Arts & Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment in Monroe, LA

Monroe has a richer cultural scene than most people expect. The museums in Monroe, LA draw visitors from across the region, from the Biedenharn Museum and Gardens to the Masur Museum of Art. Add live music, independent galleries, and performing arts venues, all within a few miles of each other.

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Masur Museum of Art historic building on South Grand Street in Monroe, Louisiana

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Masur Museum of Art, Monroe LA

The largest visual arts museum in Northeast Louisiana is free, almost never crowded, and housed in a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Most people in Monroe have driven past it on South Grand without stopping.

ULM Wind Ensemble conducted by MME students at Biedenharn Recital Hall Monroe Louisiana

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I Expected a Quiet Night at ULM. The Music Had Other Plans.

I got my master's degree at ULM, so I was sure I knew where I was going. I was wrong. By the time I found a seat, the music had already started. And what I heard was not what I expected at all.

The Biedenharn Museum and Gardens historic house exterior on Riverside Drive in Monroe Louisiana

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Biedenharn Museum & Gardens in Monroe, Louisiana

In 1894, a candy merchant named Joseph Biedenharn put Coca-Cola in a bottle for the first time. He did it in Vicksburg. He later moved to Monroe, built a home on the Ouachita River, and left behind one of the most unusual museums in Louisiana.

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