Historic Voodoo Museum New Orleans Louisiana ⋆ Travel Secrets by V

Historic Voodoo Museum New Orleans Louisiana

Come see one of the few museums in the world dedicated entirely to Voodoo art at the Historic Voodoo Museum in New Orleans! Not only will you get to see taxidermy, shrines, voodoo dolls, gri-gri bags, and mummified animals. But you will also get to see the kneeling bench that once belonged to the famed Voodoo priestess Marie Laveau.

Where did Voodoo come from?

Louisiana Voodoo originated from African slaves in the early 1700s. Most of these slaves were Fon people from the Republic of Benin but Africans from different regions also contributed to the creation of Louisiana Voodoo. The traditional religion for the Fon people was known as Vodun or Vodoun. The word is a Fon word for spirit or god. Since under French slave code, children under the age of fourteen could not be sold or separated from their families. As a result, culture, and religion continued among the slaves.

Eventually, the French started to impose the Catholic religion unto the slaves. Which created a giant mix of different cultures, religious beliefs, spirits and ancestor worship. Which created voodoo as we know it today. Elders were considered people of wisdom for the slaves. Since their knowledge of herbs and poisons made them kings and queens in the voodoo world. They would create charms and amulets, also known as Gri-gri bags. These charms were meant to heal, protect or harm others. Gri-gri bags and charms can also be purchased from the Voodoo Museum in New Orleans.

Fun Facts

Red brick dust is used for protection
Louis Armstrong used to sell red brick dust to prostitutes so that he could go stay in the Storyville district and learn all about jazz.

What is Voodoo?

Contrary to what most people think, Voodoo was not used for casting curses like movies have made us believe. In reality, Voodoo was mostly used for good. It served as protection, for healing or for guidance. Most of it consists of charms and amulets.

Can I harm someone with a Voodoo doll?

Sticking needles into a voodoo doll is not for inflicting pain but rather to pin a “spirit” to the person represented by the doll. That being said, it is not possible to harm someone with a voodoo doll.

Hours

Open every day from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm. Even open on most holidays but please call in advance just to be sure.

(504) 680-0128

Admission:

$7.00 Adults

$5.50 Seniors, Military or College Students

The museum is only two rooms and a hallway. Expect to spend about 30-60 minutes here. There is a gift shop that sells voodoo items such as dolls, chicken feet, and gri-gri bags.

Directions

Historic Voodoo Museum New Orleans

724 Dumaine St,

New Orleans, LA 70116

Located between Bourbon St. and Royal St.

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