Leather Archives & Museum

Leather Archives & Museum
6418 N. Greenview Avenue
Chicago, IL 60626
773.761.9200

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Welcome to the website of The Leather Archives & Museum.  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 11am - 7pm
LA&MFriday from 11am - 7pm
LA&MSaturday from 11am - 5pm
LA&MSunday from 11am - 5pm

The LA&M will be closed Saturday, July 4th for the Independence Day holiday

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 worldA kinky jumble sale at the Leather Archives & Museum

serving the fetish worldJust added to Aubrey's Playroom Archive an interview with Bill Schmeling "The HUN"

serving the fetish worldThis month's feature, The Collector (Windows Media)

serving the fetish worldA look inside the Leather Archives & Museum with some familiar faces (Windows Media)

serving the fetish worldDid you miss the Fireside Chat with Sandy "Mama" Reinhardt? Listen to a clip here (Windows Media)

serving the fetish worldNext stop for the LA&M Road Show: WOOLF and The Floating World

serving the fetish worldThe People*s Theater of Chicago Present: Doric Wilson's A Perfect Relationship

serving the world The LA&M live Twitter feed


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