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

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 Museum will be closed on the following dates:
Friday July 4, 2008 for the 4th of July Holiday.

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 worldThank you for the fundraisers!

serving the fetish worldPantheon of Leather weekend schedule

serving the fetish worldJoin us for Kinky Cocktails Pantheon Weekend

serving the fetish worldCheck out the highlights from IML weekend

serving the fetish worldSix new interviews added to Aubrey's Playroom

serving the fetish worldIt's Membership Renewal time, Visit the Museum Store to renew NOW!

serving the fetish worldView sample pages from the new Kris Book

serving the fetish worldYES April 19 thru October 20 in the Guest Artist Gallery

serving the fetish worldWas Benjamin Franklin kinky? What do you think?

serving the fetish worldJoin us for our Movie Shorts Matinee every Saturday

serving the fetish worldRead the Road Show Blog about our exhibit at IMsL and BoundCon V


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