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Louisiana Art and Science Museum
100 S River Rd
Baton Rouge, LA, 70802
For Baton Rouge apartment-ites, picking a museum that is just right can be a bit of a difficult venture. Do you want to go to a science museum, or an art museum, a natural history museum, a contemporary art museum? Well, never fear, because the Louisiana Art and Science Museum is giving you two museums in one, a fantastic selection of art from both local sources and masters from around the world, and a look into the fascinating natural world that surrounds us. You'd have to search far and wide to find a museum that caters to this many subjects, and does it all with class and finesse, featuring some of the best works from around the state, and some of the most interesting exhibits as well. The most important element of the Louisiana Art and Science Museum is education, so each exhibit, whether scientific or artistic, sets out to teach as well as entertain. They have numerous permanent exhibits that set about to teach children and adults alike more about the world around them in fun and interesting ways, through hands on experience and education tours. They also have classes and programs for both adults and children to teach them more about the worlds of art and science, as well as how to create works of art for yourself. The Louisiana Art and Science Museum contains a beautiful collection of works from across the centuries, from early European to modern day, featuring works form all across the world. They have a fantastic collection of American and European art, from the eighteenth century to the twenty first, from all across Europe, from France, to England, even Croatia, and of course plenty of American works. They also have a fantastic collection of ethnographic arts from Inuits, Native Americans, Tibetans, African and Columbians, as well as numerous other spots around the globe, and a nice collection of antiques, featuring works from Egypt, Greece and Rome. Modern and contemporary art is also well represented in the gallery, featuring predominantly work from Louisianan artists, including the largest collection of Clementine Hunter paintings in the world. Being a museum of science as well, there are numerous ways for Baton Rouge apartment-ites to explore the scientific world while under the museums roof. One of the most fascinating is to take a trip to the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium, where the sky becomes alive with the wonders of the cosmos, where you can learn about our universe, as well as fascinating sky events that happen throughout the year, and it's home to a number of music and laser light shows during the season as well. They also have numerous fascinating scientific items on display as part of their artistic collection, so fans of science and art can get a two-for-one deal. Whether you want to see the places beyond the stars, the sculpture of the Egyptians, of the art of notable local figures, you'll find it all at the Louisiana Art and Science Museum. Baton Rouge apartment residents looking to take in a little culture can do little better than this multi-faceted museum, where the world of science and art come together to create a beautiful experience you can't find anywhere else in town.