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Mobile Carnival Museum
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Kevin
June 20, 2018
If you want to know the history of Mardi Gras in America this is the place. Mobile is the birthplace of Mardi Gras in the USA. It is within walking distance.
Jeannette
May 18, 2018
A great museum where you can learn about our Mardi Gras and the culture of it all. A must see!!
Tessie
September 3, 2017
Check with Fairhope, Mobile and Gulf Shores Chambers of Commerce, for daytime and nighttime parade schedules in Fairhope, Mobile and Gulf Shores, in February/March.
Ted
April 24, 2015
Mobile is home to the United State's first Mardi Gras. Immerse yourself in the history of Mobile Mardi Gras. You'll marvel at the elaborate costumes, gowns and other pageantry. Great gift shop too!
Paul
October 11, 2022
Mobile - The Mobile Carnival Museum is a history museum that chronicles over 300 years of Carnival and Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama. (Pre-dating New Orleans for Mardi Gras). The museum is housed in the historic Bernstein-Bush mansion on Government Street in downtown Mobile. It is located next to beloved Malaga Inn. Features The museum features displays that tell the story of how the local celebration evolved from its early days to the modern tradition it has become. The Queen's Gallery houses gowns, trains, and jewels worn by the queens of Carnival. Also on display is the attire of a 1920s flapper queen, as well as costumes of several jesters of well-known parading societies. The collections also include original Mardi Gras art and posters by various area artists, doubloons, tableau designs, and ball invitations.[4] The mansion's former carriage house contains interactive exhibits, including one that allows visitors to "ride" and throw doubloons from a Carnival float.[3]
Mobile - The Mobile Carnival Museum is a history museum that chronicles over 300 years of Carnival and Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama. (Pre-dating New Orleans for Mardi Gras). The museum is housed in the historic Bernstein-Bush mansion on Government Street in downtown Mobile. It is located next to b…
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355 Government St
Mobile, AL
Central Business District