(Photo Courtesy of The Mob Museum)
THE MOB MUSEUM TO HOST COMMUNITY SAFETY DAY: COMMUNITY EVENT WITH LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS, FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION, GIVEAWAYS AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES SUNDAY, APRIL 24
Learn about emergency response and ways to reduce and prevent traffic-related injuries and fatalities
WHAT:
The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, in partnership with the Road Equity Alliance Project and other community partners, will host “Community Safety Day” to raise awareness of traffic safety and to further educate the community on things we can do together to reduce traffic injuries and fatalities.
The Mob Museum invites the community to partake in educational and interactive experiences and demonstrations by road safety organizations and first responders. These experiences include an alcohol impairment simulation goggles tricycle challenge, a distracted driving simulator and a chance to get inside and explore a Las Vegas Fire & Rescue truck.
This event will also include a safety presentation by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, information booths, a food truck from Sandwich Brothers Delicatessen and giveaways including bike helmets and car seats while supplies last.
Vendors participating in Community Safety Day at The Mob Museum include:
- American Red Cross
- Car Seats for Christy
- Clark County Safe Kids
- Clark County School District Police
- Community Ambulance
- Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
- Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
- Southern Nevada Bicycle Coalition
- UMC Lions Burn Care Center
- UMC Trauma Center
- UNLV School of Medicine
- Zero Teen Fatalities
- Las Vegas Fire & Rescue
- Sandwich Brothers Delicatessen
In addition, every individual who visits all the participating vendor stations and completes a vendor pass will receive free admission to explore all four floors of The Mob Museum on April 24. Free admission is only valid on that Sunday, April 24.
WHEN:
Sunday, April 24
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WHERE:
The event will take place in the outdoor event plaza located on The Mob Museum’s grounds at 300 Stewart Avenue.
COST:
There is no admission fee for Community Safety Day. Guests are encouraged to RSVP, click here. Parking is available for a small fee at the Museum.
For more information about the Museum, please call (702) 229-2734 or visit themobmuseum.org.
ABOUT THE MOB MUSEUM
The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, provides a world-class journey through true stories—from the birth of the Mob to today’s headlines. The Mob Museum offers a provocative, contemporary look at these topics through hundreds of artifacts and immersive storylines. Numerous interactive exhibits include a Crime Lab, Firearm Training Simulator and Organized Crime Today exhibit. The Museum is also home to The Underground, a Prohibition history exhibition featuring a speakeasy and distillery. The Mob Museum has accumulated numerous accolades, including being named one of TripAdvisor’s “Top 25 U.S. Museums;” one of Las Vegas Weekly’s “Twenty Greatest Attractions in Las Vegas History” and “Best Museum” by its 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards; one of National Geographic’s “Top 10 Things to Do in Las Vegas;” USA Today’s “Best Museum in Nevada,” 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards for “Best Las Vegas Attraction” in 2021, “Top Five Best History Museums in the United States” in 2021 and one of its “12 Can’t Miss U.S. Museum Exhibits;” named “A Must for Travelers” by The New York Times and one of “20 Places Every American Should See” by FOX News. The Museum is a two-time winner of the Mayor’s Urban Design Award for Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The Museum is open daily; visit the website for admission rates and operating hours. For more information, call (702) 229-2734, visit themobmuseum.org, or download the Museum’s free mobile app.
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