Mixed modern and classical sculptures throughout the garden. It is part of the city park. For sculpture garden only it costs $5 per person. A beautiful garden. We enjoyed walked around about 1.5 miles. There is a Cafe Du Monde in the park. Great for a break after the walk.See more..
4.5R. W. Norton Art Gallery(376 reviews) - Art museum housing a nationally significant collection in a beautiful setting Wednesday: Art Museums
The Norton’s permanent collection is quite extensive, including the works of over 100 artists ... from Renaissance Old Masters, to modernist iconoclasts and contemporary neo-realists. In addition, our museum possesses hundreds of sculptures ranging from miniatures and maquettes to life-size pieces in media including bronze, silver, marble, and wood. Among the oldest works in the Norton are six tapestries dating from the 16th century which once graced the palace of a King of France, while decorative arts are also featured throughout the museum, including works in porcelain, pressed and blown glass, and 18th - 19th century silver.See more..
4.5Abita Mystery House(182 reviews) - Take an hour and have a great time! Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums • Art Museums
This place is great! The Folk Artists that put this together have a great sense of humor and skill. The place is fun, and it is inspiring what can be done with found objects. The Career finder game is like some hone made pachinko game. BRILLIANT! The store is full of funny things and very skilled prints. Plan to spend about an hr. Not all the buildings have AC, and my daughter was bit by a few mosquitoes, but just be aware. It was still absolutely worth the time and money. See more..
4.0Louisiana Art & Science Museum(123 reviews) - Nice small museum with a fantastic mummy exhibit Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Science Museums • Art Museums
The Louisiana Art & Science Museum offers educational entertainment for visitors of all ages! The art galleries showcase changing fine art exhibitions and selections from the permanent collection. In the interactive art and science galleries designed just for children, creative and enlightening fun comes in many forms. The Ancient Egypt Gallery houses ancient artifacts and a Ptolemaic-era mummy that rests in a re-created rock-cut tomb. The Irene W. Pennington Planetarium features sky shows, large-format films, visual music shows, and galleries devoted to space science. In the Museum Store, visitors enjoy shopping for unique handcrafted merchandise, books, toys, and a large selection of objects related to the museum's exhibits. LASM serves the community through lectures, workshops, classes, teacher inservices, camps, and other programming. The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and is a member of the Association of Science and Technology Centers.See more..
4.5Southdown Plantation & Museum(83 reviews) - Still closed due to Hurricane damage Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Historic Sites • Art Museums • History Museums
Southdown Plantation House is a 19th-century sugar manor house and home to the Terrebonne Museum of history, culture, and arts.Exhibits include: - Terrebonne History - Mardi Gras - Period Furniture - Sugar Cane Industry - Sen. Allen Ellender - Boehm & Doughty Porcelains - Art & Literature including painter Charles B. Gilbert.See more..
Note - this is the same museum as The University Art Museum. It is closed on Thursday, Friday and Sunday! Entry fee is 5 dollars. Suprisingly good with very strong exhibitions (especially Gary Chapman - Impressive) and lovely airy modern building next to the historic former museum building.See more..
4.0Imperial Calcasieu Museum(21 reviews) - Awesome staff!! Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Art Museums • History Museums
History museum, depicting history of Lake Charles and areaSee more..
4.5Meadows Museum of Art(21 reviews) - A cultural Oasis in a cultural dead zone Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Art Museums
Located on the beautiful campus of Centenary College of Louisiana, the Meadows Museum displays unique, changing exhibitions to showcase human creativity and diversity, while teaching Centenary students the fine art of museum management. The Meadows preserves a collection of 1600 art works, including the Indochina Collection by French artist Jean Despujols. Free and open to the public, the Meadows is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the only nationally accredited museum in north Louisiana. Ample parking is available across the street.See more..
3 floors of art and history. Local artist have donated and loaned works due to hurricane Ida damage. Staff was great, bathrooms are clean. We enjoyed also walking the Pujo and Kirby historic home trail which is about 8 blocks up and 8 back.See more..
Spent some time with Adam today. He is a visionary with a great imagination. He sees things in driftwood that are creative. Adam is easy to talk to and has lived his entire life on the same piece of property and is a wealth of knowledge about Pierre Part and the bayou. See more..
4.0Zigler Museum(7 reviews) - Eclectic collection with south Louisiana specialty Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Natural History Museums • Art Museums "The Zigler Musem was created in 1963 by the late Mrs. Ruth B. Zigler widow of Fred B. Zigler, Jennings industrialist and philanthropist. She donated the property which has been the Zigler family home since 1908. It was enlarged by the addition of two gallery wings. Colorful and realistic Southwestern Louisiana wildlife dioramas are housed in the East wing. The West wing contains an excellent Fine Art Collection by European and American artists. A rotating exhibit is displayed in the central galleries throughout the year. The year ends with the annual Christmas Festival, featuring a wide array of trees and decorations throughout the museum."See more..
5.0Southern University Museum of Art at Shreveport(6 reviews) - Interesting place to visit Art Museums My husband and I enjoyed our visit here. There was a lot of interesting things to look at and read about and it was free of charge.See more..
5.0Snyder Museum and Creative Arts Center(2 reviews) - Great place to visit for local art and museum Art Museums Wonderful beautiful building. Art shows on regular basis, quilting, building rented out for weddings and parties. Art classes. Always educationalSee more..
The perfect playground for all things selfies, photography, & your imagination. Our Studio is for the modern creative. Built by creators for creators, our studio is a 4500 square feet of creative interactive canvas with great lighting located right in the heart of Lake Charles. A creative, affordable, & extra lit space to create & connect. This studio is equipped with a dressing rooms, speaker system, WiFi, parking galore a restroom, snack bar, and much more. This is the ideal studio space for creative shoots, portraits, family photos, product shots, beauty shots, fashion shots, cinematography and all types of creative inspirations.See more..
