The Backstreet Cultural Museum, opened in 1999, houses decades of photographs and documentation of New Orleans Carnival celebrations, second-line parades, and jazz funerals. Visitors explore the city's vibrant cultural traditions through the lens of founder Sylvester Francis, who began documenting these iconic celebrations to preserve New Orleans' musical and social heritage.
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