THE MOB MUSEUM ANNOUNCES ART HEIST, HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH PUBLIC PROGRAMS

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 L to R: Graphic for Art Heists, Exterior of The Mob Museum
and Graphic for The Life & Legacy of Kiki Camarena.
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THE MOB MUSEUM ANNOUNCES ART HEIST, HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH PUBLIC PROGRAMS

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LAS VEGAS (August 2023) – The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, announces its September programs, including “Art Heists: Inside The FBI’s Pursuit of Stolen Masterpieces” and “The Life and Legacy of Kiki Camerena” in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Art Heists: Inside The FBI’s Pursuit of Stolen Masterpieces
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 6
Time: 7 to 8 p.m.
Location: Inside the historic courtroom on the second floor. A livestream of the presentation will be available on the Museum’s website. To RSVP to attend in-person or for the livestream link, click here.
Cost: Free for Museum Members or with Museum admission.
Description: Former FBI special agent Robert Wittman led the FBI’s National Art Crime Team in tracking art thieves and recovering more than $300 million in stolen art. From Rembrandt’s self-portrait to North Carolina’s missing Bill of Rights, Wittman restored scores of priceless works and artifacts to their rightful venues over his 20-year career. Join Wittman as he discusses cases that have headlined his career, including his undercover work to unravel a $500-million theft from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, considered the biggest art heist of the century. This program is produced in partnership with the FBI Las Vegas Citizens Academy Alumni Association.
Speaker:  

• Robert Wittman, former FBI agent and best-selling author of “Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World’s Stolen Treasures.”

Hispanic Heritage Month: The Life and Legacy of Kiki Camarena
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 19
Time: 7 to 8 p.m.
Location: Inside the historic courtroom on the second floor. A livestream of the presentation will be available on the Museum’s website. To RSVP to attend in-person or for the livestream link, click here.
Cost: Free for Museum Members or with Museum admission.
Description: ​​In 1985, DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena was kidnapped, tortured and murdered by members of a Mexican drug cartel. For more than four years, Camarena had fearlessly pursued marijuana and cocaine traffickers, disrupting their operations and inching closer to exposing the leaders of a billion-dollar drug network. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Mika Camarena, widow of the slain agent, will describe the heartbreaking story of her husband’s disappearance and death, and the impact the tragedy had on their family and the war on drug traffickers.
Speakers:  

• Mika Camarena, Kiki Camerena’s widow
• Shakala Alvaranga, Director of Public Programs, The Mob Museum

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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 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. Numerous interactive exhibits include a Crime Lab, Firearm Training Simulator and Organized Crime Today exhibit. The Museum is also home to The Underground, a Prohibition history exhibition featuring a speakeasy and distillery. 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” and “Best Museum” by its 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards; one of National Geographic’s “Top 10 Things to Do in Las Vegas;” USA Today’s “Best Museum in Nevada,” 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards for “Best Las Vegas Attraction” in 2021, “Top Five Best History Museums in the United States” in 2021 and one of its “12 Can’t Miss U.S. Museum Exhibits;” named “A Must for Travelers” by The New York Times and one of “20 Places Every American Should See” by FOX News. The Museum is a two-time winner of the Mayor’s Urban Design Award for Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The Museum is open daily; visit the website for admission rates and operating hours. For more information, call (702) 229-2734, visit themobmuseum.org, or download the Museum’s free mobile app.

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