Events

CISLANDERS Exhibition Opening

Capitol Park Museum 660 N 4th St, Baton Rouge, LA, United States

Photographer Ani­bal Martel and researcher Thenesoya V. Marti­n De la Nuez are the Canarian co-creators of CISLANDERUS, a four-year long cultural and artistic project dedicated to the Canary Islanders community in Louisiana, the living legacy of the 18-Century Canarian immigration to New Orleans. Through over one hundred interviews and an unprecedented photographic archive, their work […]

Living In The Past!

Capitol Park Museum 660 N 4th St, Baton Rouge, LA, United States

Make clay pots using ancient techniques, test your skills using an ancient spear thrower (atlatl), weave a mat using palm fronds, use a pumpdrill to make a pendant, and participate in a mock dig. This year they've added an artifact identifications station. If you have an artifact or a collection of artifacts and would like […]