Welcome to the website of The Leather Archives & Museum, located in
Chicago and Serving the Fetish World. The LA&M
is located in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood on the north side of the city.
The Museum is open to visitors & researchers on:
Thursday from 12pm - 8pm
Friday from 12pm - 8pm
Saturday from 12pm - 5pm
Sunday from 12pm - 5pm
New hours effective November 28, 2008
Thursday from 11am - 7pm
Friday from 11am - 7pm
Saturday from 11am - 5pm
Sunday from 11am - 5pm
We will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday November 27, 2008
Admission is free to members, $5.00 to non-members.
Last admission to the exhibits is 30 minutes before closing time.
Access to the Archival Collections requires an appointment in advance.
You must be 18 years of age or older to enter the LA&M.
The 10,000 sq. foot, two-story building houses:
| | Eight exhibition galleries |
| A 1,425 sq. foot climate controlled
archival storage space |
| A 164 seat auditorium |
| A 600 square foot reading library to house
the research collections |
| Various other spaces which serve
as working space for staff, volunteers and researchers
|
In addition to activities in Chicago: The LA&M serves the fetish community by
Preserving material from all leather/fetish communities
Sending The LA&M Road Show around the country
Providing email and telephone research assistance
The Latest News from the Leather Archives & Museum:
Did you miss the Fireside Chat with Chuck Renslow? Listen to a clip here
Thank you for the fundraisers!
This month's feature presentation, The Leather Report w/Race Bannon
Join the Leather Archives on MySpace
Just in time for the Holidays, FREE SHIPPING in our on-line store
Want to join the Road Show Team?
Our 2009 Road Show calendar is filling up fast. Where will we be?
Join us for our next Road Show event, Bound South
_ask October 4 thru January 9 in the Guest Artist Gallery
Read the Road Show Blog about our exhibit at Beyond Vanilla/NLA-I
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