The Neon Museum
art museum in Las Vegas, Nevadawww.neonmuseum.org
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Oct 28, 2026
Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
Just the other day on Friday, I think it was, I was in the same room with Steve Wynn back at the Golden Nugget.
Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
He actually came back to Las Vegas and gave a talk in support of the Neon Museum and the Las Vegas Historical Museum.
Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
Quite interesting at his age.
Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
And I know that he was the RNC finance chair and it got complicated.
ShawnHOST
We kind of alluded to it on the last show.
ShawnHOST
We recorded that show before Steve Wynn has his event, but he had an event in collaboration with the Neon Museum and talking about basically the origins of Mirage.
ShawnHOST
and is kind of his welcome back to Las Vegas.
ShawnHOST
And this was a little controversial with some people because he sort of got tarred and feathered and kicked out of Las Vegas.
MarkHOST
Even if all the other stuff aside... of what he is claimed to have done and all those things and what you might think of that is still pretty cool for Derek Stephens.
ShawnHOST
Yeah, and Stephens' history goes well beyond or before even Mirage with Golden Nugget and even before that with Howard Hughes going back and forth.
ShawnHOST
This guy is one of the few who built the city and him coming for the Neon Museum, supporting that And talking about the history of the Mirage, which we just lost and is in the transformation.
ShawnHOST
I mean, this that property changed the strip.
Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
He actually came back to Las Vegas.
Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
and gave a talk in support of the Neon Museum and the Las Vegas Historical Museum.
Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
Quite interesting at his age, and I know that he was the RNC finance chair, and it got complicated, and that's when you were the chairperson, correct?
Ronna McDanielGUEST
Yes, and one of the most brilliant men I've ever met, one of the best storytellers I've ever met with the best stories to tell, and I have a very...
Mike PalmGUEST
And Derek made a donation, and we got in.
Mike PalmGUEST
It was put on by the Neon Museum.
Mike PalmGUEST
It was a very powerful speech, but his daughter introduced him, and she talked about when he, at 33 years old, became the CEO of the Golden Nugget, and she was four and her sister was six.
Mike PalmGUEST
She has more memories of having special family dinners at the 24-hour restaurant at the Nugget.
Mike PalmGUEST
And Derek made a donation, and we got in.
Mike PalmGUEST
It was put on by the Neon Museum.
Mike PalmGUEST
It was a very powerful speech, but his daughter introduced him, and she talked about when he, at 33 years old, became the CEO of the Golden Nugget, and she was four and her sister was six.
Mike PalmGUEST
She has more memories of having special family dinners at the 24-hour restaurant at the Nugget.
ShawnHOST
He's coming back to town.
ShawnHOST
His big welcome with partnership with the Neon Museum and all of that.
ShawnHOST
Shout out to the viewer who invited me, had an extra ticket.
ShawnHOST
I'm not going to be here this weekend.
Mike PrevattCORRESPONDENT
It's sort of a multi-location festival of the aesthetic of Las Vegas.
Mike PrevattCORRESPONDENT
And it's all put together by the Neon Museum Foundation.
Mike PrevattCORRESPONDENT
So you can see a presentation on casino implosions or on black history in Las Vegas.
Mike PrevattCORRESPONDENT
You can take your kids to a STEAM workshop based on local architecture.
Sharon StammersGUEST
um love love neon Love Anything, Neon Signs, Art Deco, Original.
Sharon StammersGUEST
We've been to the Neon Graveyard in Vegas.
Sharon StammersGUEST
There's an amazing film, The History of Neon.
Sharon StammersGUEST
So we're both fans, very much fans of Neon.
ShawnHOST
70 acres being redeveloped for housing.
MarkHOST
Yeah, the first time I even knew there was a field back there was because we were walking from Fremont Street down to the Neon Museum and there was a game going on.
MarkHOST
So everybody was stopping, making sure we were OK and weren't stranded because it's not the best area to be walking in.
MarkHOST
And we're all like, oh, yeah, we're fine.
ShawnHOST
It seems like they're throwing a lot in here.
ShawnHOST
So obviously density is going to be high, but you are sort of in the middle of downtown.
ShawnHOST
And the Neon Museum is your neighbor, and they did break ground on this this week just as Cashman Field is ending its run.
ShawnHOST
So that's going to change.
Rob KachelriessPANELIST
the cultural corridor or sometimes like the museum district.
Rob KachelriessPANELIST
You've got the Neon Museum there.
Rob KachelriessPANELIST
You've got the Science and Natural History Museum there.
Rob KachelriessPANELIST
The old Las Vegas Mormon Fort is in that area.
Rob KachelriessPANELIST
Yeah.
Rob KachelriessPANELIST
And keep it close to downtown and do something a little more with that.
Rob KachelriessPANELIST
I know the Neon Museum is looking for a bigger space.
Rob KachelriessPANELIST
They're kind of outgrowing their lot that they have there.
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