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The place behind the detail.
A neoclassical courthouse, a Senate hearing and a long restoration offer several ways into the story of the Mob Museum.
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A courthouse of 1933
The museum occupies the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, a neoclassical building completed in 1933 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 2000 the federal government sold it to the city for one dollar, on condition that it was restored to its original appearance and used for a cultural purpose.
The courtroom
The second-floor courtroom hosted one of the Kefauver Committee’s national hearings on organised crime, held in 1950 and 1951. Restored, it is now the centrepiece of the museum’s second floor.
The exhibits tell the story of organised crime and of the law enforcement that worked against it, from the early twentieth century to today.
A museum with a public purpose
The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement is a non-profit museum. It opened on 14 February 2012 and received accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums in 2017.
This history belongs to the place and the people who shaped it, including those harmed by organised crime. The History page offers a longer introduction, and the timeline gives a short route through selected milestones.
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