hIStORY & CULtURE MARDI gRAS WORLD ©Louisiana Office of Tourism MUSEUM MUSTS History lover? Art aficionado? Food fanatic? You’re in for a treat! hIStORY BUff Rich in history as a city more than 300 years old, New Orleans offers a glimpse into its past at the New Orleans African American Museum , Backstreet Cultural Museum , Le Musée de f.p.c. , Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience , Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum , and the award-winning National WWII Museum . OgDEN MUSEUM Of SOUthERN ARt ©Chris Granger hIStORY & CULtURE ON DISPLAY ARt AfICIONADOS From the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and the McKenna Museum of African American Art to the New Orleans Museum of Art and the adjoining Besthoff Sculpture garden , there is no shortage of exhibits to browse here. Another option is StudioBE , a 35,000-square-foot warehouse focused on Black art and collaborations with the local community. fOODIES Love New Orleans food? There’s a museum for that! Browse food products from the South’s past and present at the Southern food & Beverage Museum (and be sure to check out the calendar for cooking classes, demos, pop-ups, and more) or discover the history behind our most famous cocktail, the Sazerac, at Sazerac house . 24
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