LSU Rural Life Museum and Windrush Gardens
The LSU Rural Life Museum is located on approximately 450 acres of green space in the middle of Baton Rouge. Visitors to the site will experience the architecture, culture, and artifacts from the 19th to early 20th century working class peoples of rural Louisiana. The Museum includes more than 25 historic buildings that represent Louisiana and the Gulf South Region.
By Baton Rouge Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
An overseer’s house, kitchen, slave cabins, and sugar house are all part of the Working Plantation area. The Folk Architecture section consists of buildings with divergent forms of construction illustrating the various cultures of Louisiana. This collection includes a split cypress barn, country church, 19th century jail, and what is believed to be the oldest Acadian house in the State. Adjacent to the LSU Rural Life Museum are the Windrush Gardens and Burden Home. Within the garden area crape myrtles, azaleas, camellias, and other plants that are representative of flora used in 19th century plantation gardens. The gardens include a vast collection of bronze and marble statues. Through the forethought and generosity of the Burden Family, the LSU Rural Life Museum and Windrush Plantation remain intact for future generations to enjoy.
2010 Special Events Calendar
- February 27-28, A Visit With Clementine. Art Class And Show
- March 6, Ione E. Burden Symposium
- March 20, Zapps Beer Tasting Event
- March 28, Rural Life Easter Celebration
- April 23, Evening At Windrush
- May 16, Open House Of General Public
- June 14-18 Rural Life Museum Apprenticeship Program
- September 10, Rural Life Concert Series 7:00 Pm - 10:00 Pm
- October 15, Concert Series 7:00 Pm - 10:00 Pm
- October 16-17, Rural Life Harvest Days
- October 31, Haints, Haunts, And Halloween
- December 4-5, Rural Life Christmas 12:00 Pm - 6:30pm
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