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NOLA.com: “Bastille Day block party, free museum admission and more metro area community news”


NOMA celebrates Bastille Day

COOL MUSEUM OPENINGS: Art and air-conditioning returns with free admission for Louisiana residents at area museums, courtesy of the Helis Foundation. Every Sunday in July, the New Orleans Museum of Art (1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park), the Ogden Museum of Southern Art (925 Camp St., New Orleans) and the Contemporary Arts Center (900 Camp St., New Orleans) admit residents free, plus there are giveaways from the foundation. The Louisiana Children’s Museum (15 Henry Thomas Drive, City Park) will also be open free on Sunday, July 11, as part of the Art for All Program. For reservations and hours, visit noma.org, ogdenmuseum.org, cacno.org and lcm.org.

The Helis Foundation

The Helis Foundation is a Louisiana private foundation, established and funded by the William Helis Family.

201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 2600

New Orleans, Louisiana 70170

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