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Second Nature: Artworks by Chase Mullen

The Soupcon Gallery

Through September 22

Chase Mullen's creations for his first museum exhibition Second Nature explore the intricate ecology of the southern region, particularly Louisiana. Using acrylics on pristine white wooden panels, Mullen's art skillfully merges ecology with surrealism. His deep admiration for...

Improvisation: The Art and Healing Power of Jazz

The Republic Finance Gallery

Through September 22

Improvisation: The Art and Healing Power of Jazz, located in The Republic Finance Gallery, celebrates the history of jazz, but also its ability to positively affect the human condition.  Due to its improvisational yet soothing nature, scientific...

To Be Seen, To Be Heard, To Be Valued

The STEAM Gallery

Through August 04

To Be Seen, To Be Heard, To Be Valued is currently on view in The STEAM Gallery, LASM’s newest exhibition space that will incorporate exceptional work from local students. LASM, in collaboration with Ellemnop.art, aims...

The Art of Looking Up: Following the Stars, from Ancient Cultures to the Webb

Main Gallery: Second Floor

Through April 21

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium, we continue our yearlong celebration of showcasing art that has been inspired by space and space exploration.  In this exhibition, The Art of Looking Up: Following the...

Pinpointing the Stars

Universe Gallery

Through August 01

Pinpointing the Stars features works from the permanent collection that highlight the planetarium’s history, the timeline of its development, and its focus on the stars. The star plates that are on view were part of the Zeiss...

Past Exhibitions

2024

Second Nature: Artworks by Chase Mullen - March 16, 2024 - September 22, 2024

Improvisation: The Art and Healing Power of Jazz - February 03, 2024 - September 22, 2024

To Be Seen, To Be Heard, To Be Valued - February 02, 2024 - August 04, 2024

2023

2022

Wild Bees - November 05, 2022 - May 07, 2023

Diamonds of History: Mighty Women by Ashley Longshore - September 30, 2022 - July 02, 2023

Pinpointing the Stars - August 27, 2022 - August 01, 2024

Illustrating Health - August 13, 2022 - October 01, 2023

In Empathy We Trust - January 29, 2022 - October 30, 2022

2021

Iridescence: Juried Competition - August 10, 2021 - July 31, 2022

Iridescence - July 17, 2021 - July 31, 2022

Playing House: Miniatures from the Permanent Collection - January 23, 2021 - January 23, 2022

Our Louisiana - January 16, 2021 - March 10, 2024

Experimental Light: Alyce Simon & Eva Lee - January 09, 2021 - July 11, 2021

2020

Cosmos: Imagining the Universe - August 08, 2020 - July 18, 2021

Landscape Abstracted: Will Henry Stevens - August 01, 2020 - August 18, 2021

Capital City Contemporary 5: Water - August 01, 2020 - December 13, 2020

Frank Hayden: Lift Every Voice - June 27, 2020 - January 03, 2021

2019

Soulful Journey: Randell Henry - November 02, 2019 - July 26, 2020

Sound Is An Invisible Color - August 24, 2019 - March 08, 2020

Harmonies in Color: Six Contemporary Perspectives - August 24, 2019 - March 08, 2020

ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection - June 01, 2019 - August 07, 2019

Astral Visions: Photographs by Connor Matherne - May 04, 2019 - August 01, 2020

Frameworks of Absence: Brandon Ballengée - April 13, 2019 - October 27, 2019

Inner Light: The Photographs of Richard C. Albertine - January 26, 2019 - April 07, 2019

Picturing Vivian Maier: A Street Photographer Revealed - January 23, 2019 - May 22, 2019

2018

Lin Emery: A Force of Nature - September 26, 2018 - January 13, 2019

Selections from the Museum Collection: Honoring Carol S. Gikas - September 22, 2018 - January 20, 2019

Food in Space: The Evolution of Dining in Orbit - June 16, 2018 - September 09, 2018

Capitol City Contemporary 4: Food, Glorious Food - June 13, 2018 - September 16, 2018

Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography - June 13, 2018 - September 16, 2018

Dreamcatchers: Courtney Egan - March 10, 2018 - June 10, 2018

Tradition in Transition: Inuit Art & Culture - February 10, 2018 - June 03, 2018

2017

The Art of Chaos & Order: Sam Losavio - September 16, 2017 - February 25, 2018

The Red That Colored the World - September 16, 2017 - January 31, 2018

CANstruction: Rock-Can-Roll - August 24, 2017 - September 10, 2017

Alyce Simon: Atomic Art - July 01, 2017 - February 18, 2018

Faces of the Flood - June 14, 2017 - September 03, 2017

Saving Stories: A Playful Take on Recording Personal History - May 17, 2017 - August 27, 2017

A Work in Process:  Paintings by Gustave Blache III - March 11, 2017 - June 04, 2017

Polymers in Art Through the Centuries - March 04, 2017 - September 03, 2017

Absence and Presence: The Moons of Monica Zeringue - January 21, 2017 - June 25, 2017

2016

It’s Academic: A Hands-On Art Experience - December 17, 2016 - May 14, 2017

Selections from the Collection - December 03, 2016 - February 26, 2017

Passages of Time: Drawings by Gerry Wubben - December 03, 2016 - February 26, 2017

Contemporary Old Masters - December 03, 2016 - February 26, 2017

Capitol City Contemporary: 3/Photography - August 13, 2016 - December 11, 2016

Diamond Nights: Photographs by Beth Moon - August 06, 2016 - January 15, 2017

Lovely as a Tree - August 06, 2016 - November 27, 2016

The Art of Warner Bros. Cartoons - April 20, 2016 - July 24, 2016

The Origins of Animation: A Hands-on Exhibit - April 16, 2016 - August 07, 2016

A Universe in Glass: Josh Simpson - March 15, 2016 - September 18, 2016

Flutterby: Butterfly - January 16, 2016 - April 10, 2016

The Artist Revealed: Artist Portraits & Self-Portraits - January 09, 2016 - April 03, 2016

Raphael Soyer: Intimate Portraits - January 09, 2016 - April 03, 2016

Solarium - January 05, 2016 - April 03, 2016

2015

Sun Light/Star Light: Contemplations on the Solar Orb - October 10, 2015 - January 03, 2016

Capitol City Contemporary 2: Landscape - September 18, 2015 - January 10, 2016

CANstruction - August 26, 2015 - September 15, 2015

Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami - July 14, 2015 - September 27, 2015

Recent Acquisitions: Louisiana Art & Science Museum Collection - July 13, 2015 - September 13, 2015

Emerson Bell: A Tribute - March 27, 2015 - June 21, 2015

From Clay to Bronze: Revisited - March 21, 2015 - June 28, 2015

Monuments & Metaphors: Art In Public Spaces - March 21, 2015 - June 28, 2015

Brilliant Solutions: Glasgow Middle School’s Talented Art Students - February 20, 2015 - March 21, 2015

Manchac: In the Wake of North Pass - January 09, 2015 - March 14, 2015

A World of Dreams: Landscapes by Tula Telfair - January 09, 2015 - March 14, 2015

2014

The Show Window: John Gray - October 21, 2014 - February 14, 2015

Capitol City Contemporary: 1. Abstraction - October 21, 2014 - February 14, 2015

Peter de Francia: An Italianate in Britain - October 03, 2014 - January 03, 2015

Art in Action: Inflate. Draw. Pour. Jason Hackenwerth. Heather Hansen. Holton Rower - October 03, 2014 - January 03, 2015

Selections from the LASM Collection: Egyptian Tapestries - July 22, 2014 - October 11, 2014

Herman Mhire – Emilio Garcia: The Art & Science of Shells - July 04, 2014 - September 23, 2014

American Brilliant Cut Glass: A Silver Lining - July 04, 2014 - September 23, 2014

Hunt Slonem: Bunnies! - April 14, 2014 - June 21, 2014

The River Inside: A Photographic Journey by John Guider - April 08, 2014 - October 19, 2015

The Red Stick Piece: An Installation by Jonathan Brilliant - March 24, 2014 - June 28, 2014

Native American Baskets from the LASM Collection - February 25, 2014 - June 21, 2014

The Art of Fashion: Anthony Ryan - January 17, 2014 - March 29, 2014

Odd Nerdrum: Timeless - January 10, 2014 - March 22, 2014

2013

2012

Garden of Industry: Cynthia Giachetti and Ben Diller - October 11, 2012 - January 04, 2013

LASM: 50 Years of Collecting - October 05, 2012 - January 05, 2013

Train Memorabilia from the LASM Collection - August 24, 2012 - January 05, 2013

Digital Paintings: John F. Simon, Jr. - June 29, 2012 - September 22, 2012

The Floating World: Ukiyo-e Prints from the Lauren Rogers Museum - March 30, 2012 - June 23, 2012

Woodcuts by Jacques Hnizdovsky from the LASM Collection - March 28, 2012 - June 23, 2012

John Clemmer: New and Selected Works - January 27, 2012 - May 05, 2012

Robert Warrens: Fiction & Fantasy - January 24, 2012 - March 24, 2012

2011