Leather Archives & Museum

Leather Archives & Museum

 

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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:

LA&MThursday from 12pm - 8pm
LA&MFriday from 12pm - 8pm
LA&MSaturday from 12pm - 5pm
LA&MSunday from 12pm - 5pm

New hours effective November 28, 2008

LA&MThursday from 11am - 7pm
LA&MFriday from 11am - 7pm
LA&MSaturday from 11am - 5pm
LA&MSunday 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:

LA&M Eight exhibition galleries
LA&MA 1,425 sq. foot climate controlled archival storage space
LA&MA 164 seat auditorium
LA&MA 600 square foot reading library to house the research collections
LA&MVarious 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

LA&MPreserving material from all leather/fetish communities
LA&MSending The LA&M Road Show around the country
LA&MProviding email and telephone research assistance



The Latest News from the Leather Archives & Museum:

serving the fetish worldDid you miss the Fireside Chat with Chuck Renslow? Listen to a clip here

serving the fetish worldThank you for the fundraisers!

serving the fetish worldThis month's feature presentation, The Leather Report w/Race Bannon

serving the fetish worldJoin the Leather Archives on MySpace

serving the fetish worldJust in time for the Holidays, FREE SHIPPING in our on-line store

serving the fetish worldWant to join the Road Show Team?

serving the fetish worldOur 2009 Road Show calendar is filling up fast. Where will we be?

serving the fetish worldJoin us for our next Road Show event, Bound South

serving the fetish world_ask October 4 thru January 9 in the Guest Artist Gallery

serving the fetish worldRead the Road Show Blog about our exhibit at Beyond Vanilla/NLA-I


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