LOUISIANA
Field Trips

LSU Museum of Art presents world-class touring exhibitions of regional, American, and European painting, sculpture, decorative arts, works on paper, and photography.

Magnolia Mound offers a variety of hands-on living history educational programs. These activities include the Historic House tour with Open-Hearth Kitchen, Colonial Games and Toys, Weaving, Life in the Enslaved Community and more.

New Orleans Botanical Gardens features over 2,000 plants from around the world. Surrounded by the nation’s largest collection of mature live oaks, most of the vegetation is native to Louisiana, but many other more exotic species with the Rainforest exhibit in the conservatory.

The New Orleans Jazz Museum celebrates jazz in the city where it was born. Through dynamic interactive exhibits, research facilities and engaging musical performances, the music New Orleans made famous is explored in all its forms.

The New Orleans Museum of Art has an impressive permanent collection of more than 40,000 objects. The collection, noted for its extraordinary strengths in French and American art, photography, glass, and African and Japanese works

The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum showcases its extensive collection and provides interpretive educational programs to present and preserve the rich history of pharmacy and healthcare in Louisiana; past and present.

The Old Louisiana State Capitol, also known as the State House, is a historic government building, and now a museum. educates the public on Louisiana’s rich history and the democratic process through exhibits, programming and the arts.

The Pentagon Barracks, also known as the Old United States Barracks, is a complex of buildings located on the  grounds of the state capitol. The Museum contains many displays relating to the history of the facility.

The Capitol Park Museum is a branch of the Louisiana State Museum with two permanent exhibits on the history and culture of Louisiana.

The mission of the New Orleans African American Museum is to preserve the history and elevate the art, culture, and contributions of African Americans in New Orleans and the African Diaspora.

The Presbytere, part of the Louisiana State Museum, houses a collection of Mardi Gras artifacts and memorabilia that tells the story of the Mardi Gras in a high-tech, interactive, permanent exhibition.

USS Kidd Veterans Museum, a Fletcher-class destroyer. Some learning highlights include learning about WWII history, the science of flotation and tides in the Mississippi River.