THE MOB MUSEUM TO HOLD OCTOBER COMMUNITY SAFETY FORUM ON SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION ON SUNDAY, OCT. 20

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THE MOB MUSEUM TO HOLD OCTOBER COMMUNITY SAFETY FORUM ON SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION ON SUNDAY, OCT. 20

 Free Monthly Presentation Includes Free Museum Admission
Sponsored by NV Energy

WHAT:
The Mob Museum, The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, announces the October Community Safety Forum, sponsored by NV Energy. This month, the museum will host the forum on Sexual Assault Prevention. This program will build knowledge and skills to help prevent sexual assault and offer self-defense tips. The forum will be offered first in English and then in Spanish.

Each month, the Museum partners with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and other Las Vegas agencies to host this free public program that focuses on pertinent issues that affect Southern Nevada. Attendees receive free admission to the Museum following each event, courtesy of NV Energy.

 WHEN:
Sunday, Oct. 20
Forum discussion: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE:
The Mob Museum’s historic courtroom
300 Stewart Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89101

MEDIA RSVP:
Media wishing to cover the event should email Desiree Webb at desiree@thevoxagency.com.

The program is free, but registration is required. For more information about the Museum’s Community Safety Forum series, 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, interactive 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. Whether you like it or not, this is American history. It debuted a major renovation in 2018, including a Crime Lab, Firearm Training Simulator, and Organized Crime Today exhibit as well as The Underground, a basement-level Prohibition history exhibition featuring a speakeasy and distillery, and sponsored by Zappos. The Mob Museum has been awarded accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded U.S. museums. Since opening in 2012, 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,” one of Hotel.com’s Top 7 “Travel Brag Landmarks,” USA Today’s “Best Museum in Nevada” and one of its “12 Can’t Miss U.S. Museum Exhibits,” “A Must for Travelers” by The New York Times and one of “20 Places Every American Should See” by Fox News and Budget Travel magazine. The Museum is a two-time winner of the Mayor’s Urban Design Award for Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse. Its house-distilled moonshine received top honors, the Double Gold Award, from The Fifty Best. General admission is $26.95 for adults ages 18 and over with special pricing for online purchase, children, seniors, military, law enforcement, Nevada residents, and teachers. The Museum is open daily; visit the website for up-to-date operating hours. For more information, call (702) 229-2734 or visit themobmuseum.org. Connect on Facebook at facebook.com/themobmuseum or Twitter @themobmuseum.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Desiree Webb/Erika Pope
The Vox Agency
desiree@thevoxagency.com, erika@thevoxagency.com
(702) 569-0616, (702) 249-2977

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
www.Facebook.com/themobmuseum
www.Twitter.com/themobmuseum
www.Instagram.com/themobmuseum

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