Restoration of Fats Domino’s White Steinway Piano
Fats Domino's White Steinway The Louisiana Museum Foundation has a campaign to restore the Steinway grand piano salvaged from Fats Domino’s flooded 9th Ward home following Hurricane Katrina. The...
View ArticlePreservation Hall at 50 Celebration
On Friday, November 4th The Louisiana Museum Foundation and Louisiana State Museum celebrated the opening of the Preservation Hall at 50 exhibit opening at the Old U.S. Mint. It was a HUGE celebration...
View ArticleNew Orleans Bound 1812: The Steam Boat That Changed America
New Orleans Bound 1812: The Steam Boat That Changed America Presented by the Louisiana State Museum and the River Heritage Foundation Cabildo Exhibit will be open until January 2013 An exhibition...
View ArticleMusic at the Mint
Music at the Mint Old U.S. Mint 400 Esplanade Avenue 504.568.2022 UPCOMING EVENTS: Tuesday, November 13th (Rescheduled due to Hurricane Isaac)- Burke Ingraffia Join us for a performance by Southern...
View ArticleLouisiana Legends of Rock and Roll Gala
The Louisiana Museum Foundation presents… Louisiana Legends of Rock and Roll PURCHASE TICKETS IN ADVANCE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR DOOR PRIZE Featuring the music of legendary Jerry Lee Lewis and other...
View ArticleColonial Documents
Louisiana is rich in original manuscript material from the 18th century, an inheritance from the colony’s early founding, strategic location, and economic and military activity. New Orleans’s French...
View ArticleA Records Review: Colonial Documents Going Digital
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View ArticleA Battle Against Time
Time is a cruel enemy to uniforms, battle flags, and other textiles from the War of 1812. Without professional conservation, many of these rare artifacts simply rot away. Since the founding of the...
View ArticleBig Easy Speakeasy
The Louisiana Museum Foundation Big Easy Speakeasy An Arresting Experience with Jails, Jazz, and Bonnie and Clyde Saturday, November 2, 2013 Old U.S. Mint 400 Esplanade Avenue Patron Party: 6:30...
View ArticleA Battle Against Time
Veteran TV newsman Bill Capo reports on our campaign to conserve a rare piece of the fabric of Louisiana and American history (click link below): Action Report: Historic Battle of New Orleans uniforms...
View ArticleA Year-End Opportunity…
Since 1906 the Louisiana State Museum (LSM) has shared our history and culture with millions of citizens and visitors to our great state. Today the LSM system includes a statewide network of National...
View ArticleJazz Museum
An International Campaign Launched to Fund Return of Jazz Exhibit Photo: This 1951 photograph depicts Don Marquis’s first meeting with Louis Armstrong. Marquis, a high school senior who loved jazz,...
View ArticleFrom Dirty Shirts to Bucaneers
The Battle of New Orleans in American Culture To commemorate the bicentennial of the Battle of New Orleans, the Louisiana State Museum will unveil a new exhibit. Fought two weeks after American and...
View ArticleNew Orleans Bound 1812: The Steam Boat That Changed America
New Orleans Bound 1812: The Steam Boat That Changed America Presented by the Louisiana State Museum and the River Heritage Foundation Cabildo Exhibit will be open until January 2013 An exhibition...
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