The Mirage may have closed for good, but pieces of it will live on at the Neon Museum, Hard Rock International announced.

As the storied property transforms into the Hard Rock Hotel, the company is partnering with general contractor The PENTA Building Group and its nonprofit arm The PENTA CARES Foundation to preserve artifacts.

“This iconic property that transformed the Las Vegas Strip can be remembered forever and we appreciate [the Neon Museum] preserving one of our city’s greatest treasures,” said Joe Lupo, president of the Mirage. 

The Neon Museum will receive the 17-foot-tall sculpture depicting Siegfried & Roy, circa 1993. The museum also will receive the Mirage’s 30-foot-tall hotel arch sign and a 27-foot-long neon sign that sat in the volcano lagoon.

Neon Museum officials first met with Hard Rock leadership in July 2023 to discuss preservation of the artifacts.

“Future generations will be able to learn about ‘the oasis in the desert’ and how it changed hospitality design in Las Vegas and the world,” said Aaron Berger, executive director of the Neon Museum.

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