H. Mortimer Favrot, Jr. Auditorium
Located on the first floor of the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion, this space is ideal for theater style events up to 90 guests, or smaller groups with table seating.
Located on the first floor of the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion, this space is ideal for theater style events up to 90 guests, or smaller groups with table seating.
Campaigns of Courage: European and Pacific Theaters brings visitors inside the story of how the war was won. Immersive environmental galleries tell the stories of American forces as they advance against distant enemies, with the experiences of individual citizen soldiers embedded in the larger story of the war.
Surrounded by a backdrop of Hollywood glamour and style, guests will be transported to another era. During World War II, Stage Door Canteens hosted a steady stream of GIs headed off to war, offering a welcome opportunity to forget their anxieties, with entertainment, fellowship and a little American spirit.
The American Sector Restaurant & Bar, the Museum’s full-service restaurant, also offers options for social and corporate events in a setting that mingles 1940s glamour with modern decor.
The Louisiana Memorial Pavilion offers the unique opportunity to dine, dance, or network surrounded by the workhorses of World War II, including a C-47 Skytrain and the historic LCVP Higgins boat, originally constructed right here in New Orleans.
Join Josh Schick, curator of the special exhibit The Real Image of War: Steichen and Ford in the Pacific, as he highlights stories of some of the photographers featured in the exhibit and how they helped to create a visual record of the war.
After your Museum visit, join us in BB’s Stage Door Canteen for a casual performance of wartime piano music!
The National WWII Museum's own Victory Swing Orchestra celebrates the great big bands of the WWII era.