THAT’S NUTS! PLANTERS® NUTMOBILE TO VISIT THE NEON MUSEUM, JAN. 7
WHAT: This Saturday, January 7, The Neon Museum will welcome the PLANTERS® NUTmobile. During the pop-up appearance from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., guests can marvel at the giant nut-shaped vehicle, take photos with MR. PEANUT® himself, and enjoy samples and swag.
It may sound nuts, but it only made sense that the official ride of MR. PEANUT® matches his wit and dapper attire. So, in 1935, the first peanut car was built and used by a PLANTERS® brand salesman. Since then, it has evolved from one peanut car to a Hot Rod, to a fleet of vehicles. Today there is one active NUTmobile vehicle on the road, spreading joy and bringing people together to share delicious, craveable PLANTERS® brand nuts.
Since its 2012 debut, The Neon Museum has provided a glimpse at the city’s past through historic signs that lined Fremont Street, the Las Vegas Strip and beyond. Visitors can see the changes and trends in sign design and technology through pieces ranging from the 1930s to the present day. Each piece in The Neon Museum’s collection offers a unique story about the personalities who created it, what inspired it, where and when it was made and the role it played in the city’s distinctive history.
WHO: MR. PEANUT®
Grace Tessitore: PLANTERS® NUTmobile Brand Ambassador and Spokesperson
WHEN: Saturday, January 7
WHERE: The Neon Museum
770 Las Vegas Blvd N.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Complimentary parking is available in the lot directly next to the La Concha Visitors’ Center.
The free NUTmobile event is being held outside The Neon Museum collection on McWilliams Avenue. A separate entrance fee is still required to visit the Museum.
About The Neon Museum
Founded in 1996, The Neon Museum is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, studying, and exhibiting iconic Las Vegas signs for educational, historic, arts and cultural enrichment. In 2021, The Neon Museum achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition bestowed to museums in the United States. On its 2.27-acre campus, The Neon Museum has an outdoor exhibition space known as the Neon Boneyard (“boneyard” is traditionally the name for an area where items no longer in use are stored); the North Gallery, home to the immersive audiovisual experience “Brilliant!” which uses technology to re-illuminate more than 40 non-operational signs; the Boulevard Gallery outdoor exhibit and event space; and its visitors’ center inside the former La Concha Motel lobby. The museum collection also includes nine restored signs installed as public art in downtown Las Vegas. Public education, outreach, research, and arts preservation represent a selection of the museum’s ongoing projects.