Events

When the Water Rises will be on view at the LSU Museum of Art March 11 through September 17, 2017. Julie Heffernan’s recent paintings create alternative habitats in response to environmental disaster and planetary excess. With rising waters, she imagines worlds in trees or on rafts in which undulating mattresses, tree...

MISSISSIPPI RIVER BOATS EXHIBIT With a selection of Mark Twain’s Life on the Mississippi, this exhibit will include fun and informational stories, images, and artifacts about the adventures of piloting the Mississippi River in Louisiana. The exhibit coincides with the “One Book, One Community” EBR Library program which is featuring Mark...

A testament to the resilient and generous spirit of Baton Rouge, Faces of the Flood looks back upon the historic August flood of 2016. Photographed amidst damaged homes, churches and businesses, area residents share their personal stories of devastation, survival and hope in words and images as captured by Kristin...

Alyce Rothlein Simon (1925–2011) made radical artworks with the use of a particle accelerator, a machine historically referred to as “an atom smasher,” that exalt the power of nature.  A New York City artist, Simon was already experimenting with paint on Plexiglas, a brand of acrylic plastic, when she happened...

Reflections will be on view at the LSU Museum of Art July 27 through October 1, 2017. “Reflections: African American Life from the Myrna Colley-Lee Collection” tells a highly personal story of community and place through a selection of the extensive collection of costume designer and arts patron, Myrna Colley-Lee. Featuring...

Book your holiday party now with Manship Theatre!  Book now through August 31 to receive a 10% discount off your package price! Make your event come alive! Manship Theatre at Shaw Center for the Arts has four versatile spaces that can make your next event tailored just the way you...

Take a bite out of your day to view fanciful structures created entirely out of non-perishable food items by our area’s design, building, and business communities. After the exhibition closes, all of the food will be donated to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. Sponsored by the American Institute of...

Polymers are chemical compounds composed of small, identical molecules called monomers that link together to form repeating structural units that resemble chains. Some polymers, like cellulose, occur naturally, while others, such as acrylic or nylon, are artificial. Using examples from the Art & Science Museum’s collection, this exhibition provides a...

Join us at the Riverfront Plaza on the Mississippi River Levee, behind the planetarium theater, to experience the Great American Solar Eclipse. (The museum itself will be closed.) You’ll be able to grab your own pair of solar viewing glasses from us for only $2. Don't look at the sun...

Back to school blues? Smash 'em with Mario and the gang with an afternoon of Wii U fun.  Come play Super Smash Bros, Splatoon, and Mario Kart at the downtown library. For more information call 389-4959 or visit www.ebrpl.com