Expansion
The New Orleans Jazz Museum is strategically located in the Old U.S. Mint—built in 1838—at the juncture of the French Quarter and Frenchmen Street where Esplanade Avenue meets the river, an epicenter of live music in the city. The Museum celebrates the origins, evolution, and continuing relevance of New Orleans jazz.
The Jazz Museum is home to one of the foremost jazz collections in the world. Louis Armstrong’s first cornet, Sidney Bechet’s soprano saxophone, Edward “Kid” Ory’s trombone, George Lewis’ clarinet, Warren “Baby” Dodds’ drum kit, performance costumes, photographs, original manuscripts, historic recordings and rare film footage are among the thousands of irreplaceable treasures stored inside, but only a fraction of this collection is on display.
Currently, the Jazz Museum is in Phase One of a major expansion to include new educational initiatives, exterior lighting, entrance, museum store, café, sculpture garden and more interactive exhibition elements.
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You can support the expansion of the Jazz Museum directly by donating below.
The Jazz Museum conceptual design and master plan for expansion was developed in collaboration with Perron + Roettinger Studios and Trapolin Peer Architects. If you are interested in learning more about our expansion plans please contact us.
