Junior Cultural Ambassadors

660 North Fourth Street,Baton Rouge LA 70802

28 August, 2021

Description

Junior Cultural Ambassador’s Program is a venture of the Friends of the Capitol Park Museum. We will celebrate Louisiana Music and The Baton Rouge Blues festival by listening to jazz while making instruments from household and upcycled materials. We will tour the Louisiana Dancehall area of the third floor. Junior Cultural Ambassador’s Program is a venture of the Friends of the Capitol Park Museum and BREC. The program takes place once a month on a Saturday from 10:30am – 12pm. We announce the age ranges for the activity when informing the members about that month’s program. We have three tracks, yet all of the programs and projects overlap. Art – this track covers innovation, visual and performing arts, and science, in addition to craft-based learning initiatives. History – this track is about learning an aspect of Louisiana history and how it builds our culture Epicurean – this track looks at agriculture, food, nutrition, and understanding our unique culture through consumption and the history of the ingredients, customs, and dishes. A Junior Cultural Ambassador membership is included for each qualifying child if a family purchases a “household membership level” or above. To solely purchase a JCA membership as a gift is $25 annually per child. To purchase a ticket for a one time attendance is $10.   The Capitol Park Museum features thematic exhibits on the diverse aspects of Louisiana history, industry and culture. The museum includes two permanent exhibitions, entitled Grounds for Greatness: Louisiana and the Nation, and Experiencing Louisiana: Discovering the Soul of America.   Topics range from the Louisiana Purchase to Sportsmen's Paradise to Mardi Gras traditions throughout the state. Artifacts include a 48 foot wooden shrimp trawler, a Civil War submarine, a record breaking Marlin, a Krewe of lawnmowers, a New Orleans Lucky Dog cart and musical artifacts from Fats Domino, Buddy Guy, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Aaron Neville and much more!