New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum

Founded in 1972 by Charles Massicot Gandolfo, known as Voodoo Charlie, this small French Quarter museum became an early center for New Orleans culture linked to Louisiana Voodoo, folklore, zombies, and local history. Devoted entirely to Vodou art, culture, and religion, it presents altars, masks, wishing stumps, killer sticks, Gandolfo’s paintings, and beaded Vodou flags by Haitian artist Joseph Oldof Pierre. Its displays connect Louisiana practice to the wider African diaspora and Caribbean, while features such as the Gris Gris Room, a main altar for offerings, and traditions tied to Marie Laveau keep it active as both a tourist destination and an interpretive space for a often misunderstood religion.

New Orleans, Louisiana · United States