It's #GivingTuesday!

The Burlesque Hall of Fame has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. Earlier this year, we opened the museum in our new, vastly expanded location, right on Las Vegas' Main Street in the heart of the Arts District. Our new location has given us room to create stunning exhibitions to share with our visitors, like our current display of costumes from Dita Von Teese's collection, as well as room to store and work with our tremendous collection of over 5000 items. Our Bawdy Shop Studio hosts classes, parties, and special events like our recent edition of Naked Girls Reading.

We are so very thankful to be able to tell burlesque's story to visitors from all over the world, burlesque veterans and newcomers alike. And we are especially thankful for you, our fans and supporters, without whom none of this would be possible. Your support allows us to keep growing and finding new ways to tell the amazing stories of burlesque.

Today is #GivingTuesday, a day created to reflect on and give back to the charitable organizations that make a difference in your life and your society. In the wake of the stress and consumerism of Black Friday and CyberMonday, #GivingTuesday focuses on making the world a better place. 

We believe that burlesque makes the world a better place, and that preserving its history to share with the world is a worthy calling. If we have touched your life in some way this year, please consider making a donation to help us continue to make a difference in the year to come. 

 You can easily donate through our #GivingTuesday page, but if you're on Facebook, you can double your impact by taking advantage of Facebook's matching funds -- Facebook has pledged to match $7 million of donations made after 8am EST on #GivingTuesday.

To donate on Facebook, either visit our page at facebook.com/theburlesquehall or create your own fundraiser at https://www.facebook.com/fundraisers/. The Facebook match will go really fast, so please, donate as early in the day as possible. And don't forget to share the fundraiser with your friends! 

To make best use of the Facebook match, today we are allowing new and existing members to pay their dues by making a Facebook donation. We know it's a little extra work, but we hope you'll understand —Facebook's match means your dues go twice as far! Simply donate on Facebook and send us your receipt, along with the email address and legal name associated with your membership. If you aren't already a member, sign up at burlesquehall.com/member first. 

However you choose to donate, know that your donation will help us to create new exhibitions and new public programs, acquire new objects for our collection and better preserve what we already hold, and help us get the word out to new audiences who may not have even heard the word "burlesque". And for that, we are eternally thankful!