Built in 1857, Gallier House was designed and built by one of the most esteemed architects in New Orleans history, James Gallier. The New York Times has called Gallier House "one of the best small...
The Ken Kirschman Artspace and NOCCA are proud to announce the 2009 Visiting Artist I Exhibition. The exhibition will feature two and three-dimensional work in a variety of media by Thomas Mann...
You know this is going to be a fun tour as soon as you arrive. Colorful Mardi Gras props, including a gigantic jovial jester, fiercely realistic alligators, and a gorgeously exciting Marilyn Monroe...
Built in 1831, the Hermann-Grima House is one of the most significant residences in New Orleans. This handsome Federal mansion with its courtyard garden boasts the only horse stable and functional...
Visitors walk into a large recreation of a concrete German observation and command post that would have been located on the Normandy coast. Through viewing slots, guests see a panoramic view of the...
This exhibit is dedicated specifically to the many D-Days that took place in the Pacific Theater. The 5,000-square-foot gallery includes photographs, videos, artifacts, maps, quotes, newspaper...
This gallery focuses on the individual sacrifices and experiences of the D-Day combatants. Through personal objects and individual memories, these stories detail the drama of the most crucial phase of...
The Museum's first exhibit, features a dramatic visual showing the imbalance of military power that existed between the United States, Japan and Germany in the late 1930s. This exhibit contains models...
The Museum's C-47, on display in the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion, was purchased from a private owner in Hondo, Texas, with funds donated by Lulu and Paul Hilliard of Lafayette, Louisiana. The C-47...
'The Science and Technology Collection' consists primarily of tools people have used to shape their environment. The approximately 6,000 artifacts date from the sixteenth to the twentieth century...
The Louisiana State Museum maintains a fairly large collection of Medical equipment from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This includes dozens of instruments used in the medical profession...
Several compasses and telescopes are held in this collection as well as other items used to aide navigation. Interesting items in this collection include a French-made light house lens that was used...
The Louisiana State Museum and the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club proudly present 'From Tramps to Kings: 100 Years of Zulu,' a major exhibit exploring the origins, unique Carnival traditions, and...
A majority of this collection consists of Native American artifacts from tribes both inside and outside of Louisiana. In addition, the museum has collected items over time from indigenous populations...
The Visual Arts Collection is divided into three categories: paintings (over 2,000 paintings and miniatures), works of art on paper (14,000 works consisting of both commercial prints and works of fine...
The Louisiana State Museum has one of the largest and finest costume and textile collections in the United States. Overall the museum's collection ranges from late 18th century to the present with the...
Mornings in Jackson Square. The sweep of a great river enfolds you. The scent of fresh coffee and jasmine mingle together. And a beautiful old city comes to life again in the spot where it began...
The Louisiana State Museum maintains a substantial collection of Louisiana and non-Louisiana related edged weapons, firearms and regulative and protective devices. While some are important merely...
The Louisiana State Museum has the largest collection in the world of instruments owned and played by important figures in jazz, possessing multiple examples of all the commonly used instruments...
National Geographic magazine and the Louisiana State Museum have partnered to create an exhibit showcasing haunting images by award-winning photojournalist David Burnett, documenting ruined lives and...
Several famous Louisiana photographers are represented by the museum's collection of photographic equipment. Items used by George Mugnier, H. F. Reynick, Charles Frank, and Fonville Winans are all...
The museum's collection of personal symbols include those items used to represent beliefs, preferences, achievements, or status. The collection includes political buttons, awards, medals and pins...