Unique, educational and entertaining experiences that encourage discovery, inspire creativity and foster the pursuit of knowledge await you at this Louisiana attraction. During your visit, explore galleries that showcase the museum’s permanent collection as well as temporary exhibitions, see the universe as never before in the Planetarium and be sure to stop by the Museum Store to shop for items unique to the Louisiana Museum of Art and Science.
Louisiana Museum of Art and Science Permanent Collection
The museum’s collection of 3,000 artworks and artifacts are featured in changing displays in the Soupçon and Colonnade Galleries. Two additional exhibits of items from the permanent collection can be found on display year-round. Discover American and European art, antiquities, Louisiana modern and contemporary art, photography, ethnographic art and scientific objects.
Galleries
Ancient Egypt Gallery
Focusing on the Ptolemaic period dating from 323 BC to 30 BC, the Ancient Egypt Gallery features artifacts, images and interpretive text on illustrated wall panels. Step into the exhibition’s introductory room and learn about the importance of the Egyptian’s unique religion through a timeline, world map and displays of ancient Greek, Roman and Egyptian artifacts. Highlights include a 2,300-year-old, male mummy. In an additional room, Egyptians’ belief in the afterlife and their funeral practices are explored.
Solar System Gallery
Weigh yourself on the Moon and planets, meet life-size models of the famous astronomers such as Galileo, Newton, Copernicus and Kepler, discover how the planets got their names, or learn about comets, asteroids and other smaller bodies in our Solar System in this hands-on gallery. Be sure to look up, the Solar System Gallery’s ceiling holds a 40-foot solar system model that illustrates the relative orbital motion of planets, from speedy Mercury to lumbering Neptune. Also on display in the Solar System Gallery are giant prints from the Hubble Space Telescope and the former planetarium’s Zeiss star projector made famous when it was featured in Rebel Without A Cause, a film starring James Dean.
Planet Tower
See the solar system as never before in the Planet Tower. This stunning architectural space reaches more than two stories high and contains giant planet models built to scale. Stand near a Saturn that features wings nearly 15 feet wide and an Earth model the size of a bowling bowl.
Universe Gallery
In the Universe Gallery, view recent images from the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA and JPL spacecraft. In addition, the gallery features changing exhibits relating to new cosmic discoveries.
Planetarium
In addition to its galleries, the Louisiana Museum of Art and Science houses the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium, a 60-foot domed theater recognized as one of the most sophisticated multimedia presentation venues in the country. Learn about the night sky and current celestial events, explore our solar system and travel through the Milky Way and beyond to see the universe as never before.
- Remember to stop by the Louisiana Museum of Art and Science Museum Store. Handcrafted merchandise, books, toys and a large selection of objects unique to the Louisiana Museum of Art and Science’s exhibits are available to purchase.
- Planetarium shows begin on the hour.
- In addition to its permanent galleries, the Louisiana Museum of Art and Science hosts temporary exhibitions throughout the year.