Things to do in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA): The Best Specialty Museums

August 31, 2021 Leonarda Pillsbury

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

2336 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119-2502 +1 504-914-5401 http://www.lemuseedefpc.com
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5.0 based on 16 reviews

Museum of the Free People of Color

2. Treme's Petit Jazz Museum

1500 Governor Nicholls St Treme, New Orleans, LA 70116-2216 +1 504-715-0332 [email protected] http://www.tremespetitjazzmuseum.com
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5.0 based on 40 reviews

Treme's Petit Jazz Museum

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.

3. Backstreet Cultural Museum

1116 Henriette Delille St, New Orleans, LA 70116-2330 +1 504-522-4806 http://backstreetmuseum.org/
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4.5 based on 343 reviews

Backstreet Cultural Museum

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.

4. Mother-in-Law Lounge

1500 N Claiborne Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116-1340 +1 504-947-1078 http://www.k-doe.com/lounge.shtml
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4.5 based on 30 reviews

Mother-in-Law Lounge

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.

5. New Orleans African American Museum

1417-1419 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA 70116-2343 +1 504-218-8254 http://Noaam.org
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3.5 based on 10 reviews

New Orleans African American Museum

6. Katrina National Memorial Museum

2800 Cleveland Ave suite B, New Orleans, LA 70119-6310 +1 504-510-9570 [email protected] http://www.knmfno.org
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.

7. Paraplex

4800 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70119-5812

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