Editing Liberace (section)

==Closure of Liberace Museum and Tivoli Gardens Restaurant==
In October 2010, the [[Liberace Museum]] in Las Vegas closed after 31 years of being open to the public. In June 2011, Liberace's Tivoli Gardens Restaurant, then operated by [[Carluccio's]], closed its location next to the museum and relocated elsewhere.<ref>{{cite web |author=Tell the USPS to Recognize Liberace with a Stamp! |url=http://liberacedeservesastamp.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/liberaces-tivoli-gardens-restaurant-now-closed/ |title=Liberace's Tivoli Gardens Restaurant Now Closed « Tell the USPS to Recognize Liberace with a Stamp! |publisher=Liberacedeservesastamp.wordpress.com |date=July 7, 2011 |access-date=April 10, 2012 |archive-date=March 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328051125/http://liberacedeservesastamp.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/liberaces-tivoli-gardens-restaurant-now-closed/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Liberace Foundation President Jack Rappaport, the museum had been in negotiations with money interests on the Las Vegas strip to relocate the museum but were unsuccessful. The Liberace Foundation, which provides college scholarships to up-and-coming performers, continued to function.<ref>Welch, Chris (October 16, 2010) [http://cnn.tv/2010/TRAVEL/10/15/liberace.museum.closing/index.html?hpt=C2 Show's over for Liberace Museum in Vegas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929081235/http://cnn.tv/2010/TRAVEL/10/15/liberace.museum.closing/index.html?hpt=C2 |date=September 29, 2011 }} CNN</ref>

In January 2013, the Liberace Foundation announced plans to move the museum to downtown Las Vegas, with a targeted opening date of 2014.<ref>Katsilometes, John (January 28, 2013) [http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2013/jan/28/liberace-museum-planning-move-downtown----neonopol/ Liberace Museum is planning a move downtown — to Neonopolis]. ''Las Vegas Sun''</ref> In 2014, however, Liberace Foundation chairman Jonathan Warren announced that the deal for the new museum had failed.<ref>[https://www.outtraveler.com/destination-guide/las-vegas/2014/06/26/liberace-museum-back-dead Liberace Museum Back From the Dead?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210182240/https://www.outtraveler.com/destination-guide/las-vegas/2014/06/26/liberace-museum-back-dead |date=December 10, 2023 }}. ''outtraveler.com''</ref>

As of April 7, 2016, Liberace's cars are on display, as well as a piano and several costumes, at the [[Liberace Museum Collection|Liberace Garage]], located in Las Vegas.<ref name=VegasSevenLibGarage>{{cite web|last=Townsend Rodgers|first=Lissa|title=Liberace Garage Showcases Mr. Showmanship's Rides|url=http://vegasseven.com/2016/04/06/liberace-garage-showcases-mr-showmanships-rides%E2%80%82/|publisher=VegasSeven|access-date=April 21, 2016|date=April 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423103739/http://vegasseven.com/2016/04/06/liberace-garage-showcases-mr-showmanships-rides%E2%80%82/|archive-date=April 23, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>