The New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint

Discover art, music, and culture at this mint turned museum.

Visit the New Orleans Jazz Museum with Go City®

• With us, there are no entry fees on the day – all you've got to do is show your pass.
• Browse art, history, and photography exhibits.
• Access the 19th-century Old US Mint.

Explore this stunning Greek Revival building and learn all about Louisiana's music and art history. The Old US Mint is one of the most significant buildings in American history, having served as both a US and Confederate Mint from 1838 to 1909.

It's now a fascinating museum and its exhibits cover everything from New Orleans Jazz and Newcomb Pottery to the Mississippi River and the history of Louisiana.

New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint highlights

New Orleans Jazz – learn about the city's most famous jazz musicians and browse displays of sheet music, memorabilia, and photos.

Newcomb Pottery and Crafts – see paintings, pottery, watercolor images, and metalwork at this impressive gallery.

The Mississippi and the Making of a Nation – this exclusive photography exhibit features 45 images by the National Geographic’s Sam Ambell.

Did you know

• During the years the Old US Mint was in operation, it produced over 427 million gold and silver coins of nearly every American denomination.
• The Old US Mint produced over $307 million in gold and silver.
• The production of silver coins was suspended in 1804, as they were being exchanged for underweight Spanish coins in the West Indies.

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