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Acadiana Center for the Arts looks to turn downtown building into Music Museum
A historic Lafayette building may be on its way to becoming a shrine to Acadiana's rich musical history.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- A historic Lafayette building may be on its way to becoming a shrine to Acadiana's rich musical history.
The Louisiana Music Museum is proposed to open at 121 W. Vermilion St. in downtown Lafayette, in a building that used to house Lafayette Hardware. The structure was built in 1880, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The building is owned by, and is immediately adjacent to, the Acadiana Center for the Arts, which has published a Request for Qualifications, the first step in developing the structure into its planned Louisiana Music Museum.
According to AcA, this museum aims to "stand unparalleled in presenting the unique stories of all Louisiana music with accuracy, inclusivity, and innovation."
"Serving as a museum, trailhead and functional dance hall, the Louisiana Music Museum will host
visitors and locals, celebrating the legacy of Louisiana’s musical heritage as it deserves to be
celebrated," according to a news release by the AcA.
The mission of the Louisiana Music Museum is to “Enrich the world by celebrating the stories of
Louisiana's musical legacy through its people, places, and cultures.”
AcA said it will directly operate the new facility and collaborate with a number of local partners including the Center for Louisiana Studies, a division of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Lafayette Travel.