On and Off the Wall in Sin City Elvis-a-Rama 3401 Industrial Rd. 702-309-7200 ... 702-414-2440 ...
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[MUSEUM-O-MATIC] On and Off the Wall in Sin City MUSEUM Bellagio Gallery of Fine Arts Bellagio, 3600 S. Las Vegas Blvd. 877-957-9777 www.bgfa.biz Elvis-a-Rama 3401 Industrial Rd. 702-309-7200 www.elvisarama.com Guggenheim Hermitage Museum Venetian, 3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd. 702-414-2440 www.guggenheimlasvegas.org King Tut Museum Luxor, 3900 S. Las Vegas Blvd. 702-262-4400 www.luxor.com Liberace Museum 1775 E. Tropicana Ave. 702-798-5595 www.liberace.org Wynn Collection In the former Desert Inn 3145 S. Las Vegas Blvd. 702-733-4100 WHAT’S THERE Touring exhibitions from major muse- ums. Currently, Monets from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, through Sept. 13. $3.5 million of Elvisabilia, including three cars, his Sun Records jacket, a whole lotta jumpsuits and (hold on, mama) the blue suede shoes. Rotating exhibits from New York’s Guggenheim, St. Petersburg’s Hermitage and Vienna’s Kunsthis- torisches. Currently: “A Century of Painting: From Renoir to Rothko,” through July 5. Life-size replica of Egyptian king’s burial chamber, reproduced by arti- sans using 3,300-year-old methods. Everything you ever wanted to know about the king of glitz, including his pianos, cars, costumes and the world’s largest rhinestone (50 pounds!). Ten masterpieces from the collection of entrepreneur Steve Wynn, includ- ing Picasso’s “Le Reve” and works by Monet, Matisse, Cezanne, van Gogh. WORTH THE PRICE? A little bit of elegance amid the neon. Recent Chatsworth Estate show equalled anything in the National Gallery. If Graceland is the Smithsonian, this is its storage room. A trove of cos- tumes, vehicles and artifacts, evenly split between the Young and Fat eras. One of the best small art museums anywhere. Stimulating exhibits, knowledgeable docents and an exquisitely designed space make for a memorable visit. Tut, tut . . . you have to ask? This painstakingly rendered (and bargain- priced) display skillfully evokes a world of pharaohs and fantasy. Sure, if you’ve been jonesing to see a 50-pound rhinestone and a “western art deco costume with lighted flame cape.” For the price of a bad buffet, you get an unforgettable primer on art histo- ry. NICE TOUCH Well-stocked museum shop ranks with the best, with everything from notecards to Goebel porcelain. Free shuttle pickup from Strip hotels. Live tributes at 11, noon and 1 p.m., free with admission (other times there’s a charge). Artfully rusted and var- nished steel walls are meant to evoke the red vel- vet walls of the Hermitage. Film with vintage footage of archaeologist Howard Carter, who discovered the tomb in 1922. Musical tributes to Liberace ($10) are performed three times a week. Admission includes an audio tour with surprisingly astute and entertaining observations by Wynn. ADMISSION $15 (includes audio guide) $9.95 $15 (includes audio guide) $5 (includes audio guide) $12 $10 (includes audio guide) When the Strip begins to pall, consider Vegas’s museums. Yes, museums. Sin City has a surprisingly diverse assortment of cultural way stations, showcasing everything from beaux arts to blue suede shoes. Here are a few of the best. —John Deiner and K.C. Summers PHOTO OF GUGGENHEIM HERMITAGE MUSEUM BY DAVID HELD
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[MUS EUM -O -MAT I C ]
On and Off the Wall in Sin City
MUSEUM
Bellagio Gallery of Fine ArtsBellagio, 3600 S. Las Vegas Blvd.877-957-9777www.bgfa.biz
Elvis-a-Rama3401 Industrial Rd. 702-309-7200www.elvisarama.com
Guggenheim Hermitage MuseumVenetian, 3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd.702-414-2440www.guggenheimlasvegas.org
King Tut MuseumLuxor, 3900 S. Las Vegas Blvd.702-262-4400www.luxor.com
Liberace Museum1775 E. Tropicana Ave.702-798-5595www.liberace.org
Wynn CollectionIn the former Desert Inn3145 S. Las Vegas Blvd.702-733-4100
WHAT’S THERE
Touring exhibitions from major muse-ums. Currently, Monets from theBoston Museum of Fine Arts, throughSept. 13.
$3.5 million of Elvisabilia, includingthree cars, his Sun Records jacket, awhole lotta jumpsuits and (hold on,mama) the blue suede shoes.
Rotating exhibits from New York’sGuggenheim, St. Petersburg’sHermitage and Vienna’s Kunsthis-torisches. Currently: “A Century ofPainting: From Renoir to Rothko,”through July 5.
Life-size replica of Egyptian king’sburial chamber, reproduced by arti-sans using 3,300-year-old methods.
Everything you ever wanted to knowabout the king of glitz, including hispianos, cars, costumes and the world’slargest rhinestone (50 pounds!).
Ten masterpieces from the collectionof entrepreneur Steve Wynn, includ-ing Picasso’s “Le Reve” and works byMonet, Matisse, Cezanne, van Gogh.
WORTH THE PRICE?
A little bit of elegance amid theneon. Recent Chatsworth Estateshow equalled anything in theNational Gallery.
If Graceland is the Smithsonian, thisis its storage room. A trove of cos-tumes, vehicles and artifacts, evenlysplit between the Young and Fateras.
One of the best small art museumsanywhere. Stimulating exhibits,knowledgeable docents and anexquisitely designed space make fora memorable visit.
Tut, tut . . . you have to ask? Thispainstakingly rendered (and bargain-priced) display skillfully evokes aworld of pharaohs and fantasy.
Sure, if you’ve been jonesing to see a50-pound rhinestone and a “westernart deco costume with lighted flamecape.”
For the price of a bad buffet, you getan unforgettable primer on art histo-ry.
NICE TOUCH
Well-stocked museum shopranks with the best, witheverything from notecardsto Goebel porcelain.
Free shuttle pickup fromStrip hotels. Live tributes at11, noon and 1 p.m., freewith admission (othertimes there’s a charge).
Artfully rusted and var-nished steel walls aremeant to evoke the red vel-vet walls of the Hermitage.
Film with vintage footage ofarchaeologist HowardCarter, who discovered thetomb in 1922.
Musical tributes to Liberace($10) are performed threetimes a week.
Admission includes anaudio tour with surprisinglyastute and entertainingobservations by Wynn.
ADMISSION
$15 (includes audioguide)
$9.95
$15 (includes audioguide)
$5 (includes audioguide)
$12
$10 (includes audioguide)
When the Strip begins to pall, consider Vegas’s museums. Yes, museums. Sin City has asurprisingly diverse assortment of cultural way stations, showcasing everything frombeaux arts to blue suede shoes. Here are a few of the best. —John Deiner and K.C. Summers
PHOTO OF GUGGENHEIM HERMITAGE MUSEUM BY DAVID HELD
