Arts & Culture: North Louisiana Museums

Features a collection of Pre-Civil War artifacts. Located in Shreveport.

African American arts & crafts. Research materials on the Civil Rights Movement in NE Louisiana. Located in Monroe.

Antebellum home features an exhibit on Madame C.J. Walker, the daughter of former slaves in Madison Parish, who became the nation's first female millionaire. Located in Tallulah.

Restored childhood home of Arna Bontemps - poet, author, anthologist, and librarian - who was considered the leading authority of the Harlem Renaissance. Located in Alexandria.

The vibrant African American communities in this region trace two hundred years of cultural history to the land on Cane River. A National Park Service Area in the Natchitoches vicinity.

Established on the banks of Cane River in 1803. Believed to be the first Catholic church in the US that was built and supported by people of color. Located in Isle Brevelle near Natchitoches.

Built by Marie Therese Coincoin, a free Creole, this plantation is known for its buildings and its history. Located outside Natchitoches.

Chronicles the growth of Oil City, LA with exhibits featuring the Caddo Indians and a variety of early oil-field equipment. Visit the oil derrick & historic boomtown buildings just outside the museum. Located in Oil City.

Dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of cotton cultivation and its influence on life in Louisiana. Located in Lake Providence.

Highlights 18 world-renowned beeswax dioramas depicting Poverty Point, LA, wildlife and agriculture. The museum also features frescoes by Conrad Albrizio, an Indian Gallery, and rotating exhibits. Located in Shreveport.

This museum preserves the logging heritage of LA. Visit the sawmill, commisary, and various outbuildings.

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Interpretative and interactive exhibits focusing on the history, music and culture of the Louisiana-Mississippi Delta region. Located in Ferriday -- hometown of Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley, evangelist Jimmy Swaggart, and Gen. Claire Chennault.

The Biedenharn Museum is housed in the family home of Joseph Biedenharn, first bottler of Coca-Cola. Features a Bible Museum and ElSong Gardens, a botanical showplace.

Gen. Claire Lee Chennault, a LA native son, was a tactical genius whose aerial combat methods are STILL in use. The museum preserves his story and the story of Selman Field Navigation School.

The largest visual arts museum in northeast Louisiana. The permanent collection includes works by Mary Cassatt, Salvador Dali, Auguste Rodin, and Alexander Drysdale.

Home of the Jean Despujols Indochina Collection, the Museum also presents works by Cassatt, Maurer, Hogarth and Durer.

See what Shreveport looked like after the Civil War. The collection depicts the development of northwest Louisiana since the 1800s including Indian artifacts, firearms, period clothing and military uniforms.