Backstreet Cultural Museum, New Orleans LA
Located in the Treme section, the oldest African American neighborhood in the United States, is the Backstreet Cultural Museum where visitors find an amazing assortment of memorabilia indigenous to Mardi Gras, jazz funerals and other traditions found only in New Orleans. The Backstreet Museum, once the home of the Blandin Funeral Home, houses the citys largest collection of Mardi Gras Indian costumes. Charter a coach bus to bring the whole family along.
These brilliantly colored and elaborately designed costumes are hand made by local artisans. Each costume boasts thousands of beads, shells, rhinestones, sequins and feathers and takes a year to make. Costing upwards of $10,000 a piece, the costumes are artistic treasures. In this simple setting, the museum also houses an enormous collection of still photos and video footage of Mardi Gras Indians, jazz funerals and second lines. The Backstreet Cultural Museum is located at 1116 St. Claude Avenue and is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 per person. For directions to the museum or more information, call (504) 522-4806 or visit: www.backstreetmuseum.org.
These brilliantly colored and elaborately designed costumes are hand made by local artisans. Each costume boasts thousands of beads, shells, rhinestones, sequins and feathers and takes a year to make. Costing upwards of $10,000 a piece, the costumes are artistic treasures. In this simple setting, the museum also houses an enormous collection of still photos and video footage of Mardi Gras Indians, jazz funerals and second lines. The Backstreet Cultural Museum is located at 1116 St. Claude Avenue and is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 per person. For directions to the museum or more information, call (504) 522-4806 or visit: www.backstreetmuseum.org.
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