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With just hours remaining before tonight's 6:00 opening of the new exhibit "Pete Fountain: A Life Half-Fast," LSM Music Curator David Kunian carefully positions Fountain's wax head atop the torso of its matching body. The figure, which is on loan from the New Orleans Jazzland Foundation, was one of the most popular items on display at the Musee Conti Wax Museum from 1990 to 2016. (Photograph by Mark J. Sindler/Louisiana State Museum) You can view "Pete Fountain: A Life Half-Fast" on the second floor of the Louisiana State Museum's Old U.S. Mint. Tonight's reception is free and open to the public. #petefountain #oldusmint #neworleansjazzmuseum #jazzland #louisianastatemuseum #neworleans #jazz #halffastmarchingclub #textilerestoration

The Louisiana State Museum, in collaboration with Los Isleños Heritage and Cultural Society of Louisiana, recently hosted the great Olga Cerpa and Mestisay in concert at the Old U.S. Mint Performing Arts Center. Cerpa and her group, who also performed at this year's Los Isleños Fiesta, are among the most prominent and acclaimed exponents of popular folkloric music from the Canary Islands. The Los Isleños Society - based in St. Bernard Parish - honors the history and culture of the Canary Islanders who settled in Louisiana during the late 18th century. In addition to presenting its annual festival, the group runs a museum complex that includes the Ducros Library and the Esteves House. You can learn more about Mestisay at http://www.mestisay.com/ and about Los Isleños Society at http://www.losislenos.org/societyinfo.html Image: With characteristic energy and style, singer Olga Cerpa and Mestisay perform a traditional Canary Island composition at the Old U.S. Mint. (Photo by Mark J. Sindler/Louisiana State Museum) #olgaserpaeventos #mestisay #canaryislands #oldusmint #musicatthemint #isleños #losislenos #stbernardparish (at New Orleans Mint)

The third annual Danny Barker Banjo and Guitar Festival kicks off tomorrow afternoon, with a concert featuring Crescent City trumpeter and vocalist Greg Stafford – whom Barker mentored in the Fairview Baptist Church Band. Stafford will lead an all-star, 8-piece jazz band and will also talk about Danny Barker’s life and legacy. Tomorrow’s event will take place from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm at the New Orleans Jazz Museum (third floor of the Old U.S. Mint). The event is free and open to the public. You can learn more about this year’s Danny Barker Banjo and Guitar Festival here: http://www.dannybarkerfestival.com/press2017.html #dannybarker #gregstafford #neworleansjazzmuseum #fairviewbaptistchurch #oldusmint #jazz

"Visions of Excellence," a collection of 50 extraordinary images created by photojournalists from around the world, is now on view at the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U. S. Mint. This exhibition presents an extreme wide-angle view of world events with images of war, catastrophe, politics, sports, the arts, entertainment, nature and daily life. The photos were selected from more than 57,000 submissions to the 73th Annual Pictures of the Year International competition, which is the oldest and most prestigious photojournalism program in the world. “We’re delighted to host "Visions of Excellence" at the Louisiana State Museum for the seventh time,” Louisiana’s Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser said. “This is a great opportunity for our community and visitors to see great photography in the best possible way – through a collection of large, masterfully printed images displayed inside one of New Orleans most historic settings.” The Louisiana State Museum is hosting this exhibit in partnership with the New Orleans Photo Alliance as part of PhotoNOLA, the annual citywide celebration of photography in the Crescent City. PhotoNOLA was launched by the New Orleans Photo Alliance in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, is open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. "Visions of Excellence" will remain on view through Feb. 19. Admission is free. LouisianaStateMuseum.org #poy73 #poy #photojournalism #photography #awards #worldevents #exhibition #louisianatravel #photonola #billynungesser #neworleansjazzmuseum #oldusmint (at New Orleans Mint)

Started interning at the Old U.S. Mint in the jazz music archive! Low and behold, I come across sheet music relavent to my master's thesis. I love #NewOrleans. #nola #sheetmusic #jazzarchives #oldusmint #history #museum #frenchquarter (at Old U.S. Mint)

Happy 100th Birthday to the National Park Service! We all know about the majestic nature associated with the National Park Service (NPS) with places like Yosemite National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, or Grand Teton National Park. But did you know the NPS also preserves our country’s culture and history at 125 National Historical Parks and National Historic Sites? One of the museum’s undoubtable favorites is the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park. Established in 1994, it celebrates the birthplace of jazz and continued evolution of America’s quintessential musical art form. The NPS regularly hosts historic tours where visitors learn about jazz while walking around the French Quarter and Treme. Music lovers can also listen to one of the many concerts hosted by the NPS at the Old U.S. Mint–future home of the New Orleans Jazz Museum. To plan your next visit: https://www.nps.gov/jazz/index.htm Image: The legendary trumpeter Leroy Jones enthralls listeners with his traditional jazz melodies at one of the NPS’ concerts at the Old U.S. Mint Performing Arts Center. (Mark J. Sindler/Louisiana State Museum) #nps100 #happybirthday #jazz #neworleansjazzmuseum #oldusmint #leroyjones (at New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park)

My mind is literally blown. #jazz #performance #oldusmint #singingwithshrunkenheads2016 #neworleans #louisiana (at Old U.S. Mint)

The Honorable South live at the Old US Mint