New Orleans Jazz Museum

Fantastic presentations of jazz, blues and zydeco. Drumsville exhibit was awesome. Lots of new things I didn't know about Louis Armstrong. Pretty emotional seeing Fats Domino's piano, rescued from his flooded home post Katrina, lovingly rebuilt and restored

I’m gonna be honest. I love music and I was taught(in HS) by a Jazz musician on history of Jazz and Blues. I was disappointed, it left me wanting more. The museum could’ve done a lot more. I was happy to visit yet not sure if I will again. The gift shop could do better as well. I wish I can help because I would suggest so many ideas.

Visited the museum during Super Bowl weekend for a private event. So I wasn’t there for any of the jazz history however I did walk around and view some items and thought it was a nice place. I certainly can’t speak of the integrity or expansiveness of any of the displays. I can speak, however, on the venue as a whole hosting the event I was there for. Overall, it was a nice place. It worked for what the event needed and was for. Plenty of spaces for satellite bars and food displays. Bathrooms could be better.

Very affordable admission. Tons of educational exhibits and history. Plus it's in the same building as the Old US Mint, so there was a section with US Mint exhibits also. The museum has free concerts on schedule, we enjoyed the concert very much!

LOVED LOVED LOVED the Jazz Museum, you can feel the richness of the state and city within these walls. It is beautifully curated, please add it to your list of things to do when visiting.

Reasonable price since all of the state museums are $6 to $8, depending on your age! Friendly staff, who provide you with tickets and a map. The machinery in the mint on the ground floor was pretty amazing. There was a jukebox that plays tunes that all have to do with money, but unfortunately out of order today. Enjoyed the video upstairs in the Jazz museum.

Well curated exhibit about Louis Armstrong. The museum is conveniently located within walking distance of the Quarter and only steps from the French Market. I was surprised to learn that the building was formerly the US Mint. There is also an informative exhibit about the history of the building.

For all music enthusiasts, don’t miss the chance to experience the wonders of the New Orleans Jazz Museum. You’ll not only learn about its rich history but also discover the iconic artists who helped shape it. Don’t leave NOLA without paying a visit.

Which museum is located almost next door to the huge French Marketplace? Extensive collection of memorabilia of jazz greats like Louis Armstrong and Fats Domino, including posters, pictures, record albums, trumpets, coronets, and other musical instruments . Colorful paintings of the history of jazz. Black and white pictures trace back the roots of jazz in New Orleans. Separate exhibits on women in jazz in New Orleans. One floor has separate collection of US mint and coin collections. Clean bathrooms come with the $6 admission purchase. We missed out on the free jazz concert upstairs.

It's housed in the former US Mint, so the location is perfect, right at the top of the French Quarter. It wasn't huge, but there were some nice artifacts like a Fats Domino home piano. They also had a full exhibit for drumming as well as the roots of Louis Armstrong. Not the most in depth museum I've ever seen, but as someone who appreciates jazz, I'm all for learning all the history about it that I can. They also have a downstairs section for the US Mint days and they even have a jukebox dedicated to songs about money. Everything from The Gambler to Money For Nothing to a bunch of older bluesy songs.

A great museum dedicated to the history of Jazz, but more specifically the evolution of jazz in New Orleans. If you're interested in New Orleans history it's well worth a visit. The museum also has a really cool exhibit downstairs with artifacts from when the building was a U.S. mint.

The NOLA Jazz Museum, located in the former U.S. Mint building, is just a two-minute walk from Frenchmen Street. It is a real gem, whether you are new to jazz or already a fan. So much musical history is beautifully displayed here: a Louis Armstrong exhibit, performance costumes from great musicians, Fats Domino's white piano, many historic venue posters and so much more. You'll learn a lot in the hour and a half it takes to view everything (that's just an estimate), plus there's a nice gift shop selling music, books, posters, t-shirts and so on. Knowledgeable, helpful staff and a performance venue on the third floor. Many outdoor music festivals take place here, too.

We were able to use our NARM membership and saved $40. The NARM membership is so worth it. We had a real short visit as it was our last day and we were on our way to the airport. I loved the big signs they had around giving the history of everything. You got to see where Louis Armstrong grew up and where he learned to play. You could spend more time in the museum than the quick 30 minuets we spend there. We missed seeing the bottom floor featuring the US Mint.

As a jazz fan, I wanted to come by and see what the hype was about, and when I tell you it was one of my favorite museum visits this year. The museum itself takes about an hour to navigate through and it had the origins of jazz being from New Orleans with the swing and big band styles to popular styles and everything in between. They also had a jazz store if you wanted to buy some gifts. Def a 10/10 with a bebop swing.

Came here for the first time with my family. My son loves jazz more than I do. I just love listening to this music genre, but not enough to know who sang the songs lol. My son seemed to enjoy it more than I do. Anyways, there are 2 floors of cool history on both jazz and coins. There is also a cool little gift shop that sells records and CDs. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Paid street parking is available around the building.

I went to the Nola Funk Fest this year at the Jazz Museum. This festival featured mainly local R and B, Funk, and Blues bands. I saw Jason Neville, the Batiste's Family Band, Space and Harmony, Geo Leo and other great bands. Admission was only $100 for a 3 day pass, plus a small fee if you bought online ahead. They had VIP tickets that provided a separate area on the side or front of the stage. They provided some chairs too since you can't bring in your own chair. Soda sold for $4 a can and they had cocktails and beer. There were BBQ, So. Food, Asian Fusion, Mexican, Paella, Yakimen vendors too. Most of the time there were no lines for food. There were No Outside Food allowed. There were 3 stages of music. The museum was open late too to go see exhibits. The only major issue I had was that since there was a Halloween Parade on Sat evening, the Waterfront st. Car was not running when I decided to leave about 7 pm. So I went back to the festival to wait it out, until after the parade but still no st. Cars were running. So I walked to Bourbon and back to my hotel a mile away.

It was nice to get off the beaten path and experience some stillness inside a historic building that pays tribute to the music that made the city.

Wonderful. We really liked to walk around and read all the info about New Orleans jazz musicians. Very well done . It us z must to see. Clean and cheap .

New Orleans Jazz Museum is located w/ in the Old U.S. Mint building, and it is a Louisiana State Museum. We stumbled upon it while enjoying our trip to New Orleans in June 2023 - it is near the French Market in the French Quarter. New Orleans Jazz Museum has various exhibits, Jazz & other educational programs, and has a performance center where musicians bless audiences w/ musical performances, etc. We were kindly greeted by two workers at the lobby front desk area, and they informed us on the current exhibits as well as the musical performance we can go and see upstairs w/ in the museum's performance center. The admission fee was paid & we began to walk around the museum. New Orleans Jazz Museum is spacious enough and has multiple floors. The "Universal Heart Chords: Music Paintings of Frederick J. Brown" Exhibition consisted of gorgeous artwork / bold, viibrant, colorful paintings. "Drumming and the 1911 Revolt" Exhibition included beautiful musical instruments / various historical content on music, jazz, drums, etc. as well as cool drums / dope drum sets. We watched the live concert w/ a great pianist coupled w/ him taking breaks to share some jazz historical content. I learned so much about jazz, a musical genre that I appreciate & love listening to...Definitely a wonderful experience. One can go to the website to make donations, to view volunteer opportunities, one can sign up for museum updates, for event information, etc. Hours of Operation are Tues. -Sun. 9am - 4pm New Orleans Jazz Museum has a Twitter, FB & flickr page. Admission Fee - Adults ($8), Students, Seniors & Active Military ($6), Groups of 15+ receive a 20% discount. School Groups & Children under 6 yrs. of age are free. School groups and groups of 15+ have to make a reservation. Please visit New Orleans Jazz Museum's Gift Shop that has fabulous shirts, cd's, albums, etc. Website - nolajazzmuseum.org Instagram - nolajazzmuseum

Every time I'm in New Orleans I visit the New Orleans Jazz Museum. I enjoy museums and the exhibits. There is always something new or different added in the museum. In addition my friend had never been to the museum so I thought she would enjoy it . Glad I visited and until I return again.

Confusing. Underwhelming. Boring. Once we paid and got tickets, no one asked to see them again. Made sense as to why there were so many randoms coming and going. Though I was being a topnotch abiding citizen, I felt robbed. Confusion hits when you enter the room behind the ticket counter. No one explained what the exhibit was behind them, nor did they state that the building was the Old U.S. Mint. Underwhelming and boring was the rest of the "exhibits." Maybe it is because I am from Maryland/DC where we take pride and spend endless hours on our exhibitions, but this place is lacking so much. We were only able to view Floor 1 and Floor 2 since Floor 3 was roped off--they failed to mention this when purchasing tickets. Not much transparency or just lack of communication skills via the ticket booth staff. Not much to see. I feel as if they have so much wasted space and the space, they do use is just a photo here and there. The electronic visuals are outdated and were really hard to hear and see. They also lacked cleaning supplies at the headphone areas--gross.

Well worth the visit..... reasonably and relatively inexpensive fee for a museum.... I absolutely love music so visitation to this museum was a must... jazz artifacts and historical photos throughout. Well worth the visit for lovers of jazz.

The New Orleans Jazz Museum is located in the French Quarter and used to be the building of the old U.S. Mint. It is open Tuesdays to Sundays from 9am to 4pm and is closed Mondays. The admission prices are (as of January 2023): - Adults ($8) - Students, senior citizens, active military ($6) - Children 6 and under (free) There were two floors of exhibits with the first floor being the history of the old mint building and the coins that were minted here. The second floor was an exhibit on Louis Prima, a singer and songwriter from the New Orleans area known as "The King of Swing". Also on the second floor was a bunch of photographs related to Drumsville and the history of drums in New Orleans. The cool thing is that this museum is a collaboration between the Louisiana State Museum and the National Park Service. In addition, if you buy tickets to other museums also under the LSM, you get 20% off both this museum and the other museum. In our case, we were already planning on going to the Presbytère so we paid for both at a discount. Overall it took us about an hour to get through the museum and at the end there's a small gift shop if you want any souvenirs. The museum was relatively inexpensive and was pretty interesting and unique.

If you're trekking to the French Quarter in New Orleans to do some sightseeing, make sure you stop at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. Located in the old U.S. Mint Building (where there's an exhibit to recognize and highlight the building's original purpose back in the 1800s and early 1900s), the museum offers some great exhibits that we enjoyed between the portraits of all the different jazz artists by Frederick Brown, seeing instruments such as Louis Armstrong's trumpet and Dr. John's piano. Some of the highlights include their Drumsville exhibit, a tribute to Louis Prima, the Preservation Hall Band, and the festival portraits by Zack Smith. The museum is a lot of fun to check out, whether you're a jazz enthusiast or not.

This is a very interesting place. This was an old U. S. Mint before it was converted to this museum. There are so many great events here throughout the year. Most notably the Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong summer music festival. The gift shop has all sorts of vinyl, CDs, books and various other memorabilia that you won't find anywhere else!!

I enjoyed the post office history, the history of jazz and other musical influences, and the music performance. A good place to get out of the heat and spend an afternoon.

The ground floor is the mint museum. It only has some weighing scales, coins, and journals. They don't walk thru the process of how money is made or have the machines that printed money. I rate the mint a 1. I rate the jazz museum a 2. They have pictures, clothes, and instruments. The interactive part is mainly interviews of various artists. A lot of the exhibits are of Fats Domino. There is very little on Louis Armstrong. I expected more.

So sad that the museum was under repair so unfortunately we weren't able to stop and go inside

We had a fun time here learning about the mint and jazz. It's not a big museum so an hour should be fine. Also check the calendar for the performances - we were fortunate to catch a great show.

WOW!! I hadn't been back here since the Summer of 1980 andd boy had a lot changed! With the addition of the New Orleans Jazz Museum At The Old U.S. Mint we had plenty to take in our self-guided tour covering two floors. Lucky for us we ran into a docent that shared some history of how things were back when I last visited andd added bonus her personal life of growing up in the area along with family members too ~ LOVED IT!! The jazz exhibit portion spanned everything from art to the history along with artifacts of different musicians. The music that played in different areas was wonderful andd they even had a LIVE jazz band later that afternoon performing on the grounds for FREE!! The Old US Mint outlined the history sharing artifacts, tools used andd one note I'll mention, during the Civil War, it briefly issued Confederate coins, making this mint the only one to make both American and Confederate coins ~ wayy cool!! Brought back a lot of memories for me, enjoying all the exhibits and history of both The New Orleans Jazz Museum and The Old U.S. Mint ~ definitely worth a visit!!

Had a blast at this event! Thank you for the invite. There were so many vendors present for this event and I'd like to point out a few of my favorites. Starting with Plant Bass just found out why the Gen Myers location is always closed but Yelp have them listed as open. It's because the location moved to Manhattan. So happy I can go back to getting my hot sausage po' boy and they are get! I had the chickpea salad n crackers and it was amazing! I also had chocolate cupcake topped with vegan cream cheese and pecans. Please go by and try it! The ladies had us Buck Jumping for a few hours, the music was everything! SipsNola with the adult Capri Sun drinks. Nola Cookery, Mambos, and my favorite snack stand Mr. Apple, with the praline marshmallows, s'mores marshmallows and dipped pretzel sticks. I look forward to what Lede New Orleans have coming soon, I am now a subscriber good luck in the future.

This cultural gem is a treasure trove of important artifacts that helps tell the story of the birth and evolution of jazz in the crescent city. Start on the 2nd floor and be sure to visit the gift shop on the way out!

I had high expectations and hopes for this museum, since it is located smack-dab in the center of the birthplace of jazz. It was a bit smaller than anticipated, but still had a few cool gems that made it worth a visit and the modest $8.00 entrance fee. The main floor has space dedicated to coins, which makes cents (see what I did there!?) being in the old mint building. I appreciate the shared/efficient use of the space for both themes. As others have said, the jazz exhibits were a little underwhelming. I loved that they had music playing and the playlists on the wall so you knew what you were listening to. My son added several songs to his own playlist from what he heard in the museum. I learned that there are live concerts on Tuesdays-sadly, I learned about it on a Wednesday when we were in town. Darn! Next time we visit, we'll be sure to add that to our itinerary.

So many memories of this place when I was younger. The New Orleans Jazz Museum used to the The Mint. We would take field trips to The Mint almost monthly. I attended an elementary school right in the Quarters so it was always fun taking those mini strolls. Now this place history on Jazz in the city and many musicians. Exhibits and all. There are music events happening consistently. They also host the annual Schatchmo Fest here. Perfect location, great addition to the Quarters.

Great way to spend a few hours learning about not only jazz, but all forms of New Orleans music. The museum is housed in the old US Mint, which is an awesome use of the facility. Entry is a very reasonable $8, with ample opportunities to donate if you're so inclined. The entire experience is very low key and relaxed. I've never felt rushed. Not many staff members present, but you can easily find a friendly face if you have a question. On the first floor you'll find the entry, reception area, a vintage record store, and a room focused on the old mint and its roll in US history. The second floor is where you'll find most of the music exhibits including everything you've ever wanted to know about the legendary Louis Prima, Drumsville and the amazing musical artwork of James Michalopoulos. The third floor has a very cool studio for small performances and the occasional panel discussions or interviews with local musicians. The balconies and expansive gardens surrounding the building frequently come to life with live music. Check their website for current exhibits, events and concerts.

1/4 museum to the mint, 3/4 Jazz Museum, this is an amazing place to tour. It is self-guided. Admission is inexpensive. The room directly behind where you purchase admission is the Mint Museum. Pictures, displays, diagrams of how the process to make coins goes. There are even two "piggie bankers" in a display. I really liked how parts were exposed showing what the walls are made of. The brick, parts of the machinery to make coins shown, the structure of how the building was made and how it has lasted for so long. Upstairs are videos, displays, instruments, all about the history of Jazz. Very informative. Going back downstairs is another room about Mardi Gras Indians and costumes. Then the gift shop. I spent about an hour and a half here. I came alone, but had I come with someone else, I would have spent far more time here. Simply amazing. I would be more than happy to direct visitors here, and even come again. Seriously. A calming place to walk around. There is an elevator and two stair cases.

I was hoping for more but I wasn't disappointed. I was hoping to hear music from the legends but that didn't happen. They do have locals play from time to time. Check this out https://youtu.be/2y8qTfydhDw

Nice museum. Pretty small but the exhibits are well done. The first floor is about the mint that was there. The second floor is jazz. Special exhibit on Louis Primo.

The entry fee was inexpensive and corresponds with the size of the museum. Walk in tickets were $8. The lady at the front desk said the computer was down so she couldn't take our card and let us in for free :-) We went on a Sunday afternoon and it was not crowded at all. It's a 3 floor museum but from what I read here, it seems to be an area where they hold concert events. The first floor displays their minting coins in the back of the room ( behind the front desk) There's two more rooms in the front entrance as well. The second floor is where we were at longer since the whole floor was filled with items and reading material. I noticed each room was dedicated to one artist. Maybe now all the rooms but a few I noticed. At $8, I would say it's worth it. I wouldn't want to stay too long at a museum as I like to fit other activities in. Was enough to get some historical information on New Orleans and learn about a few of their artists.

Not only does the museum house some interesting artifacts, they also host some really fun musical events. We visited on three separate days in January for the Danny Barker Festival, and were able to enjoy live New Orleans jazz artists performing both upstairs in the listening/recording room and outside on the lawn. Our $12.50 ticket purchased online gave us access to several hours worth of live music and also to the museum itself, where we gazed upon photos and instruments that belonged to Fats Domino, Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie, to name a few. One tip on tickets: buying them online instead of at the door will save you a significant amount of money! If you're not up for a night in the downtown bars, have kids along, or just want to expand your NOLA musical experience, check out their calendar online and take advantage of whatever they have to offer.

Such a unique museum that is assisted and run by state government grants. If you're trying to make a day out of the museum make sure to check out their hours as they're closed on Mondays and open late mornings around 10am. If you're an early bird gets the mimosa type of person, then it's a great chance to grab an early breakfast and then head on over. The grounds for the museum are gorgeous and I am a sucker for a lush grassy field. Apparently they host a few events and functions here so it's possible to rent out the grounds for your own personal needs. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of the preservation of Jazz and the exhibitions they have. There's so much history here and it's all very intriguing. I think the thing I fell in love most was the concert/studio space they have. Apparently they have complimentary concerts but follow up with them first. It's a great way to explore another aspect of the city's history and truly how much Jazz has shaped not only current pop culture but the heritage and culture of New Orleans and beyond through music.

On the recommendation of a friend who visited a few weeks ahead of us, we visited on a balmy day. Not only was the AC a welcome change but we were treated to a love letter to jazz. The museum is housed in what used to be the old Mint so one section is dedicated to old coins and coin making equipment. The rest of the museum is dedicated to New Orleans including the greats Louie Armstrong and Fats Domino. There was a wonderful exhibit of portraits and one to Louis Prima while we were in town. I agree that the museum should be more extensive given the many contributions to jazz and other musical genres out of New Orleans. However, it was inexpensive and cool in more ways than one.

We had such a great morning here! This was our first museum visit of the trip, and it really set the tone for our vacation. (Musical joke - set the "tone"!) The museum has such a great vibe. The natural lighting and layout were so complimentary to the exhibits. Probably one of our favorite stops in New Orleans.

The names Louis Armstrong, Jellyroll Morton, Fats Domino, Dr John, Harry Connick Jr and The Marsalis Family (Ellis, Wynton, Branford) and many others it immediately causes me to think 'New Orleans Jazz'. After all, New Orleans is known as the birthplace of jazz so while visiting a stop at the Jazz Museum was 'must do' on my list. As an avid music lover and especially jazz I was excited when the day/time came to visit this museum. Perhaps because of all of that, my expectation might have been set a little to high and as a result this place did not impress me in the way I hoped it would. For openers, this building is a retired mint and there is a section of it with exhibits dedicated to that. Believe it or not, I found this section to be more interesting than the remainder of the museum. This section is located on the main floor directly behind the information desk (this is also where you pay to enter the museum). This area contained displays of numerous coins along with the tools and equipment that was used to mint them. Compared to the remainder of the space, this area was small but contained some great stuff. Moving from there and still on the main floor, I wandered into a couple of rooms which contained jazz related exhibits. The exhibits were decent but not quite what I expected. After exiting the second room I began to think, this isn't as interesting as I hoped for. With that I took the stairs up to the second floor in hopes that all good stuff was on this floor. The second floor, which is completely dedicated to jazz, has several rooms with many exhibits. Included in these exhibits are lots of instruments, listening stations, hand written notes, etc., things one would expect to find. Of the many rooms I enjoyed the one that included a baby grand Steinway piano that Fats Domino's used in his home. Following Hurricane Katrina, it was heavily damaged as was the home itself. Through a major restoral process, mold, mildew and rust were removed and it was placed in this museum. For me, this was the highlight of the museum. There is a 3rd floor contains a performance hall but during my visit this was unused as nothing was happening. The one takeaway I have from this museum is an appreciation for the vast number of people involved in the birth of jazz. While there are some world renown musicians to come from New Orleans there are many, many more who were as equally talented and never got their big break on the world stage. That said, they were well known and appreciated throughout the city of New Orleans. Overall, this is a solid 3-3.5 star visit. If you have nothing else to do on a rainy day, check this out. Just remember to check your expectations at the door.

This is a small, but quaint museum. Despite the name, it's actually twofold in theme. The building actually used to be the old US mint. The first floor has a small exhibit on minting coins and a little bit about the history of the building. The next two floors had some jazz history. However, for how big jazz is in New Orleans, I personally felt that the museum didn't quite do it justice. There's some pictures and memorabilia from famous jazz musicians, but my favorite exhibit was the one on Louis Prima. They had a his Grammy and a video on how to swing dance. Another nice feature of the museum is the events. I took advantage of going to a live performance and a live jazz yoga class. The ticket for the museum was around 5 dollars, so it was relatively inexpensive. While not the most over the top museum, it's worth the visit!

I luckily found the event, a live jazz band, starting at 5pm at the 3rd floor of the museum. There seem to be live music event's regularly and you can know the schedule on their blackboard, like 1-3 pm and 5-6 pm. The events are open to anyone and free! I wish I could know them much earlier.

This place is interesting but a little strage and underwhelming. The building is an old U.S. Mint so the bottom floor has an interesting (but not jazz related) history of the mint that is worth checking out. The second floor has the jazz component and has some interesting stuff but not quite as much as you'd expect for a jazz museum in New Orleans. They had a large exhibit on Professor Longhair who I hadn't previously heard of but who is a local legend and I enjoyed his music when I gave it a listen. They also have some live concerts but this was very poorly scheduled/communicated and resulted in many of us being told the room was full and we'd have to watch on a TV outside the room. This place has lots of potential and it's worth a visit but hopefully they can step up their game in the future.

Underwhelming, to say that least. Perhaps if you're a big jazz fan you'll find it more worthwhile. But the museum is fairly small and there were only a couple things that I found truly interesting. When all was said and done, I spent a half hour there and I regretted schlepping all the way up there in the afternoon heat.

To me, the term "New Orleans Jazz Museum" invokes grandiose expectations. What's actually here was always bound to fall short of them. This building is partially a retired mint and has exhibits on coins as well as jazz. Much of the space was underutilized; with locked doors behind which I can only imagine lay great views of the city. Heading up to the top floor that was available yielded only an empty performance hall with no indicators of when or how it might come to be in use. The actual jazz museum, then, is only one floor out of three. What's there is eclectic and random. You can listen to some old gospels on headphones, and there are some nice pieces of physical art, including some very pretty Mardi Gras Indian suits. At one end lay a bizarre sign that I think said something to the effect that they tried to make a Hurricane Katrina exhibit but couldn't find the right materials to represent the Tyvek covers that covered many houses, and thus just put the sign up to say that they tried. It was an awkward end to a small exhibition. One floor of one building gave little indication of the scope of the culture of the surrounding city, and I struggle to see that paying for the museum is really worth it unless the weather is terrible and you want to be inside. I can only reach a conclusion that perhaps should have been obvious from the beginning: if you want to learn about New Orleans jazz, go to the streets.

As the New Orleans Jazz Museum is located in a former US Mint, the first floor is actually dedicated to the history of the building, with exhibits showcasing old coins. The second floor contains some artifacts from New Orleans' rich jazz history, including instruments from musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, and Dizzy Gillespie. The third floor is reserved as a performance space, with bands playing during the week. Altogether, I thought the museum was surprisingly sparse in terms of exhibitions-- as jazz is written into New Orleans' cultural DNA, I was expecting a larger, more immersive curation that would take more than one floor to contain.

Fun place to go and not crowded. Hubby and I wandered around learning about the history, style and key figures of the jazz world. Highly recommend!

Numismatic & Jazz. If you collect coins, like Jazz or both then this is the place for you. The building is the Old U.S. Mint where the "O" stamped on coins came from. Its now the Jazz Museum and concert hall. The building has 3 floors. The 1st floor is dedicated to the history of the U.S. Mint. The 2nd floor is the Jazz museum, and the 3rd floor is the Concert hall area. Admission was only $6 each. Its a really good deal, and totally worth coming here and spending an 1-2 hours here depending on how much of the stuff you read. Bathrooms - they do have bathrooms but we didn't use them so I cant tell you if there is a changing table in there or not. Drinking fountains - yes

A must read other reviews to get the composite of the place. Yes it is in the building that was the Mint, even an old safe door on display. Displays of Jazz artist and festivals are on spots of first and then second floor. Yes there is an elevator. A lovely young lady of the museum staff gave me a bit of a tour as we checked out the Longhair Byrd exhibit, the artifacts and pictures of Louis Armstrong and pictures and items of various Jazz festivals. When I had heard about this place, I placed it on my bucket list. While not a huge museum, I found the selections and even the audios worth a listen and seeing instruments used by them interesting and colorful, but more than that /- of the Feel.

Came on Saturday morning when they were supposed to open. Closed for event set up. Not on website, showed it was open. Security guard didn't even know about it. Walked 45 minutes there, 45 minutes to get back (103 heat index). Got up early to see before we left town. Wasted morning. Is it really that hard to update your hours? You have a section for events on your website, use it.

We enjoyed a free concert and heard the great Little Freddy King and his band. What a great experience and opportunity.

This is a wonderful museum! We went here on Tuesday morning after our failed attempt on Monday. They are closed Mondays! We did walk past here a couple of times from the French Quarter, however on this day we drive since we'd checked out of our hotel and parked easily on a side street for the max 2 hours for $6. It cost us $8 ea for adults to view the museum. The first floor is devoted to the U.S. Mint which was housed in this building. Pretty interesting stuff and some valuable coins on display as well as old scales and production machines. On the 2nd level jazz history for the NOLA area. A room devoted to Professor Longhair, history of drumming, to Louis Armstrong's coronet. Lots of great pictures telling the story of jazz! I definitely could have spent more time in there. It's worth the stop!

Cool spot. Very much worth popping in on our last day. Great live music. Will definitely check out the rest of the Museum after the live performance.