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Covid-19 brought new challenges to the city of New Orleans, including the hard decision to cancel the traditional Mardi Gras parades in 2021. The mayor herself declared that Mardi Gras would celebrate in its own way, stating that Mardi Gras 2021 would be "different, but not canceled". Ask about our free shuttle for you or your New Orleans travel party (the shuttle is not available for groups). Experience Mardi Gras 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. 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 museum hosts the largest collection of Mardi Gras Indian costumes in the city. Those are fantastic creations made of beads, feathers and sequins that cost thousands of dollars, weigh hundreds of pounds, and require hundreds of days of painstaking labor, as no element of costume creation is automated. The Mardi Gras Museum is a Contemporary celebration of the vast array of grassroots traditions of Mardi Gras. Come see the pageantry, fun, and creativity that makes the Mardi Gras experience so rich. Join us in our costume closet, make masks and experience the creativity and craftsmanship that goes into the creation of these fantastic costumes! 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 Mardi Gras World is closed on Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter and, of course, Mardi Gras Day. Ask about our free shuttle for you or your New Orleans travel party (the shuttle is not available for groups). Unforgettable Museums in New Orleans. 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. NOW OPEN! Tickets $29.95 for admission for adults $24.95 for children ages 2-12 $24.95 for military and seniors Buy tickets today! Hours of Operation Mardi Gras World is open 7 days a week, from 9:00am to 5:30pm, Read more > Curated by Director Helen del Guidice, the Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture features an amazing array of Carnival costumes from New Orleans entertainment producer and costume impresario Carl Mack’s private collection, showcasing the rich history of costuming in New Orleans and the variety of ways in which revelers participate in the celebration of Mardi Gras and the Carnival season. Visit Our New Location! 1531 St. Philip Street . New Orleans, Louisiana, 70116. Hours Tuesday-Saturday (Closed Sunday & Monday) 10-4pm. $25 Entry. $20 Locals, Seniors & Veterans . $10 Children 12 & Under. Contact us for Groups/Field Trips. Phone 504.657.6700 If you are in need of a costume they are also available to rent. Unfortunately the museum is small, and out tour was overcrowded, which made it difficult to fit into the small rooms when the costumes were being explained. Nonetheless we spent a fun hour at the New Orleans Mardi Gras Costume Museum, at the reasonable price of $15 per person. 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 Address: 1380 Port of New Orleans Place. Free shuttle pickup from 20 downtown locations with ticket purchase. Open from 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. The Mardi Gras Museum He brought these ideas to New Orleans and developed the monumental scale and lavish ornamentation of today’s spectacular Mardi Gras floats. Blaine Kern was instrumental in the formative years of some of New Orleans’ biggest parades and “Super Krewes” and is still known as “Mr. Mardi Gras.” THE CREATION OF MARDI GRAS WORLD On January 6, 2022, the Historic New Orleans Collection’s Making Mardi Gras exhibition rambles its way into the museum's French Quarter galleries. This showstopping display invites visitors into the sprawling dens, late-night sewing sessions, and sweaty dance rehearsals where “The Greatest Free Show on Earth” is created and re-created each year among the city’s diverse communities.
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