Louisiana State Exhibit Museum

One of the jewels of Shreveport is the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum. This is a circular building made of very high quality materials and erected in the 1930's. It showcases the history of Louisiana and its resources through a series of spectacular dioramas and display items.

This is an interesting museum if you are only interested in the states resources and how they are produced, but if you are interested in modelling, the use of perspective, and high quality dioramas this is a 'Must see"

The circular walls include a series of dioramas showing the resources of the state and how they were developed through the 1930's. these dioramas use forced perspective and blending of the 3D models with the backdrop to bring the viewer into the scene. they are especially well done.

It is hard to tell where the 3D model stops and the background begins

Exhibit showing the manufacture of fishing lures

Cross section of oil well drilling around a salt dome

Center fountain of the circular building

All in all a fascinating museum

Louisiana State Museum

Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the home to the Louisiana State Museum. This architecturally interesting building showcases exhibits telling about the state, its people and resources.

I enjoyed reading this part of the story of the Louisiana purchase. Reminds me it is sometimes easier to ask forgiveness than to get permission.

The history of the assassinated Huey P Long in the 1930's is still being 'cussed and discussed'