New Orleans Museum of Art is free wednesdays — for Louisiana residents (Wednesdays); youth 19 and under free daily; SNAP/LaCAP cardholders free (2 adults) any day. Louisiana residents get free general admission every Wednesday, courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Youth 19 and under are free every day. The Besthoff Sculpture Garden is free to everyone, seven days a week. No advance reservation required; special exhibitions may carry an additional fee Verified on New Orleans Museum of Art's own page, last checked 2026-09-14.
| Free day | Wednesdays |
|---|---|
| Who qualifies | Louisiana residents (Wednesdays); youth 19 and under free daily; SNAP/LaCAP cardholders free (2 adults) any day |
| Reservation | No advance reservation required; special exhibitions may carry an additional fee |
| What's included | General museum admission |
| Regular adult price | $23 adult ($18 Louisiana residents) |
| Source | noma.org · checked 2026-09-14 |
Regular adult admission at NOMA is $23, so timing the visit to the free window keeps $46 in a couple's pocket and up to $92 for a family of four — every qualifying week. That's what Louisiana residents leave on the table every time they pay walk-up prices. The catch is capacity, not money: free slots are reserved in advance and the popular dates go first, so the reservation is the real currency here.
Regular tickets ($23 adult ($18 Louisiana residents)) are on noma.org — book direct, there's no markup. And if you hold a museum, science-center or zoo membership from another city, run it through our reciprocity lookup — it may already get you in.
Ogden Museum of Southern Art (thursdays 10am–5pm) · Louisiana State Museum (Cabildo & Presbytère) (no regular free day) — or see the full free museum days in New Orleans guide.
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Louisiana residents get free general admission every Wednesday, courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Youth 19 and under are free every day. The Besthoff Sculpture Garden is free to everyone, seven days a week.
No advance reservation required; special exhibitions may carry an additional fee
The free days are for Louisiana residents (Wednesdays); youth 19 and under free daily; SNAP/LaCAP cardholders free (2 adults) any day — typically with ID or proof of residency. Visitors pay regular admission ($23 adult ($18 Louisiana residents)).
General museum admission
$23 adult ($18 Louisiana residents). That's what a well-timed visit saves you.
At $23 per adult, two adults keep $46 and a group of four paying adult prices keeps up to $92 per visit — before parking and extras.