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Acadiana Center for the Arts

101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA 70501 · Lafayette, LA

Why you should go…

Founded in 1975, the Acadiana Center for the Arts is a community-supported nonprofit that hosts museum-quality galleries, live performances and arts education across an eight-parish region of south Louisiana. Its Lafayette building includes the James Devin Moncus Theater and workshop and exhibit spaces used for music, theater, dance and visual art. The center is open Monday through Saturday and is closed Sundays.

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Good to know

General museums guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Check the special exhibition separately

    Touring shows usually carry their own ticket and their own opening hours, listed apart from general admission.

  • Look for the free window

    Many museums run community days, member evenings, or discounted late openings. It is worth a look before you pay full price.

  • Travel light through the door

    Large bags and backpacks often have to go to a coat check, and lines for it move slowly at opening.

  • Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons

    School groups clear out by early afternoon midweek, while weekends stay busy from late morning on.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Acadiana Center for the Arts, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Lafayette

    Free

    Official visitor bureau for Lafayette, Louisiana, the heart of Cajun and Creole Country.

    1.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Tours
    Local Gem

    Cajun Country Swamp Tours

    $25–$50

    Guided 90-minute boat tours through the Cypress-Tupelo swamp and bird habitat of Lake Martin, Louisiana.

    6.8 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Tours
    Local Gem

    McGee's Swamp Tours

    $25–$50

    Guided swamp boat and airboat tours through the Atchafalaya Basin near Lafayette, Louisiana.

    7.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Eat & Drink
    Local Gem

    Crawfish Town USA

    $25–$50

    Cajun seafood restaurant and market near Breaux Bridge known for boiled crawfish in a historic barn.

    13 mi awaySwitch it up: Eat & Drink

  • Museums
    History Buff

    West Baton Rouge Museum

    Under $25

    A history museum and historic-building campus preserving West Baton Rouge Parish's sugar and Creole heritage.

    51 mi awayMore like this

  • Museums
    History Buff

    Louisiana's Old State Capitol

    Free

    Gothic Revival former statehouse in Baton Rouge, now a free museum on Louisiana political history.

    52 mi awayMore like this