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“one of the most impressive buildings in the state”
Completed in 1939 as one of the New Deal’s Public Works projects, the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum is an architectural jewel, in the ultra modern style of the times. Layered inside and out with costly marble, granite and polished aluminum, the circular building surrounds a landscaped courtyard and features hand-cut limestone. Without a doubt, this is one of the most impressive buildings in the state. The original artworks include a monumental fresco on the front portico executed by famed muralist Conrad Albrizio that introduces the public to the beautifully rendered scale dioramas that portray a snapshot of Louisiana life in the 1930s. A topographical map by sculptor Duncan Ferguson illustrates the cultural geography of Louisiana. Within the Rotunda, numerous Louisiana artists contributed murals that portray Louisiana landscapes and historical events.
The detail in the dioramas is mind boggling. It had to have taken thousands of hours of highly skilled artist to do this. The more you look the more you see. The building is a large donut. Around... Read more
We thought it would be a good idea to stop at this FREE museum while on a road trip to Dallas. I highly recommend visiting this museum. It was an excellent opportunity to learn more about the... Read more
This museum is like visiting a piece of the Smithsonian Institute. From the prehistoric exhibits of the paleo Native Americans, the immense murals by artist Conrad Albrizio, to the major... Read more
Louisiana State Exhibit Museum
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