List of museums in New Orleans

This list of museums in New Orleans, Louisiana contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries.

See also: List of museums in Louisiana

Museums
Name Neighborhood Type Summary
1850 HouseFrench QuarterHistoric housePart of the Louisiana State Museum, 1850s middle class period home
Algiers Folk Art Zone & Blues MuseumAlgiers PointArtwebsite, includes outdoor mixed-media statuary, poured concrete sculptural forms, and a small museum housing music memorabilia and works by noted self-taught artists
American Italian MuseumCentral Business DistrictEthnicHistory of Italian Americans in the Southeast and their contributions, operated by the American Italian Cultural Center
Ansel M. Stroud, Jr. Military History and Weapons MuseumLower Ninth WardMilitaryOfficial museum of the Louisiana National Guard located in the Jackson Barracks Complex, formerly known as the Jackson Barracks Military Museum
Audubon Butterfly Garden and InsectariumFrench QuarterNatural historyInsect information and live insects
Backstreet Cultural MuseumTreméAfrican AmericanCultural traditions and institutions of African-American culture in New Orleans, in particular Mardi Gras Indians, Jazz Funerals and Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
Beauregard-Keyes HouseFrench QuarterHistoric house1860s period home with collection of antique dolls and tea pots
The CabildoFrench QuarterHistoryOperated by the Louisiana State Museum, site of the Louisiana Purchase transfer ceremonies in 1803, exhibits on the history and culture of Louisiana and its ethnic groups
Confederate Memorial Hall MuseumCentral Business DistrictMilitaryHistory and artifacts from the Confederate States of America and the American Civil War
Contemporary Arts CenterCentral Business DistrictArtMulti-disciplinary contemporary and performing arts center
Degas HouseTreméHistoric housewebsite, house where artist Edgar Degas resided and worked from 1872 to 1873
Fort Pike State Historic SiteLake St. CatherineFortCurrently closed, decommissioned 19th-century United States fort
Diboll Art GalleryAudubonArtwebsite, part of Loyola University New Orleans, also known as the Collins C. Diboll Art Gallery and Visual Arts Center
Gallier HouseFrench QuarterHistoric house1850s period house
Germaine Cazenave Wells Mardi Gras Museum at Arnaud'sFrench QuarterAmusementPart of Arnaud's restaurant, collection of Carnival court gowns, costumes and other memorabilia
Hermann-Grima HouseFrench QuarterHistoric house1830-1860s period Creole house
Historic New Orleans CollectionFrench QuarterMultipleIncludes museum with exhibits about the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South region, and the 1940-1950s period Williams Residence
House of BroelMagnolia ProjectsHistoric housewebsite, Victorian-period house, open for tours by appointment, features a dollhouse museum
House of Dance and FeathersLower Ninth WardCulturewebsite, artwork, history, and culture of the Mardi Gras Indians, local Social Aid and Pleasure, Skull & Bones Gangs, and Baby Dolls
Irish Cultural Museum of New OrleansFrench QuarterEthnicwebsite, history of the Irish in the city
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and PreserveFrench QuarterCultureFrench Quarter Visitor Center, history and traditions of the city and the delta region
Longue Vue House and GardensLakewoodHistoric house20th century estate and gardens
Louisiana Children's MuseumCentral Business DistrictChildren'swebsite
Louisiana State MuseumFrench QuarterMultipleOperates The Cabildo, New Orleans Mint, The Presbytère, 1850 House and Madame John's Legacy
Lower Ninth Ward Living MuseumLower Ninth WardLocal historywebsite, history of the Lower 9th Ward through oral histories and exhibits
Madame John's LegacyFrench QuarterHistoric houseOperated by the Louisiana State Museum, late 18th century Colonial home
Mardi Gras WorldSt. Thomas DevelopmentAmusementMardis Gras floats
McKenna Museum of African American ArtCentral CityArtwebsite, exhibits of African Diasporan fine art
Le Musée de f.p.c.TreméHistoric housewebsite, mid 19th-century house with a focus on free people of color living in New Orleans
Museum of DeathFrench QuarterHistorywebsite, includes body bags, coffins, skulls, antique mortician apparatuses, crime photos
Museum of the American CocktailCentral CityFoodPart of the Southern Food & Beverage Museum, features history of mixed drinks and bartending memorabilia
National Seelos ShrineSt. Thomas DevelopmentReligiousShrine and museum about Francis Xavier Seelos, part of St. Mary's Assumption Church
National WWII MuseumCentral Business DistrictMilitaryFormerly the National D-Day Museum. Focuses on the United States' contribution to victory in World War II and the Battle of Normandy website
New Canal Lighthouse Museum and Education CenterLakeshore/Lake VistaMaritimeOperated by the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, reconstructed lighthouse and museum
New Orleans African American MuseumTreméAfrican AmericanAfrican American art, history and culture
New Orleans Historic Voodoo MuseumFrench QuarterReligiousHistory and folklore of rituals, zombies, gris-gris, Voodoo Queens
New Orleans Fire Department MuseumGarden DistrictFirefightingLocated in the Washington Avenue firehouse, open by appointment[1][2]
New Orleans MintFrench QuarterNumismaticPart of the Louisiana State Museum, features a jazz museum and music venue that is part of the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
New Orleans Museum of ArtCity ParkArtCollections include French and American art, photography, glass, and African and Japanese works, Besthoff Sculpture Garden
New Orleans Pharmacy MuseumFrench QuarterMedicalwebsite, includes 19th-century pharmacy and medical artifacts, a 19th-century physician's study, a spectacle collection, homeopathic remedies, dental instruments and medical memorabilia
Newcomb Art MuseumCarrolltonArtPart of the Woldenberg Art Center at Tulane University, decorative arts collection of crafts produced at Newcomb College from the late 19th through the early 20th century
Ogden Museum of Southern ArtCentral Business DistrictArtVisual arts and culture of the American South
Old Ursuline ConventFrench QuarterReligious18th century convent
Pitot HouseFaubourg St. JohnHistoric houseEarly 19th century period house
The PresbytèreFrench QuarterHistoric SitePart of the Louisiana State Museum, features changing exhibits of New Orleans history and culture
Southern Food and Beverage MuseumCentral CityFoodExhibits include The Museum of the American Cocktail, food and traditions of Louisiana, sugar, TV food pioneer Lena Richards, Acadian history and culture, fishing and natural history of the Gulf of Mexico, corn, community cookbooks
University of New Orleans Art GalleriesArtwebsite, UNO St. Claude Gallery and UNO Lakefront Campus Fine Arts Gallery

Defunct museums

See also

References
  1. "New Orleans Fire Museum". Roadtrippers. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. "New Orleans Fire Department Museum". Waymarking. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. "Official site". Musee Conti. Retrieved 23 February 2016. Musee Conti will officially close on January 31, 2016!
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