The Ogden Museum of Southern Art
3 Miles from the Hotel Monteleone 
925 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 539-9600
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Hours of Operation:
Open Wednesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Ogden Museum is the perfect place to visit. If you happen to be from Louisiana and possess a valid I.D., you are welcomed to enjoy free admission every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through the generosity of the Helis Foundation.
Directions:
Head southwest on Royal St toward Iberville St | Continue onto St Charles Ave | At the traffic circle, take the 3rd exit onto Andrew Higgins | Turn left at Camp St | Destination will be on the left
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Parking:
Public Parking in next door.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, University of New Orleans is home to the largest and most comprehensive collection of Southern art in the world. The museum is also home to the Middle for Southern Craft and Design, featuring matchless glass, metal, jewelry, pottery, fabric and wood items by Southern artisans.
The mission of The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, University of New Orleans, is to broaden the understanding, appreciation and knowledge of the culture and visual arts of the American South through its research center, permanent collections, educational programs, changing exhibitions, publications, and its Goldring-Woldenberg Institute for the Advancement of Southern Art and Culture. To that end, the museum will study, collect, exhibit, interpret, and conserve the art of the South within the context of the region’s history and culture.
Each Thursday evening, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art is pleased to present Ogden After Hours, featuring a live musical performance by Southern Musicians and interview by Southern music historian(s). More than a Museum, the Ogden Museum is home to the celebration of Southern culture, including the region’s unique blend of musical styles and talents. Ogden After Hours offers Museum visitors a weekly opportunity to celebrate the music of the South in an intimate and unique way, surrounded by the Museum’s diverse Collection and in the Museum’s architecturally distinct atrium setting.
Beginning in October 2003, the Museum has welcomed a diverse line-up of Southern musicians, including Theresa Andersson, brothers James and Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, Jon Cleary, Ivan Neville, Sunpie Barnes, the Basin Street Sheiks, Coco Robicheaux, Henry Butler, Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum), Grayson Capps, Leah Chase, Lyn Drury, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Joe Krown, John Fohl, the Hackberry Ramblers, Jeff and Vida, Steve Riley, David Greely, Julia LaShae, Ingrid Lucia, Jeremy Lyons, Jim McCormick, Anders Osborne, the Red Stick Ramblers, Jonathan Freilich and Glen Hartman, Little Freddie King, A. J. Roach, Amanda Shaw, Kim Carson, David Egan, Stanton Moore (of Galatic), and Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown just to name a few.
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May 18th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
[...] Located in the Warehouse District today, next door to the WWII Museum. To learn more about the Ogden Museum of Southern Art read the Hotel Monteleone’s review. [...]