Museum of Death

Great location. The owner was super friendly and nice to chat with. Left wishing there was more to see. The owner did make mention that he was slowly bringing more and more items in. Would be fun to someday come back and see new additions. Look forward to seeing the massive collection at the LA location.

A bit more of a peep show than a museum of any substance. I was hoping to learn about different beliefs about death, different practices for preparing bodies for entombment, interesting historical anecdotes. The museum devoted way too much space to serial killers and their letters/​police reports/​crime scene photos. I also found the theater of death to be in poor taste, playing lively music while parading images of car accidents, corpses and autopsies. The placards didn’t give much information on anything, and that’s mostly why I go to museums, to learn what things are called, what they are used for. Seeing an embalming kit doesn’t do much for me unless the placards describe the tools in it. If you want to look at real dead people or see a brain dissected, this is the place to go, but don’t expect to actually learn anything.

Interesting, but honestly you could walk in and out of here in a half hour, and I am fascinated by serial killers and homicides. I actually has to ask where the stuff belonging to aileen wuornos was, it was in a small glass cabinet, and not clearly marked. I just saw another review that said there were items from Nicole Brown Simpson… totally missed that. WOW… If you are bored and looking for something to do, it something, but not mind blowing.

I would have paid $ 5-​$ 7 to enter here had i known what it was. If you want to save time and money, Google different serial killers, crime scene photos, and letters and then go watch old school faces of death. That pretty much sums it up.

What a terrific surprise this place was. I was a bit nervous to go behind the curtain, but was glad I did. There are wonderfully diverse representations of and memorabilia from serial killers, famous murdered victims, NYC 9/​11, and more. Each area is well assembled and easy to view. You can spend 30 minutes or three hours here reading all that they have on display. There are a few films in the back theatre that might turn your stomach, but hey… it’s all about death. I highly recommend a visit.

While I can appreciate the vision the owners had with opening this place up in one of the most haunted and creepiest cities of America… I almost wish I had not even came here.
I came to the museum after visiting the mothership in LA and this place has far less.
The coolest thing about this location is the fact that they have Nicole Brown Simpson’s hair, dog bowl and leaves from the crime scene.
Other than that… Go to LA or don’t go for another year while they send more items to view from their LA location or private collection.

Not for the ordinary traveler, this museum is replete with the macabre. Letters (the real letter, not a reprint) from multiple serial killers, artwork, newspaper articles, crime scene photos (very graphic) and other artifacts relating to death. Not for the squeamish but worth the trip. Scottie, the proprietor, is a wealth of knowledge and insight; it is worth taking time to chat with him.

On my quest to look for things to do that are off the beaten path, this came to my attention. Entrance fees on Sept 28, 2015 was $ 15 for general admission and $ 13 for students. No pictures are allowed within the exhibit, so my photos are with the permission of the manager on duty of the lobby. The manager on duty told me the story of how this came to be, and Marielle S has it correct. They are trying to get more of a local flavor, and are still fairly new.
The front of the exhibit does start you off small and not upsetting at all. As you get to the back, there are pictures of death, and in my opinion, difficult to describe. I believe that this is very interesting. The movie in the very back (also where the very neat and clean restrooms are) is simply pictures and videos of dead. I am afraid to go into much detail for fear of upsetting others.
I will bring visitors with me next time I come. Only come if your constitution can hold to some gruesome stuff. I believe that this is not a good place for small children (like under 12).
The museum is very neat, clean and well organized. I really liked this museum, and look forward to watching it grow!

Super disturbing artifacts, personal letters and pictures. I am a fucked up person so I thought it was awesome!

I didn’t know about this place until I was searching on Unilocal for voodoo tours in New Orleans a few weeks ago for my brief visit. I looked it up and thought I would check it out during my Orleans visit.
This review is based on my visit on 8÷14÷15. I found the place just fine by GPS. It is not hard to miss in my opinion. I walked here from my hotel, but there is street parking nearby. The lobby is gorgeous with nice things to see before entering. There is a small gift shop here as well. The other Unilocal reviews explains the layout very well. There are great things to see, read, watch, and learn about. You can not take any pictures or videos in here! Please follow the rules.
They show some clips of an autopsy being done. I thought that was cool. I was doing fine until I walked into the small theatre room… They show continuous clips of death. Most of them were from car accidents. I was doing fine for about 8 minutes. Then I got sick and light-​headiness from seeing the real gore footage. My only compliant here and some other customers said the same thing: There is too much light in the room to see the screen fine without glares. Besides that, the museum was very fascinating. The owner was very nice as well. He told me this place has only been open for about 3 months in New Orleans. The original museum is in Hollywood. Now since I live here in California, I have to visit the one in Hollywood soon.
If you love horror, death, serial killers, and things creepy, then you have to check out this place for sure. I thought it was perfect overall. Well worth the $ 15! You can take your time. There were only 2 other customers in here when I was here, so it was very quiet.

For such an odd topic to have a museum for this place was pretty cool it was self guided tour very graphic this place goes into some of the major crimes that America has had and it has a movie playing that is very gruesome showing some intense murders and deaths. I would def change the music that played in the background of the film it made seem comedic but still a great place to go and check out when in town I don’t recommend taking kids it’s very graphic.

Interesting but not worth $ 15 per person. I could easily have googled famous serial killers or interesting deaths and gotten the same info for free. It’s worth about 5 $ per person. If they lower the price, check it out. Otherwise go do something else.

I added this place to the list of attractions to visit when my family and I went to Mississippi beach. New Orleans was only about an hour from where we were staying, and since it was my birthday, my family didn’t mind the drive. The museum itself was really neat and fascinating. Definitely very graphic, but if you have a pretty strong stomach, and are intrigued by serial killers, the human body, death, or funeral work, you’ll love this place. My favorite part was seeing all the letters from famous serial killers. Very interesting to hear the rambling of their minds and if they had neat handwriting or not. (Weirdly enough, most of them had incredible penmanship). Will definitely be visiting the larger one in Hollywood to see what kinds of things they have that are different than this one.
It was a really intriguing place and was a great way to spend a birthday. The guy up front was also really nice.
Would definitely recommend to friend who was into that sort of thing!

Sold by the hype and intrigue of what it would contain, my friends and I ventured in on a Friday afternoon.
So first, it’s intense. You feel the weight of it all, the impending shock and awe, the creep
factor of pig babies in jars in the lobby. However, once inside it’s less shocking and more forboding and eerily fanatical.
There’s a small selection of taxidermy, my favorite being an alligator skeleton eating a human skeleton’s leg. Following that are a series of collections around various serial murderers and their personal items: letters, underwear, art, photos. The bios on each were interesting and illuminating but nothing that I couldn’t have found on Wikipedia. A small selection of funeral home attire, equipment used by Kevorkian, and other things that seemed to be the Antiques Roadshow of shock and awe.
The one really intense, greusome portion is a theater in the back. Red pews, front pages of newspapers plastered onto the walls highlighting death, and a video playing footage of car crashes, autopsies, murder scenes, all while cheery Merry-​go-​round music plays.
As I left, the owner remarked «have a good life.» It does make you cherish life, but more so that I won’t get hacked to death by a serial murderer more than anything. Rather than the Museum of Death, it should be renamed the Museum of Psychopaths and their Adventures.

If your stomach can handle blood, gore, death, murder and dark memorabilia, then this is the place for you. We found the Museum of Death by accident while looking for a restaurant and said that if we weren’t overly full from the food, we would stop by. (We were full but stopped by anyway). We were welcomed by the manager who was very helpful and had some great stories. The museum had never-​before-​seen pictures of dead people. My favorite part was a picture of the almost severed head of Nicole Brown Simpson and the move theater in the back. The movie theater showed films of dead and dying people. I am not especially interested in serial killers but this place had letters and drawings from the most famous ones. I thought it was worth it and as weird as it sounds, I really enjoyed this place!

A lot of hype for absolutely nothing. This boring self guided tour was nothing but letters from serial killers and old newspaper pages about famous people who died along with old photos of death scenes that can be found throughout the internet. If there was a guided tour where things were pointed out and explained in detail, maybe, and it’s a huge maybe, it would be worth the $ 15 admission. To say the very least I was extremely disappointed with this «museum». If you want to see anything they have on display, save your money and look it up on google.

Super disappointed. I felt that there was too much hype for a bunch of newspaper clippings and old black and white photos. Again, left disappointed.

Like most people, we found this place by accident. We were coming back home from a crawfish binge and we saw this place across the street from where we were walking. Husband said he wanted to look, so in we went. The lobby has all sorts of tshirts and memorabilia to purchase (I was tempted to buy the Serial Killer trivia game but some people find my Cards Against Humanity parties to be inappropriate so that idea was nixed). We chatted with the owner (Scott, who is an amazingly warm and friendly guy) about what we could expect and where everything came from. Everything goes through a rigorous authentication process and he was getting new exhibits in all the time. Some of the stuff was so new it wasn’t even labeled, he said.
We paid our way in and were immediately greeted with some interesting skeletons. The other rooms included death masks of famous people (Alfred Hitchcock looked super squishy), letters from serial killers (Ramirez is a disgusting buffoon), Gacy artwork, crime scene photos and a whole lot more. The theatre in the back plays a loop of videos of people dying with some upbeat jazz music. Husband was getting a bit ill from everything so he had to sit down on one of the coffins available for those who feel light-​headed. Me, I powered through it.
I’ll tell you one thing, that place made me happy to be alive and that I wasn’t such a bad person after all! I never killed anybody and begged random people to bring me BDSM porn in prison.

This was a really neat accidental find. We were on our way to Clue Carre and saw this museum so we stopped by after.
Scott the owner was really super nice. Pets are allowed. Leaving and re-​entry are allowed and understandably so.
I won’t lie there was some gory stuff. Pictures that can make your stomach turn. Video and audio that will make you thrilled to be alive. One couple had to leave to eat something first because they were afraid they’d faint.
There were letters from serial killers. Crime scene photos. Skulls. Autopsies. Even the bathroom had some gross pictures.
It really was a neat place though. Don’t bring your kids. Seriously why would you do that?

I was wandering downtown (with purpose) a few weeks ago when I first stumbled upon the Museum of Death. I was in a hurry, so I didn’t have time to investigate further, but I was intrigued.
After a quick Google search, I discovered that the Museum of Death is EXACTLY what it sounds like and the original is in Los Angeles. Not only that, but the New Orleans museum is brand new! I’ve always had a curiosity about the macabre and other oddities, so after enlisting my friend to join me, I decided to check it out.
Going in I was a little nervous. What is one to expect from a place like this? Would it be educational or scary or gross? I was eager to find out (in the non creepiest way possible).
We stopped in on a Thursday afternoon and it was quiet. Good. I don’t want any witnesses if I happen to pass out. Apparently, passing out happens sometimes, at least according to the owner of the museum. He asked us if we had weak stomachs and if we were easily grossed out. He flashed us a pretty gruesome picture, and since we passed his test, he let us in. He explained that there is no photography allowed, so sorry guys no sneak peeks from me. It’s better if it’s all a surprise anyway, right?
Walking in, the tour is self guided and they start you off pretty slowly with a few bones and things like that. Things then progress into artwork by serial killers and letters written by serial killers (some really gross and creepy) and quickly escalate into pictures. The pictures aren’t for the faint of heart but it’s nothing horribly jarring (at least they weren’t to me). You can get a «sense» of what’s in the pictures before fully approaching them, so if you glance and think that they aren’t for you, just skip it. I managed to look at them without being scarred for life (as far as I can tell).
There are interesting articles about serial killers throughout. I wish some of them were labeled a little better, but considering they just opened, this isn’t a big deal. In the very back, there is a video on a large screen of deaths playing, which was the toughest for me. However, the room is brightly lit and you don’t have to watch it if you don’t want to (I watched a few seconds and decided to pass on the video). Also, on the walls in the back are newspaper articles about deaths of celebrities such as Elvis, Huey P. Long, Kennedy and other politicians. It was really interesting to read about historical events as they were happening.
All in all, the Museum of Death is more interesting than scary. I enjoyed it and I think I’ll return. The owner said they will be rotating things from the L.A. museum every 6 months or so, so that will be cool to check out. I hope they update their Facebook with that info. The tour was $ 13 (usually $ 15) and it took about a half hour, just because we didn’t decide to read every single thing in there.
This museum is one of the cool little «quirks» that New Orleans offers. It’s worth at least one visit. I would love to see some more local stories added (I can think of a few). Hopefully that is planned for the future.