Historic New Orleans Collection - New Orleans Hotel

Address: 533 Royal St., New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: +1 504 523 4662
Email: wrc@hnoc.org
Website:www.hnoc.org

Average Rating	2.0	5+ reviews from 3 sources
Frommers	0.0	2+ reviews
Yahoo! Travel	1.0	1+ reviews
Yelp	4.0	2+ reviews

Estimated Price: From $4

Historic New Orleans Collection

533 Royal St.
New Orleans, LA 70130

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Starting out as a hairdresser and later as a selfless nurse, Marie Laveau became the first commercial Voodoo Queen. - She was respected and feared by thousands including the Catholic Church. A devout catholic, going to mass each day, she got permission to hold rituals behind St. Louis Cathedral. ... more on MuseumStuff.com
There's just enough voodoo lore here to introduce you to the history and culture of this spiritual practice and to tempt you to bring home a love potion or voodoo doll as a souvenir. ... more on TripAdvisor
The Historic New Orleans Collection is a museum, research center, and publisher dedicated to the study and preservation of the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South region. General and Mrs. L. Kemper Williams, collectors of Louisiana materials, established the institution in 1966 ... more on Hnoc.org
Some of the hard-core voodoo practitioners in town might scoff at the Voodoo Museum, and perhaps rightly so. It is largely designed for tourists, but it is also really the only opportunity for tourists to get acquainted with the history and culture of voodoo. Don't expect high-quality, comprehens... more on Frommers
This private archive and exhibit complex, with thousands of historic photos, documents, and books, is one of the finest research centers in the South. It occupies the 19th-century town house of General Kemper Williams and the 1792 Merrieult House. Changing exhibits focus on aspects of local histo... more on Fodor's

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3.0: Informative, weird, and wonderful

I was psyched to visit the Voodoo Museum more than any other NOLA attraction... and it was pretty great, just not as terrific as I had hoped it would be. I thought there would be more explanatory information on the history of voodoo, displays of items used in the religion, and perhaps even docent... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor
4.0: Stefan A. 's review

OK - the voodoo museum is awesome. We came in to see an older gentleman sitting in a room full of Voodoo ephemera massaging the a albino python draped ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp
5.0: a small gem, worth visiting!

If you want to tour a big museum, this is hardly the place. It's a corridor, two rooms, plus the shop. However, if you want authentic voodoo imagery and history packed from floor to ceiling (almost), this is a must-see. ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor
4.0: Natalia J. 's review

I had to do some research for school so I stopped by the museum. It's very small with 2 rooms showcasing various materials. I got all the information ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp
4.0: Cool place!

Very small, but really interesting. If you are lucky like we were, you'll get to meet and take a picture with Jolie, a cerimonial HUGE python! The owners of the museum are really willing ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor