- West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce
- Atchafalaya National Heritage
- Dulcimer Fete
- West Baton Rouge Genealogical Association
- Louisiana Folk Life
- West Baton Rouge Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Louisiana Association of Museums
- American Association For State and Local History
- American Association of Museums
- Permanent Exhibits
- Current Exhibits
- Historic Structures
West Baton Rouge Museum
Permanent Exhibits
In the interest of our parish,
Three Hundred Years of History in West Baton Rouge.
Our dynamic permanent exhibits give you a comprehensive view about our history from the Native Americans and European Exploration to contemporary times. Get a hands on experience with the artifacts in our collection and see the importance of industry that made Louisiana at one time the richest state in the south. - Read More
West Baton Rouge Museum
Current Exhibits
Always something new at the WBR Museum
We have exciting and thought provoking exhibits on display in 2010, In the Raw: A Sugar Bowl Celebration; A Tribute to Coretta Scott King; Life Atomic; A Louisiana Tradition: St. Joseph's Altar and more with rarely seen works and objects to pique your interest. We feature workshops, lectures, films and festivals including Sugar Fest. Come visit us, we'd be happy to see you - Read More
West Baton Rouge Museum
Historic Structures
Experience the 19th Century for yourself!
Our historic structures bring you back to a time that is not forgotten and preserved for you and your children to come and explore and learn from our history. The Aillet House, Allendale Plantation Cabins, Orange Grove Plantation Store, are our showcase exhibits, with period furnishing and other artifacts. - Read More
West Baton Rouge Museum News
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Tune into WBRM: Build a Radio Workshop
The West Baton Rouge Museum is sponsoring Tune into WBRM: Build a Radio Workshop on Sunday, September 19th, 2010, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Boys and girls will have a blast building real working radios with kits especially designed for quick assembly. Ham radio enthusiasts and museum staff will…
Written on Tuesday, 24 August 2010 14:16 in West Baton Rouge Museum News
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Restoration of the Interior Staircase in the Aillet House
Artist Jack Niven, from New Orleans, completed the restoration of the painted surfaces on the interior staircase in the Aillet House in mid August. Niven started work in July cleaning and painting a fauxbois finish in a folk art tradition typical of rural South Louisiana. The process required multiple layers…
Written on Saturday, 21 August 2010 07:54 in West Baton Rouge Museum News
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3D Creature Feature Workshop
The West Baton Rouge Museum is sponsoring a "3D Creature Feature Workshop" on September 11, 2010, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Kids will have loads of fun wearing 3D glasses and watching the original and rare version of “The Creature from the BlackLagoon.” Museum staff will reveal the basic mechanics…
Written on Thursday, 19 August 2010 12:21 in West Baton Rouge Museum News
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“The Life Atomic: Growing Up in the Shadow of the A-Bomb
Do you remember “duck and cover” drills at school? Did you shiver at the sight of giant mutant ants in the classic film THEM? Perhaps you rushed through a box of cereal so that you could send off the box top and get your very own Lone Ranger Atomic Bomb…
Written on Thursday, 05 August 2010 14:21 in Current Exhibits
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Tree-Mendous Time with Baton Rouge Green
The museum Museum is sponsoring a project with Baton Rouge Green on July 24, 2010 from 10:30 until 11:30am. This will be a family fun workshop featuring Tree-Ivia games for children ages 5 to 10. This program is FREE and registration requested. Parents, grandparents and adults accompanying participating children are welcome…
Written on Tuesday, 13 July 2010 15:31 in West Baton Rouge Museum News
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| Life Atomic |
August 28th - October 10th |
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Costume Ball Clown Suit
Written by
Lauren Davis
This month the museum is taking a look back at the 1950s with the traveling exhibit Life Atomic. One of the great pastimes of this era was dancing. People who grew up in Port Allen in the age of early rock-and-roll recall that there were…
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