Audubon Insectarium
Previous Main entrance, U.S. Custom House
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29°57′00″N 90°03′50″W / 29.950012°N 90.063968°W / 29.950012; -90.063968
Date openedJune 13, 2008[2]
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Floor space23,000 sq ft (2,100 m2)[1]
Websiteaudubonnatureinstitute.org/insectarium

The Audubon Insectarium is an insectarium and entomology museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. As part of its move from its previous location at the U.S. Custom House Federal Building to the site of the Audubon Aquarium, the museum reopened on June 8, 2023.[3]

The Insectarium opened on June 13, 2008.[2] In 2009, it was awarded the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Science Center.[4]

Part of the Audubon Nature Institute complex, it was located on the first floor of the U.S. Custom House Federal Building. With more than 50 live exhibits and numerous multimedia elements, the 23,000-square-foot (2,100 m2) facility was the largest free-standing American museum dedicated to insects.[1]

In September 2020, the Audubon Nature Institute announced the temporary closure of the Insectarium, owing to revenue shortages caused by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Some of the Insectarium's exhibits will be relocated to space within the Aquarium.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Rothstein, Edward (August 2, 2008). "At the Insectarium, Getting Down With All That Skitters, Buzzes or Crawls". The New York Times (subscription required). Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Marszalek, Keith I. (June 4, 2008). "Audubon Insectarium to open next Friday". nola.com. New Orleans Net, LLC. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  3. ^ a b DiColo, Jerry (September 5, 2020). "Crippled by tourism drop, Audubon to shutter Insectarium; eyes move of exhibits to Aquarium". New Orleans, Louisiana: NOLA.com (subscription required). Archived from the original on March 28, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Engaging with Nature - Insectarium at the Audubon Nature Institute" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2012.

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