Art lovers and history buffs, this is your month! This August, over a dozen New Orleans museums will offer free admission for “New Orleans Museum Month” to members of any of the participating institutions.
If you’re not already a member of a participating museum, now would certainly be the time to consider signing up. Check the cost of membership on each museum’s website. The full list is as follows:
- The National WWII Museum
- New Orleans Museum of Art
- Ogden Museum of Southern Art
- Contemporary Arts Center
- Ashe Cultural Arts Center
- Audubon Butterfly Garden & Insectarium
- Beauregard-Keyes House
- Longue Vue House and Gardens
- Southern Food & Beverage Museum
- Confederate Memorial Hall Museum
- Newcomb Art Museum
- New Canal Lighthouse
- New Orleans Jazz Museum
- New Orleans Pharmacy Museum
Along with the COOLinary dining promotion (participating restaurants are offering fixed-price multiple-course meals), and other New Orleans happenings like Satchmo Summerfest, August sounds like the perfect month to be a tourist in your own city.
