Historic Costume Tour & Headdress Workshop

Celebrate carnival season at the Louisiana State Museum on Thursday, February 3, 2022, 6:00–8:00 p.m.! Tour the new exhibition Rex: The 150th Anniversary of the School of Design with Curator of Costumes and Textiles Wayne Phillips to view historic costumes, gowns, jewels, and designs. Then create your own headpiece for Mardi Gras! Light refreshments will be provided. Tickets are $25/person and $20 for Friends of the Cabildo and Louisiana Museum Foundation members. This event is aimed at participants ages 14+.

Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/historic-costume-tour-headdress-workshop-tickets-243116848037

Image: “The Princess and her Ship of Sod,” Rex parade, float #18, Léda Hincks Plauché, 1939. Watercolor. 1980.017.49