New Orleans African American Museum
The New Orleans African American Museum is a museum in New Orleans, Louisiana's visiting Tremé neighborhood, the oldest-surviving black community in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Thursday—Sunday 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Email: info@noaam.org
- Type: Museum
- Description: history and culture museum in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Also known as: “NOAAM” and “The New Orleans African American Museum of Art, History, and Culture”
- Address: 1418 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Backstreet Cultural Museum and Louis Armstrong Park.
Backstreet Cultural Museum
Museum
Photo: Infrogmation, CC BY 2.5.
The Backstreet Cultural Museum is a museum in New Orleans, Louisiana's Tremé neighborhood, founded by Sylvester Francis. Backstreet Cultural Museum is situated 900 feet southeast of New Orleans African American Museum.
Louis Armstrong Park
Park
Photo: Jason Riedy, CC BY 2.0.
Louis Armstrong Park is a 32-acre park located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street from the French Quarter.
Congo Square
Park
Photo: Mr. Littlehand, CC BY 2.0.
Congo Square is an open space, now within Louis Armstrong Park, which is located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street north of the French Quarter. Congo Square is situated 1,900 feet south of New Orleans African American Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tremé and French Quarter.
Tremé
Photo: Bart Everson, CC BY 2.0.
Tremé is an old historically African-American and Créole neighborhood of New Orleans, just "back" from the French Quarter. The Tremé is famous for its music, and has some attractions, music venues, and small inexpensive hotels.
French Quarter
Photo: Lars Plougmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The French Quarter is the oldest and most famous and visited neighborhood of New Orleans. It was laid out in French and Spanish colonial times in the 18th century.
Storyville
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Storyville was the red-light district of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1897 to 1917. It was established by municipal ordinance under the New Orleans City Council, to regulate prostitution.
New Orleans African American Museum
- Categories: African-American museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.96651° or 29° 57′ 59″ northLongitude
-90.06795° or 90° 4′ 5″ westOpen location code
76XFXW8J+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 345285907OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7010684
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“New Orleans African American Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “Le musée afro-américain d’art, d’histoire et de culture de la Nouvelle-Orléans”
- French: “musée afro-américain de la Nouvelle-Orléans”
- French: “Musée afro-américain de la Nouvelle-Orléans”
- French: “NOAAM”
- German: “New Orleans African American Museum”
- Portuguese: “Museu Afro-Americano de Nova Orleães”
- Portuguese: “Museu Afro-Americano de Nova Orleans”
- Spanish: “Museo Afroamericano de Nueva Orleans”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zion Hall Baptist Church and Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church.
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