WHAT: Grants received for new Exhibit
WHO: from the LEH and ANHA
WHEN: Now until Feb, 2023
WHERE: Opelousas Museum & Interpretive Center, 315 N Main St., Opelousas, LA 70570
CONTACT: Patrice Melnick 337-948-2589; museum@cityofopelousas.com
The Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center is thrilled to announce that that we have received two grants: one from the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area and a Rebirth Grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.
The support will be used to develop a new exhibit called, Free People of Color in St. Landry Parish from 1700 to 1865. Free People of Color have shaped culture, economy and other aspects of St. Landry Parish in the pre-Civil War era. Through images, text, maps and artifacts, the display will describe lifestyle, trades and culture. The exhibit will also explore how despite a precarious situation—free but with many legal restrictions—they thrived, leaving important legacies in our lives today.
Exhibit developers include historian Sarah Senette, genealogist Etha Simien Amling, designer Jerome Ford, exhibit technician Stephen Ford, research assistant Taylor Suir and education specialist Brandi Meche.
The exhibit will open in February with special presentations.
HOURS: Mon.—FR, 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m
315 N Main St., Opelousas, LA 70570.
FMI: Patrice Melnick 337-948-2589; museum@cityofopelousas.com
