"The Tattoo Heritage Project a 501(c)(3), founded by legendary tattoo artist, Good Time Charlie (GTC), is dedicated to preserving and documenting American Tattoo History and to honor and support the art of Tattooing, through museum partnerships, archival assistance, and exhibition support.

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PROBLEM

Many tattoo artifacts are in the hands of private collectors and currently there is not a space in the US solely dedicated for these items to be shared (in a large space) with the general public.

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SOLUTION
Create a destination Tattoo Museum in Long Beach, CA., which will attract Tattoo enthusiasts from all over the world. Long Beach is a prime location given that from the early 1900's to mid 80's the area referred to as "The Pike" housed the many of the world's greatest Tattoo Artists in the world. 

 

For more about The Pike's History, visit: https://www.ocweekly.com/from-bert-grimm-to-outer-limits-this-long-beach-tattoo-shop-remains-the-oldest-in-the-world-7012957/ "

- TATTOO HERITAGE PROJECT