort to provide enriching educational experiences to people of all ages in a culturally important setting.
Admission to Stars and Stardust is free and guests must register for a limited number of timed, ticketed entries at the links below beginning Monday, Feb. 17:
7:30 p.m.: Click here
8:00 p.m.: Click here
8:30 p.m.: Click here
9:00 p.m.: Click here
Tickets will also be available on The Neon Museum website here: https://www.neonmuseum.org/visit/specialty-tours-programs
For more information about tours and special events at the Neon Museum, go to www.neonmuseum.org or call (702) 387-6366.
ABOUT THE NEON MUSEUM
Founded in 1996, the Neon Museum is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, studying and exhibiting iconic Las Vegas signs for educational, historic, arts and cultural enrichment. It has been named “Best Museum” by Las Vegas Weekly, one of “Sin City’s Best Retro Sites” by MSN, “No. 1 Las Vegas Museum Sure to Entertain and Educate” by USAToday’s 10best.com, “One of the Top 10 Coolest Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do” by Forbes.com, one of the “Top 10 Historic Spots in Las Vegas” by Vegas.com; one of “15 Most Fascinating Museums in the U.S.” by VacationIdea.com; and earns a consistent 4.5 out of 5 rating on TripAdvisor. On its 2.27-acre campus, the Neon Museum houses an outdoor exhibition space known as the Neon Boneyard (“boneyard” is traditionally the name for an area where items no longer in use are stored); the North Gallery, home to the nighttime augmented-reality, audiovisual spectacle, “Brilliant!”; the Boulevard Gallery outdoor exhibit and event space; and its visitors’ center, housed inside the former La Concha Motel lobby. The museum collection also includes nine restored signs installed as public art throughout downtown Las Vegas. Public education, outreach, research, archival preservation and a grant-funded neon sign survey represent a selection of the museum’s ongoing projects. Both the Neon Boneyard and the La Concha Visitors’ Center are located at 770 Las Vegas Blvd. North in Las Vegas. Click here for tour schedules and pricing information. Follow on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
