Neon Museum Launches Fundraising Campaign to Restore Hard Rock Guitar Sign
The Neon Museum is kicking off a fundraising campaign to transport the Hard Rock Café guitar sign from the Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO), install it in the world-famous Neon Boneyard and provide an endowment for its ongoing maintenance and conservation efforts. The museum’s goal is to raise $350,000.
“Having this sign in the Neon Boneyard will elevate the experience of visiting our collection to a brand-new level,” said Rob McCoy, president and chief executive officer, Neon Museum. “We thank the community in advance for their support in helping us bring this jewel of Las Vegas sign history to the museum.”
Neon Museum Launches Fundraising Campaign to Restore Hard Rock Guitar Sign
The Hard Rock Café opened in 1990 and closed on New Year’s Eve 2016. Its monumental guitar sign measured 22 feet wide by 80 feet tall and was situated on the corner of Paradise Road and Harmon Avenue. Over the years, it was featured in countless Hollywood productions, becoming an iconic symbol of Las Vegas. The museum is grateful to YESCO, which designed and owned the sign, opted to donate the retired sign to the Neon Museum.
Donors to the Hard Rock sign campaign will be recognized for their contributions, 100 percent of which will go directly to the efforts to transport, install and maintain the sign. Donors of $250 or more will be invited to attend the illumination party for the Hard Rock sign after its installation in the Neon Boneyard. Donors of $100 or more will be recognized with a plaque bearing their name on the base of the Hard Rock sign. In addition, all donors will be entered into a raffle to win a unique neon art piece.
Supporters of the Neon Museum who wish to participate in the Hard Rock Guitar campaign can do so online by clicking here.