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Louisiana Arts & Science Museum and Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
Louisiana Arts & Science Museum and Irene W. Pennington Planetarium Review
Housed in a 1925 Illinois Central railroad station near the Old State Capitol, this idiosyncratic but high-quality museum brings together a contemporary-art gallery and an Egyptian tomb exhibit featuring a mummy from 300 BC. Also here are a children's museum and a kid-friendly planetarium. The planetarium presents regular shows, as does the ExxonMobil Space Theater. The museum hosts traveling exhibits, and houses the nation's second-largest collection of sculptures by 20th-century Croatian artist Ivan Mestrovic, many of which adorn the entrance hall.
- Address: 100 S. River Rd., Baton Rouge, LA, 70802 | Map It
- Phone: 225/344-5272
- Cost: $7.25, $9 with planetarium show
- Hours: Tues.--Fri. 10--3, Sat. 10--5 (planetarium 10--8), Sun. 1--4
- Website: www.lasm.org
- Location: Baton Rouge
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