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New Orleans Museums

Discover art, history, culture and more at dozens of incredible New Orleans museums

Learn the stories behind Mardi Gras Indian costumes and culture, immerse yourself in the largest collection of Southern Art, and walk in the footsteps of America's Greatest Generation at the world famous World War II Museum - in New Orleans, you'll find endless places to explore and learn. 

New Orleans Museum of Art
Whether you hunger for art, history or a deeper understanding of the New Orleans’ cultural scene, there is a museum that will deliver...
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  • Art happens everywhere in New Orleans: on the street, in festivals and parks, and in citywide installations both organic and avant garde. The variety of inspiration is vast. It’s all here and...
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  • Stories of slaves and free people of color, of the Irish and Italians who immigrated to New Orleans, of battles won and lost and sacrifices that secured America’s freedom on the world stage are...
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  • Curious kids of all ages have plenty of adventures ahead at museums and family attractions all over New Orleans. 
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  • The door’s open. Come in, sit a spell. Discover a portal into New Orleans history by touring the homes, drawing rooms, gardens and courtyards of some of the nation’s oldest original...
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  • The magic and spectacle that is Mardi Gras happens every Carnival season starting Twelfth Night, Jan. 6, and culminating on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday on the Advent calendar. But you...
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  • Families and everyone in love with the natural world will find havens of fascinating beauty in New Orleans’ museums and attractions that invite the outside in. There are botanical gardens to...
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  • There are pocket museums dedicated to saluting these cultural and ethnic treasures all around town, casting a light on the transformative powers that came together to form New Orleans, America’s...
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  • New Orleans, a city welcoming to both saints and sinners, is connected on many levels to its early French Catholic roots. Bear witness to the history of faith at chapels strewn with ex votos, at...
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Art Galleries
New Orleans is a magnet for artists: painter, sculptors, weavers & ceramicists. Shop their works on Julia Street in...