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Mobile Carnival Museum. The Mobile Carnival Museum is a history museum that chronicles over 300 years of Carnival and Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama. The museum is housed in the historic Bernstein-Bush mansion on Government Street in downtown Mobile The magic and spectacle that is Mardi Gras happens every Carnival season starting Twelfth Night, Jan. 6, and culminating on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday on the Advent calendar. But you can channel the festivities year round with a visit to one of these Mardi Gras-centric museums and workshops, places where floats are built, Mardi The concept of a museum wholly dedicated to Mardi Gras had been a goal of numerous native Mobilians for years. When the opportunity to lease the historic Bernstein-Bush house became available, the Mobile Carnival Association took the lead in securing the building lease and acquiring important and appropriate memorabilia and props. You can also experience Mardi Gras for yourself by playing dress-up for fun and the selfies in the museum’s vast costume closet. Mardi Gras Museum at Arnaud’s 813 Bienville Street. This small museum dedicated to the Carnival is located inside the sprawling grande dame of elevated Creole dining, Arnaud’s. The restaurant was founded in 1910 The Mobile Carnival Museum’s current exhibits include one about Mardi Gras during wartime, and a separate one about the Mystics of Time - the Mardi Gras organization featuring the dragon While it’s a common misconception that Mardi Gras originated in New Orleans, Alabamians take pride in the fact that its true birthplace is Mobile’s first settlement. What French pioneers began in 1703 has become a vital part of Mobile’s history—one that is celebrated at The Mobile Carnival Museum. The Mobile Carnival Museum highlights the history of Mardi Gras in its true birthplace - Mobile, Alabama. The museum features 14 galleries, video presentations, a pictorial hallway, and an interactive float area - all in a restored historic mansion. Experience Mobile's Mardi Gras - the Mother of Mystics, the oldest Carnival celebration in the United States at the Mobile Carnival Museum! A Louisiana State Museum: Carnival Discover Mardi Gras through five major themes - History, Masking, Parades, Balls and the Courir du Mardi Gras -at the Louisiana State Museum. To find out more about the Carnival exhibit, "Mardi Gras: It's Carnival Time in Louisiana," visit the museum at 751 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA 70116. The exhibits at The Mardi Gras Museum are from the largest personal collection of Mardi Gras costumes in the City of New Orleans, owned by founder Carl Mack. The collection includes costumes from Carnival ball royalty, Mardi Gras Indians, Cajun Mardi Gras, Carnival in Brazil, Gay Carnival Krewes, Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs, Walking Clubs and Specialties: The Mobile Carnival Museum highlights the history of Mardi Gras in its true birthplace - Mobile, AL. The museum, housed in a restored historic home, features fourteen galleries and five video presentations. Visitors can see firsthand the bejeweled royal robes, majestic crown and scepters of carnival monarchs. The museum is one-of-a-kind and guided tours offer a behind-the-scenes Mobile Carnival Museum. The Mobile Carnival Museum is a history museum that chronicles over 300 years of Carnival and Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama. The museum is housed in the historic Bernstein-Bush mansion on Government Street in downtown Mobile The Mobile Carnival Museum is a history museum that chronicles over 300 years [1] of Carnival and Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama. [2] The museum is housed in the historic Bernstein-Bush mansion on Government Street in downtown Mobile. Mobile Carnival Museum. The Mobile Carnival Museum is a history museum that chronicles over 300 years of Carnival and Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama. The museum is housed in the historic Bernstein-Bush mansion on Government Street in downtown Mobile Mardi Gras World is open 7 days a week, from 9:00am to 5:30pm, with the first admission beginning at 9:00am and last admission at 4:30pm. Mardi Gras World is closed on Christmas and Christmas Eve, Thanksgiving, Easter and Mardi Gras Day. For directions, visit our Getting Here page > November 2021 – April 2022. Carnival and Cuisine was – literally and figuratively – a feast for the senses! Celebrating Mobile’s rich culinary past from prehistory to the present day through the lens of Mardi Gras, Carnival, and Cuisine the show highlighted a selection of foodie-informed events, traditions, and spaces that define Mobile’s greatest living tradition. Mobile Carnival Museum. The Mobile Carnival Museum is a history museum that chronicles over 300 years of Carnival and Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama. From interactive exhibits to exquisite displays to visual presentations to our rental “Den”, the Mobile Carnival Museum is the perfect setting to make your next event a true celebration. This one-of-a kind museum highlights the history of Mardi Gras from its first parade in 1830 to current traditions celebrated yearly in the Port City. Mobile Carnival Museum In 1703, French settlers in what is now Mobile celebrated the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States. The Germaine Cazenave Wells Mardi Gras Museum, named for successor and daughter of Count Arnaud, opened in the French Quarter restaurant on September 15, 1983. Wells reportedly reigned as queen of over twenty-two Mardi Gras balls from 1937 to 1968, more than any other women in the history of Carnival. Mobile Carnival Museum. The Mobile Carnival Museum is a history museum that chronicles over 300 years of Carnival and Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama. The museum is housed in the historic Bernstein-Bush mansion on Government Street in downtown Mobile
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