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Museums in New Orleans - A Guide to New Orleans Museums

An interesting mix of New Orleans museums from Van Gogh to voodoo.
Expansion of the World War 11 Museum in New Orleans
An update on the expansion of the famed WW11 museum in New Orleans.
Family Day at the Historic New Orleans Collection
An article about Family Day at the Historic New Orleans Collection.
Mid Week in Mid City
Wednesdays at the Museum of Art
Hump Day At The Museum Of Art
An article about special events at the New Orleans Museum of Art on Wednesday evenings.
Spend the Night With George Rodrigue at the New Orleans Museum of Art
An article about the special events for the closing of the George Rodrigue Blue Dog Exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Southern Food and Beverage Museum
museum showcasing southern food and drink in New Orleans
George Rodrigue Retrospective at NOMA
a retrospective of the works of George Rodrigue
The Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans
A profile of the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) in New Orleans. A great museum showcasing visual and performance arts.
New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum
The only voodoo museum also gives tours of places sacred to the voodoo religion
Researching African American genealogy
A seminar on conducting genealogical researchracing into the lives and stories of 18th century African American slaves and freeman.
2007 Cottage Living Idea Home
2007 Cottage Living Idea Home from Cottage Living Magazine to benefit the Preservation Resource Center in New Orleans
The New Orleans Museum Of Art
The premiere art museum located in New Orleans' City Park
Mosaic Art Works
gallery of vatican mosaics on display at ursuline convent in new orleans
Vatican Mosaics At The Old Ursuline Convent
some of the mosaics created by the vatican on display at the old ursuline convent
The National World War II Museum
A profile of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, its expansion from the D-Day Museum
The Louisiana Children's Museum
Museum for children in the Warehouse District in New Orleans
The Historic New Orleans Collection
The Historic New Orleans Collection is a museum, an old French Quarter home and a good resource for research in New Orleans
New Orleans Pharmacy Museum
The building that housed the country's first licensed pharamcist
The International Conference on World War II
The International Conference on World War II at the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans celebrates the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.
A pictoral tour of the Sidney Bestoff Sculpture Garden in New Orleans City Park
A pictoral tour of the Sidney Bestoff Sculpture Garden in New Orleans City Park
Powerful images of D-Day
An exhibit of World War II photos at the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans taken from the archives of the Associated Press.
Museum of the American Cocktail
The new Museum of the American Cocktail in New Orleans.
Sculpture Garden at New Orleans Museum of Art
This is a description of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park.
New Orleans Museum of Art
The city's oldest fine arts museum has a collection of over 40,000 objects with major emphasis in French and American art, photography, glass, African and Japanese works.
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is home to the largest and most comprehensive collection of Southern art in the world, including incredible glass sculptures, vintage and modern photography, portraits, and landscapes.
Louisiana Children's Museum
The Louisiana Children's Museum has 30,000 square feet of fun for children of all ages, including piloting a towboat on the Mississippi River, shopping in a kid-size grocery store, or announcing the evening news. It was recently named the best children's museum in the nation!
New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum
This museum represents the traditional practices of the Voodoo religion in New Orleans, bringing together ancient and modern day Voodoo practices. Here you can find artifacts of the Great Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveau. A Voodoo Parlor is set to open soon.
Louisiana State Museum
The Louisiana State Museum is a complex of national landmarks housing thousands of artifacts and works of art reflecting Louisiana's legacy of historic events and cultural diversity. The Museum operates five properties in the famous French Quarter: the Cabildo, Presbytere, 1850 House, Old U.S. Mint and Madame John's Legacy.
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