List of Museums in New Orleans

Famous Museums in New Orleans

  1. New Orleans African American Museum

    4 (683 Votes)
    New Orleans African American Museum

    Art Museum, Museum

    Established in the year 2000, the New Orleans African- American Museum of Art, Culture and History’s mission is “to preserve, interpret and promote the African American cultural heritage of New Orleans, with a particular emphasis on the Treme community”.

  2. Backstreet Cultural Museum

    4.6 (1124 Votes)
    Backstreet Cultural Museum

    Art And Culture, Museum, Exhibition

    A tiny little place but completely phenomenal, the Backstreet Cultural Museum is dedicated completely to the Mardi Gras; its costumes, its decorations and its artefacts. The museum portrays African- American culture’s take on Mardi Gras.

  3. 1850 House

    4.4 (1599 Votes)
    1850 House

    Art And Culture, Museum, Estate, Historical Site

    With Parisian architecture influence, the 1850 House has been faithfully furnished with furniture, goods and decorative arts of the year. The house depicts middle class family life during the most prosperous period in New Orleans' history.

  4. The Cabildo

    4.4 (1318 Votes)
    The Cabildo

    Museum

    When built (approximately in the year 1799), the Cabildo was the seat of colonial government. Over a period of time, building served as a city hall, a courthouse and a prison. Ultimately, in the early 1900s, the magnificent building was converted into a museum.

  5. Old Ursuline Convent

    4.5 (219 Votes)
    Old Ursuline Convent

    Museum

    Built around the mid 18th century by French Colonial engineers, the Old Ursuline Convent is the oldest building in the Mississippi valley. Over the years, the convent served as a school, arch bishop’s residence and an office of Louisiana Legislature. Today the convent houses a small museum and along with the St. Louis Cathedral and St. Mary's Church, it functions as the Catholic Cultural ...Read more

  6. Musee Conti Wax Museum

    3.5 (46 Votes)
    917 Conti St
    Specialty Museum

  7. New Orleans Pharmacy Museum

    4.6 (2205 Votes)
    New Orleans Pharmacy Museum

    Museum

    The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum occupies the apothecary of the first licensed Pharmacist in the country- Louis J. Dufilho, Jr. Today the museum is spread across 2 floors and showcases methods of administration, variety of perfumes and other cosmetics, historic Voodoo potions, various medical instruments, historic prescriptions and other medical practices which are considered questionable today....Read more

  8. Southern Food & Beverage Museum

    4.3 (55 Votes)
    Southern Food & Beverage Museum

    Food And Drinks, Specialty Museum

    The Southern Food and Beverage Museum keeps the food culture and history of Southern food alive by arranging tours, lectures and demos that get you familiar with the southern palate, flavours and even getfirsthand recipes of some popular iconic southern dishes like Jambalaya. The highlight is the history of cocktails. The museum has a rare gallery/collection of Absinthe that shows the history o...Read more

  9. Whitney Plantation

    4.8 (13 Votes)
    5099 LA-18, Edgard, LA 70049, USA
    Museum

  10. Confederate Memorial Hall Museum

    4.4 (520 Votes)
    Confederate Memorial Hall Museum

    Museum, Specialty Museum

    The Memorial Hall Confederate Civil War Museum has a collection of over 140 flags including a few old restored flags and a set of personal belongings of Civil War soldiers-including a Chess set carved out of wood, utensils, boots, flasks and binoculars. The museum’s weapon collection is the highlightand consists of Rifled cannon, Pistols, Carbines and rifled muskets among other deadly wea...Read more

  11. Museum Of Death

    4 (109 Votes)
    Museum Of Death

    Museum

    The Museum of Death was founded in 1995 and include videos of autopsies, serial killers, the Heaven's Gate Cult recruiting video and the infamous Traces (not Faces) of Death video. The place shows real-life footage and is not re-enacted that makes it a rather unique museum full of historical facts. In addition, the museum also showcases original crime scene photos, morgue photos, instruments us...Read more

  12. Longue Vue House And Gardens

    4.7 (307 Votes)
    Longue Vue House And Gardens

    Museum, Garden, Walking Area

    Longue Vue House and Gardens is a historic estate that includes a museum, 8 acres of lush green gardens, a rare collection of Louisiana irises and a Discovery Garden for children. The architecture, history and interiors of the house is admired by many and the grounds are pleasant to walk around and travel back in time in the history of New Orleans. The guided tour is a highlight of the place an...Read more

  13. The Presbytere

    4.5 (47 Votes)
    751 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA
    Museum

  14. St. Alphonsus Art & Cultural Center

    5
    2045 Constance St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
    Church, Museum

  15. Beauregard-Keyes House

    4.6 (929 Votes)
    Beauregard-Keyes House

    Museum

    The Beauregard-Keyes House has been the home of many iconic figures in New Orleans including Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard and the famous American author-Frances Parkinson Keyes. The house was originally built in 1826 and was a rented home to the Beauregards. Around 1960’s, Frances Parkinson Keyes bought the same house and this is where she has written some of her ...Read more