Mardi Gras: Origins

The Bryan Museum is pleased to present Mardi Gras: Origins. This exhibition is the first part of an annual three city exhibition review of the remarkable history of Mardi Gras in the United States. Starting on January 17, The Bryan Museum will first look at where Mardi Gras began in the United States beginning with Mobile, Alabama. Subsequent years will detail history in New Orleans and Galveston.

This colorful and vibrant collection of costumes, historic invitations, float ornamentations, masks and ephemera are on loan from the Mobile Carnival Museum. “Laissez les bons temps rouler” when you visit The Bryan Museum starting January 17!