Celebrating 46 Years!
Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the Imperial Calcasieu Museum is celebrating its 46th year as a leading cultural and educational resource for our community, providing model education an outreach activities.
Imperial Calcasieu Museum
204 W. Sallier St.
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone: 337-439-3797
Hours of Operation: Tuesday - Saturday, 10AM - 5PM. Closed: Sunday and Monday
Admission: $5.00 for adults, $2.00 for children under 12 and senior citizens. Group rates available upon request.
Summer Events:
"Vision/Verse" May 1 - June 12, 2009. Celebrating the spirit of collaboration, artists and poets have teamed up to create a unique exhibit exploring the link between the written word and the visual image.
"Poking Fun" Opening reception May 9, 7pm - 9pm. Exhibiting through June 20. An exhibit of the works of David I. Norwood, political cartoonist for the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate. Includes B&W and Color renderings spanning several years of national, state, and local gaffs, with many wonderful representations of local favorite Mike the Tiger, of LSU fame!
"Escher to Einstein: The Science of Art" 2009 Annual Branch Out Summer Art Camp. 9:00AM - 11:30AM. REGISTRATION OPENS MAY 12! $55/Museum members, $65/non members. Ages: Must have completed Kindergarten through entering 8th Grade. Session1: July 6-10. Session 2: July 13-17. Session 3: July 20-24. Session 4: July 27-31. Final Artshow: Saturday, August 1, 3pm-4pm
3rd Annual Summer Film Series: Every Thursday in July! 6:30PM. July 9: "All the Kings Men," presented by Bill Shearman. July 16: "Deadline USA," presented by Hector San Miguel. July 23: "The Pledge," presented by Lauren and Phil de Albuquerque. July 30: "The Last of Sheila," presented by Jim Serra.
Please consider becoming a Museum Member today! It's a great investment in our community!
Your support of the ICM allows us to:
- Provide admission-free guided tours to 3900+ school children in grades 4 - 6. Over 50% of these children are from low-income schools who would not have had the opportunity to visit a museum or recieve the education without your support.
- Produce 7000 curriculum guides and student workbooks distributed to educators and students. These educational materials enable teachers to prepare students before they visit our exhibits, and the student books and activities ensure that the learning opportunity follows from the Museum back to our schools.
- Self-produce first class exhibits that would rival those of any museum in the State. Funds for printing, exhibit preparation, research and installation supplies, etc are all spent with local providers, keeping dollars in our community and supporting our local economy.
- Operate more than 300 days a year, with 161 days of special event programming, such as exhibits, tours, the annual children's Summer Arts Camp, the annual Summer Film & Lecture Series, receptions for out-of-town guests, travel writers, and tour groups.