Top 10 Art Museums in Louisiana, United States

Museum chronicles more than four centuries of American and European art featuring the works of Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell. The springtime sees more than 10,000 azaleas bloom in the museum's garden.

Established in 2001. The mission of RAF is to increase appreciation of nature through art. Started in New York City in 2001 by artist, Marlene Tseng Yu, RAF has recently expanded to Zurich and will soon open in Frankfurt, striving to bring together nature-inspired artists from all over the world. RAF's headquarters are located in Shreveport, Louisiana. For more information, please visit our website.

Contemporary art gallery in the French Quarter, near Jackson Square. Featuring sculpture by DeBusk, and paintings by Reid, Haynes, Bonney, Akers, Cermanski and Bowers. Est. 2001, for 15 years known as the William & Joseph Gallery in Santa Fe - relocated back to New Orleans in 2016. All original artworks!

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.

Located in the vibrant Warehouse Arts District of downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art holds the largest and most comprehensive collection of Southern art and is recognized for its original exhibitions, public events and educational programs which examine the development of visual art alongside Southern traditions of music, literature and culinary heritage to provide a comprehensive story of the South. Established in 1999, and in Stephen Goldring Hall at 925 Camp Street since 2003, the Museum welcomes almost 85,000 visitors annually, and attracts diverse audiences through its broad range of programming including exhibitions, lectures, film screenings, and concerts which are all part of its mission to broaden the knowledge, understanding, interpretation and appreciation of the visual arts and culture of the American South.

Located on the beautiful campus of Centenary College of Louisiana, the Meadows Museum displays unique, changing exhibitions to showcase human creativity and diversity, while teaching Centenary students the fine art of museum management. The Meadows preserves a collection of 1600 art works, including the Indochina Collection by French artist Jean Despujols. Free and open to the public, the Meadows is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the only nationally accredited museum in north Louisiana. Ample parking is available across the street.