New Orleans Sights

Presbytère

#141 of 532 things to do in New Orleans

#3959 of 27205 things to do in North America

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  • Address
    • 751 Chartres St
  • Phone
    • 504 568-6968
  • Price
    • adult/concession/child under 12 $6/5/free
  • Hours
    • 9am-5pm Tue-Sun

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Lonely Planet review for Presbytère

The lovely Presbytère building, designed in 1791 as a rectory for the St Louis Cathedral, serves as New Orleans’ Mardi Gras museum. You’ll find there’s more to the city’s most famous celebration than wanton debauchery – or, at least, discover the many levels of meaning behind the debauchery. There’s an encyclopedia’s worth of material on the krewes, secret societies, costumes and racial histories of the Mardi Gras tapestry, all intensely illuminating and easy to follow.

 

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