Louisiana Museum Foundation

Let us reintroduce ourselves. LMF serves as the heartbeat behind the @LaStateMuseum. Through funding support we fuel the collections, drive the exhibitions, and power up the educational programming. Let’s make history together.

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A sight we’ve certainly missed in the French Quarter over the last several months has been the bustle of the French Market throughout the week! The French Market has been a staple in the New Orleans community since 1791, when it originated as a Native American trading post.

The leaves are starting to turn in New Orleans, and served as the inspiration for this 1937 float design from the Krewe of Comus, entitled "Autumn Leaves". The theme that year was "From Nature's Paint Pot". To this day, the sketch artist is unknown! #BringingHistoryToLife

This week our #NewOrleansHotspot is The Court of Two Sisters. This restaurant is known for its daily jazz brunches and lovely Creole cuisine! The Court of Two Sisters is situated on what used to be known as "Governor's Row"! #BringingHistoryToLife

The “We Love You, New Orleans” exhibition is meant to play as a love letter to New Orleans through the showcasing more than one hundred artifacts highlighting the uniquely New Orleans versions of architecture, food and drink, music, and nightlife!#BringingHistoryToLife

"Grand Illusions: The History and Artistry of Gay Carnival in New Orleans" is currently on display at the Presbytère in Jackson Square! #BringingHistoryToLife

The Louisiana State Museum houses one of the largest collections of Newcomb pottery, including bowls, vases, candlesticks, plates, cups, paperweights, tiles and figurines.

Mrs. Chase excelled not only as a culinary mastermind, but also as a community leader and civil rights advocate. She allowed Dooky Chase’s to serve as a meeting place for civil rights leaders and made the restaurant one of the first galleries for African American artists in NOLA

This week's #NewOrleansHotspot is the historic Dooky Chase's Restaurant! Until her passing last summer, Dooky Chase's was led by executive chef, co-owner, and "Queen of Creole Cuisine", Mrs. Leah Chase. (1/2) #BringingHistoryToLife

In this week's installment of the #PontalbaDiary, we learn about the impacts of the yellow fever epidemic on the economy and people of New Orleans. #BringingHistoryToLife

William Phillip Spratling collaborated with William Faulkner on a book of caricatures, "Sherwood Anderson & Other Famous Creoles: A Gallery of Contemporary New Orleans", in 1926. This view of St. Louis Cathedral was painted from Anderson's apartment. #BringingHistoryToLife

It’s Wednesday-you know what that means! Check out this week’s installment of the #PontalbaDiary! #BringingHistorytoLife

Today is #GiveNOLADay! Donate to the Louisiana Museum Foundation to help us continue our mission of #BringingHistoryToLife and preserving, presenting, and promoting Louisiana history. The link is in our bio-every dollar counts!

Still at home? I think we all wish our bathroom looked like Jazz icon Louis Armstrong’s! Here he is pictured in 1971 with his hand-carved onyx washbasin and gold plated fixtures in his Corona, Queens, New York home. 📷: Time Magazine | Louisiana State Museum Jazz Collection

This week’s #NewOrleansHotspot is none other than the legendary Brennan’s Restaurant. Third generation restaurateur, Ralph Brennan has led the restaurant to more critical acclaim and has been a generous patron of the Louisiana State Museum.

Happy Wednesday! Enjoy this week’s installment of the #PontalbaDiary, an account of the 1796 yellow fever epidemic from the first Baron de Pontalba. #BringingHistoryToLife

Today our #WordsFromALouisianan comes from acclaimed artist and New Iberia native George Rodrigue (1944-2013). He is a testament that a creative spirit can lead to wondrous achievement and lasting impact. What will you create today?

Today's #LMFRewind takes us back to the Louisiana Museum Foundation's 2018 Founders Ball. Charles-Edouard and Isabelle, Baron and Baroness de Pontalba, attended as honorees! Have you seen our first installment of the #PontalbaDiary yet? 📷: Carroll Grevemberg/Grevy Photography

Today we will begin a new series of letter excerpts from an epistolary diary of the first Baron, Joseph-Xavier de Pontalba, to his wife, Louise Le Breton des Chapelles in 1796 during the first documented yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans. #BringingHistorytoLife