Las Vegas: The Mob Museum Receives Prestigious New Awards, Accolades
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- Published on Friday, 25 September 2026 09:23
- Written by A&E Contributing Editor
The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, announces a collection of recent honors recognizing the institution and its team for excellence in leadership, education outreach and the visitor experience.
The latest accolades include recognition from Las Vegas Weekly's 2026 Best of Vegas Awards, Vegas Inc's Women Inspiring Nevada Awards and the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration's Pinnacle Awards.
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The Mob Museum Named Best Museum in the Las Vegas Weekly's 2026 Best of Vegas Awards
The Mob Museum has been recognized as Best Museum in the Las Vegas Weekly's 2026 Best of Vegas awards. Recognizing standout businesses across Southern Nevada, the Best of Las Vegas awards are determined through public nominations and voting.
Ashley Miller Named Among Vegas Inc's Women Inspiring Nevada 2026
Ashley Miller, The Mob Museum's vice president of marketing and communications, has been named a 2026 Women Inspiring Nevada honoree by Vegas Inc. As a member of the Museum's executive team, Miller leads a 13-person marketing and communications team and oversees two external agency partners, directing the Museum's marketing, brand strategy, advertising, public relations, communications, retail and sales efforts. During her tenure, she has helped drive the Museum's continued creative and brand growth, contributing to its recognition as an internationally acclaimed, award-winning institution that has welcomed nearly 5 million visitors. Among Miller's recent initiatives are the launch and marketing of The Mob Museum's first airport retail store at Harry Reid International Airport; the branding and launch of The Starlight Plaza; and the creation of "Inside the Life," the Museum's first podcast produced completely in-house, which earned a Webby nomination and multiple industry awards.
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Miller has led marketing and public relations efforts for major Museum initiatives, exhibits, events, partnerships and brand campaigns, earning recognition from organizations, including the Public Relations Society of America, American Advertising Federation, MUSE Creative Awards, Signal Awards and Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International. Through her leadership, these efforts have expanded the Museum's reach beyond its physical campus through strategic marketing, storytelling, media relations, partnerships and creative campaigns, helping establish The Mob Museum as a world-class cultural attraction recognized among the country's top museums and attractions.
Museum Earns Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration's Pinnacle Award
The Museum has also been named a 2025-2026 Pinnacle Award winner by the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC), recognizing the quality of its interactive virtual outreach presentations. Established in 2008, the annual Pinnacle Awards honor content providers whose live virtual programs consistently receive exceptional evaluations from educators, librarians, activity directors and community leaders. Programs are evaluated for educational quality, meaningful learner engagement and lasting impact. The Mob Museum was selected alongside cultural and educational institutions from around the world, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, International Spy Museum, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. The recognition reflects the Museum's ongoing efforts to make its educational content accessible beyond Las Vegas and connect learners with compelling stories about organized crime and law enforcement through interactive virtual programming.
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In addition to its virtual outreach programming, The Mob Museum proudly partners with schools across Southern Nevada, bringing its "Investigating History" program to more than 10,000 students on an annual basis. The program provides free, curated educational content for classrooms ranging from grade two to 12. In 2025, The Mob Museum hosted over 300 presentations for 141 schools and groups, 67% of those presentations were delivered at Title I schools in Clark County. To learn more about the Museum's educational programming for both students and seniors, visit the webpage here.
"These honors reflect the many different ways The Mob Museum fulfills its mission, from engaging visitors and students to developing innovative programming and cultivating strong leadership," said Jonathan Ullman, President & CEO, The Mob Museum. "We are constantly looking for new opportunities to expand our reach, strengthen our connection to the community and create meaningful experiences that bring organized crime and law enforcement history to life. It is rewarding to see our efforts recognized both locally and nationally."
These experiences complement a growing list of accolades for the Museum, including being named one of U.S. News & World Report's "Best Museums in the U.S.," a Tripadvisor "Travelers' Choice" Award recipient in 2023, 2024 and 2025 and Las Vegas Weekly's "Best Museum" in 2021, 2023 and 2024. The Museum is also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
To view other awards and accolades bestowed upon The Mob Museum visit the Awards and Accolades webpage.
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ABOUT THE MOB MUSEUM
The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, provides a world-class journey through true stories—from the birth of the Mob to today's headlines. Housed in the actual 1933 federal courthouse where mob hearings shook the nation, The Mob Museum is one of the highest-rated attractions and best things to do in Las Vegas, and unlike anything else in the city. With four immersive floors, The Mob Museum offers a provocative, contemporary look at these topics through hundreds of artifacts and immersive storylines. Guests can test their instincts in a live simulation and make the split-second decisions law enforcement face every day or step inside the Crime Lab and learn how forensic scientists, fingerprint analysts and DNA profilers build a case from evidence. The Museum is also home to The Underground, a Prohibition history exhibition, featuring a speakeasy and distillery, that regularly appears on "best speakeasy in Las Vegas" lists.
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Seeing more than 400,000 visitors annually, and more than 4 million since 2012, The Mob Museum has accumulated numerous accolades, including being named one of Tripadvisor's "Top 25 U.S. Museums;" one of U.S. News & World Report's "Best Museums in the U.S.;" one of Las Vegas Weekly's "Twenty Greatest Attractions in Las Vegas History" and "Best Museum;" Vegas Magazine's "Best Historical Museum;" one of National Geographic's "Top 10 Things to Do in Las Vegas;" USA Today's "Best Museum in Nevada," 10Best Readers' Choice travel awards for "Best Las Vegas Attraction," "Top Five Best History Museums in the United States" and one of its "12 Can't Miss U.S. Museum Exhibits;" named "A Must for Travelers" by The New York Times and one of "20 Places Every American Should See" by FOX News.
The Museum is a two-time winner of the Mayor's Urban Design Award for Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The Museum is open daily; visit the website for admission rates and operating hours. For more information visit themobmuseum.org.
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