Location: Mid-City District
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9 Museums in Mid-City District That You Shouldn't Miss
Laissez les bons temps rouler! In New Orleans the good times are perpetually rolling down Bourbon Street, which, thanks to the city’s annual Mardi Gras celebration, has quite a party animal reputation. Once you’ve soaked up the scenery of the historic French Quarter, tour the elegant Garden District and meet the colorful characters of Frenchmen Street. Experience the city's supernatural vibe at the Voodoo Museum or by taking a guided ghost or vampire tour through taverns, alleyways, and cemeteries.
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1. Museum of the Free People of Color
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5.0 based on 16 reviews
2. Le Musee de f.p.c.
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 40 reviews
Reviewed By bobca1947
This museum is located in a beautiful old house. It celebrates the lives, legacies, and contributions of men and women of African descent who have left an indelible mark on New Orleans, Louisiana and the nation. This institution is dedicated to the collection, preservation,m and interpretation of material culture; sharing the rich and impactful history of free people prior to the Civil War. Kim--the curator historian and tour leader--gave an excellent presentation.
3. Eight One Eight Contemporary Photography
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Artist owned and run by local married artist duo Cecelia and Jose Fernandes Contemporary Art Gallery focused on the original documentary photography of Jose Fernandes and compositions by C+J (Cecelia + Jose ) and Celilrie (Cecelia). Through the use of photographic diptychs and other compositions, C+J expands on the descriptive nature of documentary photography, creating lyrical narratives as constructed mirror images of societal issues. The work challenges belief systems, notions of systemic control, ideas of societal stratification and questions Western episteme in an artistic response to the political and societal disequilibrium that is at the the core of the contemporary struggle between individual, community and institution.
4. Treme's Petit Jazz Museum
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5.0 based on 40 reviews
Treme’s Petit Jazz Museum will tell you the true story of jazz right here where it all first started. Through a tour of the exhibits with a local expert you’ll discover Treme, the oldest integrated neighbourhood in all of America, and why it became the birthplace of jazz. Treme has always been an important center of African-American and Creole culture; New Orleans’ beating heart for brass bands, Mardi Gras Indians, and of course, the jazz that is the life blood that pulses through the city. Visit this one of a kind local museum, and gain an insider’s glimpse of the influences, legends, and historical events that gave rise to the music that has kept this community's, and the world’s, feet tapping since 1895.
Reviewed By swirbp
Alvin Jackson leads a fun, knowledgable, and interesting tour around his intimate one-room museum that is chock full of photos, paintings, artifacts, and more. Al is a warm and engaging host who answers questions and constantly makes original connections that made me see the evolution of jazz through new eyes.
5. Backstreet Cultural Museum
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4.5 based on 343 reviews
Hours: Tuesday thru Saturday, 10-5.
Reviewed By Z350Gal - Pinellas Park, United States
If you were fans of the HBO Show Treme, this is a must see while in NOLA. The Backstreet Cultural Museum while small is packed with the history and costumes of the Mardi Gras Indians, social and pleasure clubs of the black community, and jazz funerals. The host, Syla (?) was knowledgeable and entertaining. The details of the costumes are amazing.
6. Mother-in-Law Lounge
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4.5 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By Ross29a - Greenock, United Kingdom
What a terrific place - just get yourself there. There were 2 bands both of which were sensational. Kermit came on with his band which featured a series of other musicians who seemed to come and go at their pleasure. The highlights were a duel between Kermit and a fellow band member on trumpet, an astonishing version of Redemption Song featuring a your woman whose name I didn't catch, and a guy who walked in the door only to be handed a trumpet and join in immediately.
7. New Orleans African American Museum
8. Katrina National Memorial Museum
The quintessential museum artifact of KNMFM is the Katrina List, which is a spreadsheet of approximately 10,000 names with contact information collected by the museum's founder in New Orleans during and after the evacuation for Hurricane Katrina. The Katrina List, hundreds of photographs, and documents of the founder comprise an unparalleled record of Hurricane Katrina that requires preservation.
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