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A Colorful World in Black & White: Fonville Winans’ Photographs of Louisiana

New exhibition opens July 14 at Capitol Park Museum!

Nine Museums, One Incredible State

With museums across the state, you can start planning your Louisiana staycation today!

DRUMSVILLE: Evolution of the New Orleans Beat

Get a behind-the-scenes peak with music curator David Kunian and master drummer Luther Gray!

Trivia, Arts & Crafts, Scavenger Hunts, and more!

Take a look at our educational activites for at-home learning fun.

Beading with the Big Chief

Check out a behind-the-scenes tour of this Cabildo exhibition with Big Chief Darryl Montana of the Yellow Pocahontas Hunters!

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Exhibitions

Chasing the Butterfly Man

Chasing the Butterfly Man

Today eighteen Louisiana Neo-Classical armoires survive from the workshop of the "Butterfly Man...," a cabinetmaker who created furniture between about 1800 and 1825. Their maker came to be known in the early twentieth century as the Butterfly Man for his signature use of the double dovetail (...

Grand Illusions: The History and Artistry of Gay Carnival in New Orleans

Grand Illusions: The History and Artistry of Gay Carnival in New Orleans

The Louisiana State Museum is proud to announce the first-of-its-kind comprehensive exhibition on the history of gay carnival at the Presbytère in Jackson Square. Grand Illusions: The History and Artistry of Gay Carnival in New Orleans brings together more than two hundred artifacts...

Drumsville!: Evolution of the New Orleans Beat

Drumsville!: Evolution of the New Orleans Beat

Drumsville!: Evolution of the New Orleans Beat explores the role of percussion and rhythm in New Orleans and how the innovative drummers from the Crescent City continually changed that role and took it around the planet. The exhibit has a beautiful sampling of photographs and drums...

Me Got Fiyo: The Professor Longhair Centennial

Me Got Fiyo: The Professor Longhair Centennial

2018 is both the New Orleans Tricentennial and the Centennial of the birth of the most beloved and influential pianist in New Orleans history: Henry Roland Byrd aka Professor Longhair. This exhibit will celebrate all things Fess starting with his origins and development to his early hits such...

We Love You, New Orleans

We Love You, New Orleans

As part of New Orleans’ tricentennial activities, the Cabildo is proud to open a brand new exhibition, We Love You, New Orleans. Celebrating the people, places and things that make New Orleans one of the nation’s most unique cities to visitors and residents alike, the exhibition plays...

Mapping the Crescent

Mapping the Crescent

Maps shown in this exhibition represent the evolution of New Orleans over three centuries. The Mississippi River’s influence is always apparent, its curve bestowing the nickname Crescent City. Geographical constraints are evident, with cypress swamps dominating the landscape until engineers...

The Wildest: Louis Prima Comes Home

The Wildest: Louis Prima Comes Home

From "Buona Sera" to "Just A Gigolo," that "Old Black Magic" still has the world under Louis Prima’s spell! Join us at the New Orleans Jazz Museum for the exhibit The Wildest: Louis Prima Comes Home. As a trumpeter, singer, songwriter and performer, this son of New Orleans sons swinging...

Mardi Gras: It's Carnival Time in Louisiana!

Mardi Gras: It's Carnival Time in Louisiana!

Since 1699, when Pierre Le Moyne, sieur d’Iberville, celebrated Shrove Tuesday at his encampment on the Mississippi River, Mardi Gras has been an integral part of Louisiana’s culture. Experience this extraordinary tradition through rare artifacts, scores of magnificent costumes,...

The Golden Age of Aviation

The Golden Age of Aviation

This exhibition celebrates the legacy of aviation pioneers Jimmie Wedell and Harry P. Williams, who formed an air service in Patterson in 1928 that quickly rose to the top tier of air racing. Displays include numerous replica aircraft, such as the famous Miss Patterson #44 and the Gilmore #121,...

Grounds for Greatness: Louisiana and the Nation

Grounds for Greatness: Louisiana and the Nation

Grounds for Greatness: Louisiana and the Nation shows Louisiana’s impact on the nation and the world. From the Louisiana Purchase to the critical role Louisiana played in our nation’s wars (including the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812, the Civil War and both World...

Living with Hurricanes: Katrina & Beyond

Living with Hurricanes: Katrina & Beyond

Combining eyewitness accounts, historical context, immersive environments and in-depth scientific exploration, this exhibition shows the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and how Louisiana is learning to live more safely with hurricanes. Oral histories and artifacts, such as a Coast...

E.D. White & Bayou Lafourche Exhibition

E.D. White & Bayou Lafourche Exhibition

Exploring this National Historic Landmark will offer both a tour through a historical structure and the culture that surrounded the home throughout history. Situated on the banks of Bayou Lafourche, this was the residence of two of Louisiana’s significant political figures: Governor...

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Cabildo

The Cabildo

The Presbytère

The Presbytère

The New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint

The New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint

1850 House

1850 House

Madame John's Legacy

Madame John’s Legacy

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Capitol Park Museum

E.D. White Historic Site

E.D. White Historic Site

Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame & Northwest Louisiana History Museum

Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame & Northwest Louisiana History Museum

Wedell-Williams Aviation and Cypress Sawmill Museum

Wedell-Williams Aviation and Cypress Sawmill Museum

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Desire and Disaster in New Orleans with Lynnell L. Thomas

Desire and Disaster in New Orleans with Lynnell L. Thomas

For the December Second Thursday Lecture, hosted by Friends of the Cabildo and Louisiana State Museum, author Lynnell L. Thomas will be speaking on her recent book, "Desire and Disaster in New Orleans...

New Inductee Welcome Reception

New Inductee Welcome Reception

Come celebrate the 2020 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame new inductees at the La Capitol Federal Credit Union Welcome Reception at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum...

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