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The Rural Life Museum The LSU Rural Life Museum, located on 450 acres off Essen Lane and Interstate 10, has been listed as one of the top outdoor museums in the country. The variety of people who settled in Louisiana made significant and lasting contributions to the state’s unique culture and heritage. It is one of the few museums that celebrates the day-to-day lives of early Americans, including Native Americans, French and Spanish settlers, Anglo-Americans, Germans, Africans, and Acadians. The Rural Life Museum features several displays and exhibits on the preindustrial residents of Louisiana. The permanent collection includes tools, utensils, furniture, and farming equipment. The recreated “working plantation” consists of a complex of buildings authentically furnished to reconstruct all the major activities of life on a typical 19th century plantation. The museum also serves as a research facility for LSU students engaged in heritage conservation studies. Located on the Burden Research Plantation, the museum is open daily from 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. but is closed on selected holidays. Admission is charged. Last updated April 2002
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