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The LSU Rural Life Museum is proud to present its 2026 theme, Community: The Fabric of our Nation.
"Building Community, Building Louisiana: The People of the Rural Life Museum."

As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation, we honor the everyday people who built Louisiana by highlighting the communities represented at the LSU Rural Life Museum. Through families' historical accounts and objects in the collection, this year's exhibit will focus on the people who called the museum's historic structures home.

Programming will include performances, author talks, exhibitions, and hands-on demonstrations.

The exhibition will be on display from February through October 2026.

Included with museum admission.


 

 

 

Antique Tractor

Powering the Past: Antique Engines Showcase 

Saturday, July 25th 
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Spark your creativity, crank machinery, and witness history come to life at the LSU Rural Life Museum for the 2nd Antique Engines Showcase! This special event celebrates the early mechanical power that shaped rural Louisiana. 

Features:

Antique tractors, engines, and cars 

Rope-making, blacksmithing, and rural machinery demos 

Antique water pump & sugarcane grinder 

Kids activities

and more!

Included with general museum admission- free for museum members

 

 


Fall 2026 Events 

Harvest Days - October 3rd & 4th 

Haints, Haunts, and Halloween - October 25th 

A Rural Life Christmas- December 6th 

More information coming soon!