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New Orleans Museums
(New Orleans, Louisiana - LA, USA)



New Orleans is home to a wide variety of fascinating museums covering a range of subject matter that reflects the city's colorful and diverse history. While it is popularly known as a party town, the city of New Orleans is also proud of its heritage and the role it has played in protecting and contributing to a fledging nation, not to mention its cultural legacies of voodoo and Mardi Gras, as well as the history of its diverse population including African American, Native American, Cajun, Creole and French connections.

The museums in New Orleans are particularly concentrated in the French Quarter and Warehouse District.




New Orleans Museums: Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World - 233 Newton Street, Algiers, Louisiana (LA), 70114, USA
Tel: +1 504 361 7821
This establishment is a historical museum and a workshop, as well as one of the world's largest float builders. The Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World museum offers interactive exhibits and the chance to try on some costumes. There are also tours of the workshop, giving you the chance to see sculptors and floats up close.
New Orleans museum open: daily - 09:30 to 16:30
New Orleans museum admission: charge, discounts for seniors and children, children under three free

New Orleans Museums: Confederate Museum - 929 Camp Street, New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), 70130, USA
Tel: +1 504 523 4522
The Confederate Museum opened in 1891 and is the oldest museum in Louisiana. It is home to one of the best and most exhaustive collections of Civil War memorabilia in the world. Highlights at New Orleans' Confederate Museum include original battle flags and soldiers' uniforms, various weapons and rare photographs.
New Orleans museum open: Monday to Saturday - 10:00 to 16:00
New Orleans museum admission: charge, discounts available for students, senior citizens and children under 12

New Orleans Museums: Germaine Cazenave Wells Mardi Gras Museum - 813 Bienville Street, New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), 70112, USA
Tel: +1 504 523 5433
Contains colorful displays of gowns, costumes and memorabilia related to New Orleans' annual Mardi Gras parades. Located above Arnaud's Restaurant, highlights at the Germaine Cazenave Wells Mardi Gras Museum include the oldest costume in the exhibit, a 1939 gown worn by Germaine Wells, queen of 22 Mardi Gras balls between 1937 and 1968.
New Orleans museum open: daily
New Orleans museum admission: free

New Orleans Museums: Historic New Orleans Collection - 533 Royal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), 70130, USA
Tel: +1 504 523 4662
Spread throughout four exquisite 18th and 19th century buildings in the French Quarter and connected by a common courtyard, the collection houses historical artifacts and artworks that document the city's history as well as temporary exhibitions. It is possible to explore the 1889 residence of the museum's founders, General and Mrs. L. Kemper Williams.
New Orleans museum open: Tuesday to Saturday - 09:30 to 16:30
New Orleans museum admission: free

New Orleans Museums: Jackson Barracks and Military Museum - 6400 St. Claude Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), 70146, USA
Tel: +1 504 278 8242
Planned by Andrew Jackson himself and built in the mid-1830s, the barracks are now home to the Louisiana National Guard and an extensive military museum, housing artifacts from the War of 1812, Spanish Colonial War, WWII and other conflicts.
New Orleans museum open: Monday to Friday - 08:00 to 16:00
New Orleans museum admission: free

New Orleans Museums: Louisiana State Museum - 751 Chartres Street, New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), 70116, USA
Tel: +1 504 568 6968
This museum is spread over five historic buildings in the French Quarter and houses extensive displays of local history and cultural heritage. The Old US Mint is home to the popular New Orleans Jazz exhibit where you can see Louis Armstrong's first trumpet as well as other instruments, sheet music and memorabilia. The Presbytere at the Louisiana State Museum houses an excellent exhibition on Louisiana's famous carnival tradition, while the Cabildo forms the major portion of the museum, with detailed exhibitions on diverse aspects of Louisiana's history including music, immigrants and burial customs.
New Orleans Museum open: Tuesday to Sunday - 09:00 to 17:00
New Orleans museum admission: charge, discounts available for students, senior citizens and active military, children under 12 free

New Orleans Museums: Musée Conti Wax Museum - 917 Conti Street, New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), 70112, USA
Tel: +1 504 525 2605
The Musée Conti Wax Museum houses wax figures of all famous locals such as Andrew Jackson, Marie Laveau, Louis Armstrong, Napoleon, Jean Lafitte and Huey Long, together with historical descriptions and biographies. This is also a great place to escape the heat.
New Orleans museum open: Monday to Saturday - 10:00 to 17:00, Sunday - noon to 17:30
New Orleans museum admission: charge, discounts for seniors and children, children under four free

New Orleans Museums: National D-Day Museum - 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), 70130, USA
Tel: +1 504 527 6012
One of New Orleans' newest museums, swinging its doors open in 2000, it is nevertheless found in a historic building dating back to 1856. This is one of the most impressive museums of its kind, documenting all 19 US amphibious missions on D-day. Plenty of artifacts are on display, as well as personal stories from soldiers.
New Orleans museum open: daily - 09:00 to 17:00
New Orleans museum admission: charge, discounts for seniors and children, children under five free

New Orleans Museums: Voodoo Museum - 724 Dumaine Street, New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), 70130, USA
Tel: +1 504 523 7685
Although highly commercial and catering mainly for tourists, the museum offers a good way for visitors to learn the basics of voodoo culture, customs and history. Run by people involved in voodoo, there are plenty of occult objects on display, as well as psychic readings by a voodoo priestess. Gris-gris bags, dolls and other souvenir items are for sale.
New Orleans museum open: daily - 10:00 to 20:00
New Orleans museum admission: charges, discounts for seniors, children and military

 
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