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Check Out Louisiana: Museums

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Check Out Louisiana Museums

 

A joint initiative of

Louisiana Office of the Lt. Governor

State Library of Louisiana

 

Louisiana State Museums

 

Experience Louisiana’s rich and colorful history through the Check Out Louisiana program! Use your library card to unlock the great historical, cultural, and educational resources of Louisiana’s museums.

Our state's museums bring the people, places and events that make up our distinctive history to life. Each venue offers vast informational resources and its own unique story. Through Check Out Louisiana, library card holders can receive a day pass to access these state treasures at no cost!

Current libraries participating in the program include those in Iberville, Livingston, Rapides, and Tangipahoa parishes, and the State Library of Louisiana, with more coming online soon.

Current participating museums include:

The Cabildo
(New Orleans)		 The Presbytère
(New Orleans)		 1850 House
(New Orleans)
New Orleans Jazz Museum
(Old U.S. Mint Building, New Orleans)

 Madame John's Legacy
(New Orleans)
*currently closed for restoration*		 Capitol Park Museum
(Baton Rouge)
Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum
(Patterson)		 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame & Northwest Louisiana History Museum
(Natchitoches)		 Louisiana Civil Rights Museum
(New Orleans)
E.D. White Historic Site
(Thibodaux)		 The National World War II Museum
(New Orleans)		  

 

Check Out Louisiana Museums - e-pass reservation page

To reserve your pass:

  1. Click the e-pass reservation link above and log in with your library card barcode number, and PIN or password.

  2. Browse the available offers by date or venue.

  3. Click on "Show first available offer" then "Reserve a different date" to see all available dates for each attraction.

  4. Once you've selected a suitable date, confirm your reservation details.

  5. Don’t forget to print your pass before your visit!

 

 

If your local library is interested in participating, please contact us at checkoutlouisiana@library.la.gov.