American Burlesque Collection

We went to to see the current exhibit, "Let's Get Loud! The Heritage of Latin Burlesque". The exhibit runs through October. Go see it! We were humbled and delighted to loan one of Kitten Natividad's costumes.

Fuimos a para ver la exposición actual, "Let's Get Loud! The Heritage of Latin Burlesque". La exposición estará abierta hasta octubre. ¡Ve a verlo! Nos sentimos honrados y encantados de poder prestar un disfrace de Kitten Natividad.

Thank you to Darby Fox (Curator at the Burlesque Hall of Fame, Project Lead), Emmie Pappa Eddy @truebluemmie (Lead Researcher, Translation);
Bella Sin Bella Sin (Community Liaison, Translation); Dustin Wax (Executive Director at the Burlesque Hall of Fame); Kari Korazón (Translation);
Sarah Vamp (Exhibition Design); Looking Glass Gems , Nona Narcisse, & Jaye (Exhibit Beautifier); and everyone else who worked so hard to make this exhibition possible.

It’s been too long since we posted anything. Things have been in a bit of flux. If you’d like to support the museum financially, you can attend the .expo in late April, or make a donation.

“Scollay Square” was Boston’s notorious home of fast-living, sailors on leave, cheap booze and . This novel, written by Pearl Schiff, was published in 1952 and is signed by the author. There’s an accompanying newspaper clipping about her book signing at a place called Gilchrist’s, a major department store across from Filene’s and Jordan Marsh.