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Contact Us Phone (337) 430-0043. Email. mgmswla@gmail.com. The Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu is in the Nellie Lutcher Cultural District at 641 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 > Rebecca Todd Mardi Gras Museum- The Presbytere- Louisiana State Museum 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. The Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu is in the Nellie Lutcher Cultural District at 641 Enterprise Blvd, Lake Charles, Louisiana, less than a half mile from I-10 via the Enterprise Blvd exit (31A). Free, convenient parking is available on-site. Since 1947, our artists and craftsmen have designed and built the oldest and biggest parade floats and attractions for each Mardi Gras season, with over 500 floats built and decorated each year. When you begin your Mardi Gras World tour, you’ll get an overview of the history of Mardi Gras in New Orleans before continuing through our float den New Orleans & Company 2020 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 800-672-6124 The Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu immerses you in all things related to Southwest Louisiana's family-friendly Mardi Gras! From the delectable seasonal king cake to the traditional Mardi Gras chicken run known as a Courir de Mardi Gras to how the fabulous over-the-top headdresses and gowns are imagined and created. The museum is open Saturday 11:30 am – 3:30 pm guided tours at Noon and 2 PM. Open for Tours Only Friday / Sunday / Monday at 2PM. Mardi Gras Tours give a rich view into the Mardi Gras Tradition of Costuming Specialties: Featuring an amazing array of Carnival costumes that showcase the rich history of costuming in New Orleans, the museum explores the myriad of ways revelers participate in the celebration of Carnival Season and Mardi Gras. On exhibit are the regalia of Mardi Gras Kings and Queens, elaborately feathered and beaded Mardi Gras Indian suits, costumes from Carnival Krewe Tableau balls 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 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 Tours of the Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu are self-guided, allowing you to go at your own pace. We recommend you allow a minimum of one hour to tour. Open Tuesday – Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm (last entry 4 pm). Closed for national holidays and on Mardi Gras day. Those who purchase a tour will be given a string of Mardi Gras beads. Call for a FREE Shuttle Ride! 504-361-7821. You can view our Mardi Gras World Shuttle map here.. We understand that it can be expensive to travel while sightseeing in New Orleans, so if you don’t have a car or don’t want to pay for parking, let us pick you up: Mardi Gras World offers a complimentary shuttle for people taking our day tour, with ten central pick-up spots. Krewe of Gemini Mardi Gras Museum Address: 2101 E. Texas St., Bossier City, LA Directions: I-20 exit 20 north or I-220 exit 11 south. Take Benton Rd/Hwy 3 to US 79/80 The Backstreet Cultural Museum is a pillar in the Tremé community where second-line parades begin and end, the North Side Skull and Bone Gang and Mardi Gras Indians congregate on Mardi Gras day, and schoolchildren identify family members in the photographs on the wall. The Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu, filling six classrooms at Central School, opened on January 6th (12th Night) for the 1998 Mardi Gras season until forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. Mardi Gras: It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana offers a window into the annual celebration and riotous rituals of Mardi Gras, a festival that is inextricably woven into Louisiana’s way of life and whose roots extend deep into the Middle Ages. There are parade floats to climb, costumes to see, and historical throws on display as well as rare Connect With Us. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2068 Mobile, AL 36652-2068. Physical Address: 111 South Royal Street Mobile, Alabama 36602 251-208-7569 792-A Howard Avenue Biloxi, MS 39530 (228)-314-4747 museum@coastalmardigras.com. Holiday Closings: New Year’s Eve, Mardi Gras Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day Mardi Gras World is the most unique attraction in America’s most uniquely attractive city. Come see how Mardi Gras is made and get up close to Mardi Gras' grandest floats and sculptures.
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