Louisiana Museum Foundation is a nonprofit that supports, administers funding, and raises awareness for the state-owned and operated Louisiana State Museum System.
LMF’s mission is to preserve, present and promote Louisiana’s history and culture through the provision of services in support of the collections, exhibitions and educational programming of the Louisiana State Museum. Established in 1981, we are a nonprofit organization that fundraises on behalf of the LSM through grants, community and individual donations, corporate sponsorship and fundraising events.
Who we are
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Lloyd N. Shields
PresidentMarjorie A. McKeithen
Vice PresidentKathleen Parke Edmundson
SecretaryDouglas W. Finegan
TreasurerRenee F. Carrere
At-LargeBenjamin A. Dupuy
At-LargeT. Semmes Favrot
At-LargeMelissa Douglass Steiner
At-LargeJeremy Corkern
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E. Tiffany Adler
Kim Boyle
Beau J. Box
Julie F. Breitmeyer
Ralph O. Brennan
Johannah M. Brown
Ryan E. Burks
Helen Nalty Butcher
Murray A. Calhoun
Mary L. Cavanaugh
Dorothy M. Clyne
Scott P. Cunningham
Kevin Ferguson
Dana M. Hansel
Lesli Harris
William H. Hines
Philip N. Hodges
Noel Johnson
Diane Sustendal Labouisse
Seth A. Levine
Eugene A. Priestley
Anne Flower Redd
Permele Doyle Robinson
Tia Nolan Roddy
Aulston G. Taylor
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Adler's
Ms. E. Tiffany Adler
Anne Atkinson
Ms. Julie F. Breitmeyer
Susan & Ralph O. Brennan
Joey & Buzzy Brown
Stephanie & Ryan Burks
Helen & Kim Butcher
Mr. & Mrs. Murray A. Calhoun
Mrs. Renee Carrere
Ms. Mary L. Cavanaugh
Sarah & Cayman Clevenger
Ms. Dorothy Clyne
Ms. Courtney Coleman
Mr. Jeremy Corkern
Ms. Caroline Crumley
Brady & Scott Cunningham
Crescent Sterling, Ltd. / Howard Thompson
Dr. David DeGenova
Dr. Kristi Soileau DeGenova
Mr. Richard Dragisic & Mr. Bill Brockschmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin A. Dupuy
Ms. Kathleen Parke Edmundson
Mr. Richmond Ellis
Mr. & Mrs. T. Semmes Favrot
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Ferguson
Mr. Collin Ferguson
Caroline & Douglas Finegan
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan W. Fitzpatrick
Mrs. Lorey Flick & Mr. Joel Roberts
Peggy & Timber Floyd
Dr. Michelle Carr Frank
Pam D. Friedler
Ms. Valerie Grubb
Gayle & Tom Benson Charitable Foundation
Goldring Family Foundation
Ryan Gootee General Contractors
Gulf Coast Bank & Trust
Dana Meeks Hansel
Ashley & Colby Hebert
Mrs. Lesli Harris & Mr. Jeff Bromberger
The Helis Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hines
Jane Scott & Philip N. Hodges
Ashley Porter & Martin Holly
Mr. Gregory Holt
Mr. Andrew Lamar Hopkins
Hancock Whitney Bank
Mr. & Mrs. Noel Johnson
Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation
Jones Walker
Mr. Terri Lacy
Mr. James Lapeyre Jr.
Ms. Courtney Le Clercq
Paul Leaman, Jr.
Elizabeth Zuschlag LeBlanc & Ross Kenneth LeBlanc
Mrs. Alexa Pulitzer & Mr. Seth Levine
Angela Lacour & Michael Rash II
Kelsie & Andrew Marcus
Denise Reno & Demond Matsuo
Marjorie A. McKeithen & Scott Schlesinger
Mr. James Michalopoulos
Mr. Kerry P. Moody
Ms. Denise Morse
William C. & Theodosia Murphy Nolan Foundation
New Orleans & Company
Ochsner Health
Mr. William King Offutt
Mr. Roger Ogden
Mr. Eugene Priestley
Anne & Edmund E. Redd
Permele & Garner Robinson
Mr. & Mrs. James Roddy
Mr. Andre Rodrigue
Mr. & Mrs. Jacques Rodrigue
Mrs. Wendy Rodrigue Magnus
Mr. & Mrs. Jayson Seidman
Mr. William Henry Shane
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd N. Shields
Mr. Richard N. Sherman
Mr. Gary Solomon
Ms. Rivers Spencer
Melissa & Jerry Steiner
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome D. Steiner
Ms. Diane M. Sustendal Labouisse
Patrick F. Taylor Foundation
Sevetri & Aulston Taylor
Dr. & Mrs. Lee Terrell
The John W. & Bertie Murphy Deming Foundation
Ms. Patricia Unangst
Service Corporation International
Fern & Kevin Watters
Mr. Christopher Wise
Williamson Eye Center
Vulcan Materials Company
Zuschlag Family Foundation
We make history happen. Our primary arms of service support the Louisiana State Museum’s education and conservation efforts. From costumes and ephemera illustrating the history of Carnival in Louisiana to comprehensive judicial and civil records of French and Spanish colonial rule from 1718 to 1803 and more — LSM preserves, researches and exhibits artifacts from a permanent collection of nearly 500,000 objects.
What we do
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Michalopoulos: Mystical Expressionism
Featuring more than seventy works spanning from the early 1980s to the present, this exhibition explores the prolific forty-year career of James Michalopoulos, whose expressive, vibrant paintings celebrate and inspire efforts to preserve the vernacular architecture of New Orleans. On view through September 27, 2026
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Rodrigue: Before the Blue Dog
Before George Rodrigue's Blue Dog paintings catapulted him to international fame, the artist was already known for his dark, often ghostly, depictions of the Cajun landscape, culture, and people. The exhibition is loosely divided into six thematic areas, all related to Cajun culture: landscapes, language and legends, families and communities, music, foodways, and way of life. Curated by Joyce Miller, this exhibition will run from November 23, 2024 - September 28, 2025.
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Hunt Slonem: A Retrospective
This retrospective explores Slonem’s profound connection with this poetic city and the impact of its exotic mystique on his artistic vision. Paintings and sculpture lent exclusively by Louisiana patrons and museums are explored in an art historical context, and the precedents for his painterly style and subject matter are briefly considered. The painter’s sources of inspiration in Louisiana are explored.
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Creole New Orleans, Honey! The Art of Andrew LaMar Hopkins
Creole New Orleans, Honey! The Art of Andrew LaMar Hopkins accompanies an exhibition of the same name on view at the Cabildo from November 22, 2022, through September 30, 2023. Published by the Louisiana Museum Foundation, the catalog features seventy of Hopkins’s unique paintings, as well as images of the Louisiana State Museum artifacts that inspired some of them. The catalog, edited by co-curator and Louisiana State Museum historian Joyce Miller, also includes five scholarly essays exploring nineteenth-century Creole culture in New Orleans.
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Mystery in Motion: African American Masking and Spirituality in Mardi Gras
This exhibition examined the direct influence of multicultural spirituality within the carnival traditions of Black New Orleanians. The exhibit was on display from February 13, 2021, through November 28, 2021 and served as the centerpiece of the museum's planned programming to celebrate the 2021 carnival season.
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Baroness Pontalba and the Rise of Jackson Square Exhibit
The exhibit opened to the public Sunday December 2nd, 2018. The Louisiana Museum Foundation celebrated the closing tricentennial events at the Cabildo as the Louisiana State Museum featured the 18th-century New Orleans philanthropist, Don Andrés Almonester and his daughter, Micaela Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba.
We support all educational programming at Louisiana State Museums
From school field trips to online content, adult multi-session courses in activities such as beading or printmaking, to jazz yoga or mindfulness classes, we welcome all ages to participate in various programming throughout the year.
We seek out and administer grants from organizations like The Getty Foundation to the National Endowment for the Humanities to the National Science Museum and more — all to fuel Louisiana State Museums’ exhibits, digitize the collections, and execute various crucial projects for the vast network of museums. But we can’t survive on grants alone, as it often takes many hands and over 12 months to launch a new exhibition. Every donation counts and is tax deductible. We pride ourselves on ensuring that received donations are expended per the donor’s wishes.