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African American Museum
Located in Treme, the oldest surviving black community in the United States, the
New Orleans African American Museum is dedicated to protecting, preserving, and
promoting through education the history, art, and communities of African Americans
in New Orleans and the African diaspora. Exhibits change regularly, so call ahead to find
out what is on display.
Children's Museum
At this nationally-recognized museum, the official rule is "Please Touch!"
Captain a tugboat, anchor the news and leave your shadow on the wall in the Shadow Trap.
Louisiana State Museum
Five national landmarks in the French Quarter combine to tell a unique story about
the history and cultural legacy of Louisiana. The Cabildo, the site of the 1803 Louisiana
purchase focuses on Louisiana history starting with Native American Cultures. The Presbytere,
features exhibits and interactive displays that explore all aspects of Mardi Gras.
The 1850 House, is decorated with artifacts and other mid-19th-century furnishings
that tell the story of middle-class family life during New Orleans most prosperous area.
The Old U.S. Mint is the only mint to have produced both Federal and Confederate coinage.
New Orleans Museum of Art
Experience a world of art, minutes from the French Quarter. NOMA is one of the Gulf South's
finest art museums, featuring an outstanding permanent collection and expansive Faberge gallery.
New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park
A story rich with innovation, experimentation, controversy and emotion, the park provides an
ideal setting to share the cultural history of the people and places that helped shape the
development and progression of jazz in New Orleans.
The Amistad Research Center
The nation's largest independent archives specializing in the history of African Americans
and other ethnic groups, the Amistad Research Center is dedicated to preserving America's
ethnic heritage by providing a home to the manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, books,
periodicals and works of art that contain the history of peoples, of nations, of beliefs and
dreams, of a past worth sharing with the future.
The Contemporary Arts Center
The CAC is the home of modern multidisciplinary arts and cultural programming in the South.
From bold experiments in visual arts, photography and sculpture to cutting-edge theater, music and dance, the CAC celebrates the art of now.
The Historic New Orleans Collection
Through exhibitions, collections and publications, THNOC presents more than three centuries of
Louisiana history. Housed in a complex of buildings in the French Quarter, the HNOC is a museum,
research center and publisher.
The National World War II Museum
Designed by Congress as "America's official World War II Museum. Four state-of-the-art interactive
exhibits featuring oral histories from veterans worldwide, artifacts, documents, photographs
and never-before-seen film footage. The Louisiana Memorial Pavilion showcases essential tools
of the war effort, including the famous Higgins landing craft, built here in the Crescent City.
The first phase of The National World War II Museum’s The Road to Victory capital campaign will open November 6, 2009. The newest complex will feature the Victory Theater, a 4-D cinematic experience, The Stage Door Canteen, a dining and entertainment venue, and The American Sector, a Chef John Besh Restaurant with cuisine inspired by the Home Front. The $300 million expansion will quadruple the size of the existing facility and will be completed in phases by 2015.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art
The Ogden Museum of Art, University of New Orleans, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution,
is dedicated to telling the story of art in the American South through visual art from the
Colonial period to the present.
The Southern Food and Beverage Museum
This new epicurean delight is a permanent institution dedicated to the discovery, understanding
and celebration of the food and beverage of the South.
For a complete listing of NOMCVB members museums click here.
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