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This is a list of museums and educational resources
in the New Orleans area. For more detailed information visit NewOrleansMuseums.com
or see the individual web sites associated with each museum.
Art
Museums
Ogden
Museum of Southern Art
www.ogdenmuseum.org
925 Camp Street
504-539-9600
The Ogden Museum of Art showcases the most comprehensive collection
of Southern art in the world. Opening as Phase One of the larger Museum
complex in the Warehouse Arts District, the museum first unveiled
its 20th- and 21st-century collection in the Goldring Hall, a 47,000-square-foot,
five-story glass and steel structure dedicated to the memory of New
Orleans philanthropist Stephen Goldring.
The building features a magnificent four-story atrium, stunning galleries,
a charming rooftop terrace, staff offices and the chic museum store.
Goldring Hall features more than 20 galleries, presented in a chronological
and thematic manner. Works by Southern artists will include photography,
works by self-taught artists, and contemporary crafts and design.
Phase Two of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art is expected to open
in the fall of 2004. The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is located in
the historic Warehouse Arts District. It is nine blocks from Canal
Street.
After visiting the Ogden, walk across the street to experience the
stunning National D-Day Museum and the outstanding Contemporary Arts
Center.
Old
U.S. Mint
lsm.crt.state.la.us
400 Esplanade Ave.
504-568-6968
(800) 568-6968
The only building in America to serve as a U.S. and Confederate Mint.
Today it hosts unique minting and jazz exhibits. The Old U.S. Mint
is part of the five world-class museums that comprise the Louisiana
State Museum complex: The Cabildo, The Presbytere, the 1850's House
and Madame John's Legacy.
Admission to the Cabildo/Arsenal, Presbytere and Old U.S. Mint is
$5 for adults and $4 for senior citizens, students, and active military.
Admission to Madame John's Legacy and The 1850 house is $3 for adults
and $2 for senior citizens, students, and active military. Children
under 12 are admitted free to all sites. School groups are free, but
reservations are required. Combination tickets for two or more sites
receive a 20% discount, and group discounts are also available.
All properties in the Louisiana State Museum system are available
for rental for meetings, receptions and private events except The
1850 House. Each museum is authentic, unique, and provides an unforgettable
venue.
Old
Ursuline Convent
1100 Chartres St.
504-529-3040
The oldest building in the Mississippi River Valley which now serves
as an archival treasure. Completed in 1752, it is also the oldest
surviving example of the French colonial period in the United States.
The Old Ursuline Convent is located in the historic French Quarter.
Tours run Tuesday- Friday beginning at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2
p.m. and 3 p.m. Weekend tours begin at 11:15am, 1pm and 2pm. Visitors
should meet at 1100 Chartres Street in front of the Gatehouse.
Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for students with
valid ID. Adult groups of 20 are $4 per adult. Student groups of fewer
than 20 pay $2 per student and 20 or more pay $1 per student. Chaperones
are admitted for $3. For more information or to schedule an appointment
to visit the archives,
Pitot House Museum
www.pitothouse.org
1440 Moss St.
504-482-0312
This Creole Colonial plantation is filled with Louisiana and American
antiques from the early 1800‚s. The stately home, located at
1440 Moss Street, is now the property of the Louisiana Landmarks Society
and on the National Register of Historic Places. The Pitot House Museum
is a 10-minute ride from the historic French Quarter and a 10-minute
walk from the New Orleans Fair Grounds. It is accessible via the Canal
Streetcar line as well as the Esplanade Avenue bus line.
The house is open Wednesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission
is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for children.
The Presbytere
lsm.crt.state.la.us
751 Chartres Street
504-568-6968
(800) 568-6968
Located on Jackson Square, the Presbytere houses a dazzling permanent
exhibition on Mardi Gras. Admission to the Cabildo/Arsenal, Presbytere
and Old U.S. Mint is $5 for adults and $4 for senior citizens, students,
and active military. Admission to Madame John‚s Legacy and The
1850 House is $3 for adults and $2 for senior citizens, students and
active military. Children under 12 are admitted free to all sites.
School groups are free, but reservations are required. Combination
tickets for two or more sites receive a 20% discount, and group discounts
are also available.
All properties in the Louisiana State Museum system are available
for rental for meetings, receptions and private events, except The
1850 House. Each Museum is authentic and unique, and provides an unforgettable
venue.
Preservation Resource Center
www.prcno.org
923 Tchoupitoulas Street
504-581-7032
Learn about the fascinating architecture of New Orleans historic neighborhoods
at the PRC Museum. Before touring any neighborhood, sightseers stop
by the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans to pick up helpful
Walking Tour Brochures highlighting neighborhood restaurants, churches,
theaters and much more. Valuable information on New Orleans architecture
and neighborhoods is available in the Center's comprehensive library
section.
The Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans is located at 923
Tchoupitoulas Street in the New Orleans Warehouse District, a 10-minute
ride from Canal Street. The Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans
is open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Donations
are most appreciated.
Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
www.noma.org/html_docs/sgarden
1 Collins Diboll Circle - City Park
504-488-2631
Amid five glorious acres are some of the most priceless sculptures
in the world. The museum is open Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Museum docents lead guided tours of the Sculpture Garden at 11 a.m.
and 2 p.m. Admission is free.
Visitors please note: dogs, bicycles, rollerblades, skateboards and
picnicking are not allowed in the Sculpture Garden. You may touch
the sculptures, but do not climb on them.
Located next to the Sculpture Garden is the magnificent New Orleans
Museum of Art, set in the splendor of City Park, with 1,500 acres
of walking paths, centuries old oak trees, a small amusement park,
lagoons and Storyland.
Tulane Museum of Natural History
www.museum.tulane.edu
Bldg. A-3 Wild Boar Road, Belle Chase
504-586-1919
Begun in 1885, Tulane's Museum of Natural History houses an extensive
and important collection of animal life. The Museum is not officially
open to the general public, but individual appointments and arrangements
for school tours can be made. The Natural History Museum is located
at the F. Edward Hebert Riverside Research Center in the English Turn
of the Mississippi River, near Belle Chase, Louisiana.
To get there from 1-10 East:
Go over the Crescent City Connection (the bridge crossing the Mississippi
River),
take the first exit on the right (Gen. DeGaulle).
Take the left fork (Gen. DeGaulle East).
Follow Gen. DeGaulle all the way to the end (approximately five miles).
Cross the bridge, make a left (onto Woodland Hwy., no street sign)
and go one-half mile to the flashing yellow light. (Hebert Blvd.)
Make a left on Hebert Blvd. and follow approximately one mile to end
(at river levee.)
Make a left and go through the gate. You are now on the Museum grounds.
Follow the winding paved road to the first gravel road on the left.
Make a left and follow less than half mile to dead end. Make a right
and park in front of the building, Building A-3 Wild Boar Road.
For more information and to arrange a tour, please call (504) 394-1711
or visit: www.museum.tulane.edu.
Tulane's Special Collections
http://specialcollections.tulane.edu
(504) 865-5685
Tulane University‚s Howard-Tilton Memorial Library offers a
Special Collections Division for student and professional research.
The Special Collections Division has six departments: Jazz Archive,
Manuscripts Department, University Archives, Louisiana Collection,
Rare Books and Architectural Archives. Together, these comprise the
world's largest research center and archives for New Orleans and the
world‚s second largest for Louisiana.
Tulane University's Special Collections are all located in Jones Hall
in beautiful uptown New Orleans on Tulane's campus. Take the St. Charles
Avenue Streetcar for about a 30-minute ride from Canal Street. Exit
the Streetcar at Tulane University, which is located right across
from Audubon Park. Walk through Tulane‚s campus (going away
from the park) until you get to Freret Street. The Joseph Merrick
Jones Hall is located at 6801 Freret Street.
All collections are free and open to the public. Collections are open
Monday - Thursday 9a.m. ˆ 6p.m., Friday at 9a.m. ˆ 5p.m.
and Saturday 9a.m. - 1p.m.
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