Old US Mint

Pretty cool if you’re in the area but don’t come here just for this. It’s very (and I do mean very!) small. It’s a free museum which is nice. When we visited they had an art and music exposition. Again, nothing big, but still nice.

Small place, always wanted to come in and have been to busy. Very interesting part of the history here. Upstairs is a bit unusual, it’s about jazz. But the lower level is really cool. Lots of old minting machines.

Not a big place, but an easy way to kill an hour and beat the heat, or the cold depending on which month you come. Free admission and super nice security guards at the front desk.
The first floor contains exactly what you’d expect, various vintage machines used for making/​pressing coins. They were actually quite beautiful. You’ll also see weights, «calculators» and of course, coins!
The second floor is a bit all over the place. There’s the Louis Armstrong jazz exhibit which was pretty cool. They have some of his instruments on display and you can listen to his interviews via telephones on the wall … he was a fun guy!
One room is a very unusual «art exhibit» which (forgive me for saying) looks like a bunch of toddlers with paint were let loose. I’m no art connoisseur, but these pieces were honestly hopeless. Anyone holding a crayon could produce the very same images. I’m not exaggerating. On the other hand, there was a room filled with STUNNING original photography. Fair warning: a lot of the photos are graphic and depressing, but still undeniably beautiful.
Overall, I do think this place is worth a visit. It won’t take much time and you can check it off of your list.

This odd little museum is more interesting than you might think. It’s not very big, but since there isn’t any admission fee I would say it’s well worth your time. The second floor is for jazz history, I’m not sure what the connection is to minting coins, but maybe there’s only so much you exhibit about the history of American money.

This is where Dixies were made. The US Old Mint has now become a museum for Jazz lovers and coin collectors. Crazy combinations I know, but somehow it works. There is NO FEE to see this museum and it is right around the corner from the French Market. It houses equipment used to make money, Fat Domino’s Piano, coins from different eras, and Louie Armstrong’s cornet.

Great museum and loved reading the exhibits. Second floor is based around Jazz and every music lover needs to visit. The downriver festival was a lot of fun.

Loved the refreshing cool air as soon as you walk in. This heat and humidity man! So it was much needed relief and the museum is free which is even better.
I loved seeing some of the old minting equipment and the opportunity to be in the building.
However, I was very disappointed that there was so few exhibits, pieces and information.
I think it only took about 15 minutes to tour the entire place. The third floor only had a couple items to look at!

A very nice stop in the heat and madness. At the end of the quarter this is a great place to see some antique, history and more important some real cool jazz items.
Seeing musical instruments from the jazz masters is a neat surprise. Does not take a long time but well worth the time.

Beautiful building and a free museum! There is a good overview of how the mint worked a very long time ago. Also on the second level there is a display of NO’s music pioneers. Fats Dominoe’s restored piano along with Louis Armstrong’s first cornet are on display as well. I think they also have shows on the third level. Good place to visit if you like history and if you’re in the French Market area anyway!

The Old US mint shows how the money was print at the old day. The city of the New Orleans holds a importance location in the US history. They are located at the mouth of the Mississippi. This strategic location for trade and military control for the entire US. As a result, in the 1800’s, they have mint the New Orleans dollars. They have show the mechanic to create the New Orleans dollar from flat piece of metal and cut into round shape. A press machine creates the image of the coin. They have dollar gold or silver coin. The silver coin is the most popular. But none is more importance than the New Orleans Morgan Dollar. They have display the seven Morgan Dollars. The Mint is part of the National Park and is free for the entry.
The upstairs of the museum has captured the history of New Orleans Jazz Festival. Various artists at different time have performed in New Orleans Jazz Festival. The artist is range from 1910 to current. They also restore a white Steinway piano that was destroy by Hurricane Katrina in the museum. This piano was play by Fat Domino in the past. Paul McCarty Fund has contributed to restore this famous piano.
The other upstairs room also displays the picture that capture the moment of the world. The moments has included Detroit Lion win the Baseball World Series, Syria’s suicide bombing, Kiev conflict, Filipina flooding, Bangladesh building collapse capture two dead victim, hunting of lion in Africa, Afghan burn victim child receive in American home… This is awesome display. I recommended visit this place when you come to New Orleans. It located at the end of the French market.