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Location
Best time
Check the museum's hours carefully before planning your visit, as they are closed on many holidays and weekends. Verify operating times on the Friends of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum website to avoid wasted trips.
Visitor tip
Don't miss the dioramas depicting Louisiana life in the 1930s and the 1,000-year-old Caddo culture log boat—reviewers specifically praised these as exceptional art pieces and well-designed displays that stand out.
Visitor tip
Read the informative plaques throughout the museum to enhance your learning experience. The detailed descriptions provide rich context, though the exhibits themselves are visually engaging even without reading them.
About Louisiana State Exhibit Museum
Art displays & Native American artifacts. Art deco museum with paintings, frescoes & dioramas, plus a gallery with Native American artifacts.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Notable Feature
- 1,000-year-old Caddo log boat (30 feet long)
- Architecture
- 1939 New Deal building with marble, granite, and hand-cut limestone
- Hours
- Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Location
- Shreveport, Louisiana
What visitors say
Pros: large collection of Louisiana history, covers prehistory to modern day, affordable tickets, plenty of parking Cons: closed on many holidays and weekends Their hours made it difficult to plan a trip for when they're actually open.…
Absolutely amazing! The special exhibit is called sea monsters which was cool, but I was super impressed with the dioramas. This museum was very well done.
This is a surprise to me as I assumed it was just another city/state exhibition, but it comes out almost like a true museum. The part the introducing Louisiana show windows are really good and are true art pieces. Not only the contents…
From 356 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- Houses a 1,000-year-old Caddo culture log boat that is 30 feet in length, representing an exceptional artifact from pre-historic Louisiana Native American civilization
- Features scale dioramas portraying Louisiana life in the 1930s, which visitors specifically praised as impressive art pieces and well-designed displays
- Art Deco museum architecture with murals depicting Louisiana landscapes and historical events, combining both aesthetic design and educational content
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