The official rosters put 56 Louisiana institutions on one program or another, clustered in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette: 27 NARM, 4 ASTC Passport Program, 1 AZA Reciprocal Admissions Program, 5 AHS Garden Network, 5 ACM, 14 Museums for All. Enter your ZIP in the lookup to sort them by distance with each program's rules applied. Rosters pulled 2026-09-05.
| Program | Louisiana rows | Share | Biggest cluster |
|---|---|---|---|
| NARM | 27 | 48% | New Orleans (15) |
| ASTC Passport Program | 4 | 7% | Baton Rouge (1) |
| AZA Reciprocal Admissions Program | 1 | 2% | Baton Rouge (1) |
| AHS Garden Network | 5 | 9% | New Orleans (2) |
| ACM | 5 | 9% | Lafayette (1) |
| Museums for All | 14 | 25% | District D (2) |
Louisiana has 4 ASTC science centers on the map, forming 6 possible pairs — and 2 of those pairs sit inside 90 miles of each other, so members of one can't use the other. Louisiana Art and Science Museum to University of Louisiana at Lafayette Science Muse is the tightest span at 51 miles; Louisiana Children's Museum to Sci-Port Discovery Center is the longest at 276, comfortably past 90. The rule measures from both your home science center and your home address, as the crow flies. How the ASTC rule works.
Some Louisiana institutions honor several programs at once (7 of them on our map): Longue Vue House and Gardens (NARM + Museums for All + AHS Garden Network); Louisiana Children's Museum (ASTC Passport Program + Museums for All + ACM); Children's Museum of Acadiana (Museums for All + ACM); Knock Knock Children's Museum (Museums for All + ACM); Maritime Museum Louisiana (NARM + Museums for All); Ogden Museum of Southern Art (NARM + Museums for All); Sci-Port Discovery Center (ASTC Passport Program + Museums for All).
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| 1850 House - a Louisiana State Museum | New Orleans |
| Cabildo - a Louisiana State Museum | New Orleans |
| Hermann-Grima/Gallier Historic Houses | New Orleans |
| Longue Vue House and Gardens | New Orleans |
| Madame John’s Legacy - a Louisiana State Museum | New Orleans |
| New Orleans Jazz Museum - a Louisiana State Museum | New Orleans |
| New Orleans Museum of Art | New Orleans |
| New Orleans Pharmacy Museum | New Orleans |
| Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University | New Orleans |
| Ogden Museum of Southern Art | New Orleans |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Louisiana Children's Museum | New Orleans |
| Louisiana Art and Science Museum | Baton Rouge |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Science Muse | Lafayette |
| Sci-Port Discovery Center | Shreveport |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo | Baton Rouge |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Longue Vue House and Gardens | New Orleans |
| New Orleans Botanical Garden/Friends of City Park | New Orleans |
| LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden | Baton Rouge |
| LSU Hilltop Arboretum | Baton Rouge |
| America's Rose Garden at the American Rose Center | Shreveport |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Louisiana Children's Museum | New Orleans |
| Knock Knock Children's Museum | Baton Rouge |
| Children's Museum of Acadiana | Lafayette |
| Louisiana Children's Discovery Center | Hammond |
| The Children's Museum of Southwest Louisiana | Lake Charles |
The EBT route needs no membership at all — 14 Louisiana institutions take a SNAP EBT card plus photo ID for up to four people at free-to-$5: Knock Knock Children's Museum · Children's Museum of Acadiana · Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans · Longue Vue House and Gardens · Louisiana Children's Museum · Maritime Museum Louisiana · Ogden Museum of Southern Art · T.R.E.E. House Children's Museum and 6 more. Program rules.
Reciprocity isn't the only way in. We track 3 Louisiana institutions with verified free days or free admission: NOMA, Ogden Museum, Louisiana State Museum. City guides: New Orleans. The same library card may also lend a Louisiana state park pass.
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27 Louisiana institutions are on the current NARM roster, including 1850 House - a Louisiana State Museum, Cabildo - a Louisiana State Museum, Hermann-Grima/Gallier Historic Houses, Longue Vue House and Gardens. It only works if your home membership is at the NARM tier; per-museum flags can exclude events or locals within 15 miles.
Yes — everywhere. Louisiana has 4 ASTC science centers on the map, forming 6 possible pairs — and 2 of those pairs sit inside 90 miles of each other, so members of one can't use the other. Louisiana Art and Science Museum to University of Louisiana at Lafayette Science Muse is the tightest span at 51 miles; Louisiana Children's Museum to Sci-Port Discovery Center is the longest at 276, comfortably past 90.
Yes: 14 Louisiana institutions participate in Museums for All, where a SNAP EBT card plus photo ID admits up to four people for free to $5 — no membership needed.