The Mob Museum Seventh Anniversary

The Mob Museum Seventh Anniversary

Date: February 14, 2019
Time: 9 a.m to 9 p.m.
Cost: FREE Admission for NV residents with valid ID.
Buy One, Get One Admission for Non-Residents.

A one-day special opportunity commemorating the Museum’s seventh anniversary and the 90th anniversary of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.

Activities include:

  • The Chicago 00 Project’s virtual reality experience featuring the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Special events and programming (2nd floor)
  • Highlighted presentations of the Crime Lab, Use of Force Experience and Distillery Tour (1st floor)
  • Food and drink specials in The Underground speakeasy from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Basement)

FREE Admission for NV residents with valid ID.
Buy One, Get One Admission for Non-Residents.

About the Chicago 00 Project’s St. Valentine’s Day Massacre virtual reality experience app

This award-winning VR experience (recipient of the 2018 MUSE award from the American Alliance of Museums) transports audiences to the exact spot where the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre events unfolded by superimposing images from then and now in virtual reality. Audiences can use their smartphones and wear Google Cardboard VR Goggles or use the Museum’s latest technology, Oculus Go, on YouTube’s 360 channel to be immersed in the site. It provides eye-opening insights into the infamous Feb. 14, 1929 event, when Chicago police discovered the bodies of seven men, all shot in the back and riddled with bullets in a northside garage. Learn more about the app: chicago00.org

Before visiting the Museum on February 14, guests are encouraged to download the virtual reality experience app to their smart phones by visiting the App Store (iPhone) or Google Play (Android) and searching for “Chicago00 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” or scanning this QR code:

 

Special Events

The Chicago 00 Project St. Valentine’s Day Massacre VR experience
February 14 | 9 to 5 p.m. | 2nd floor
You’ll be transported to the original site of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in this virtual reality experience.

Massacre Weapons On Display
February 14 | 9 to 5 p.m. | 2nd floor
Get up close and personal with the two Thompson Machine guns that were used by the perpetrators of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago.

The Battle for Chicago—Separating Fact from Fiction in the Stories of Al Capone and Eliot Ness
February 14 | 7 p.m. | 2nd floor
Over the decades, the stories of mobster Al Capone and lawmen Eliot Ness have been subjected to literary license and Hollywood exaggeration. “Scarface and the Untouchable,” a new book from authors Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwartz, peels back the layers of these myths to reveal a deeper narrative of these iconic figures. A book signing will follow.

All of the above special events are included with Museum admission on February 14. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. Courtroom seating maximum occupancy—120 guests.

Members Only Presentation: Tommy Guns from the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
February 16 | 8:30 to 10 a.m. | 2nd floor
If you’re a Museum Member, click here to RSVP.

 

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VR experience made possible by a grant from