Acadian Memorial - Museum of the Acadian Memorial

The Mural
The Wall of Names
The Eternal Flame
Deportation Cross
Multimedia Center
The Museum of the Acadian Memorial

Meet the Acadians

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The Museum of the Acadian Memorial tells about the Acadians who settled Louisiana and their legacy. It features interactive exhibits, the Acadian Odyssey Quilt and images from the Claude Picard Deportation Series housed at the Grand-Pré National Historic Site.

Acadian Migration to Louisiana, “ 1794 - 1809” , element is an audio interactive which tells of the Odyssey of six journeys of ten Acadian families. This element is now connected with the Deportation Cross Monuments which are now being placed at the 36 ports that the Acadians’ landed on after the deportation.

Jolene Adam, past curator/director, founders Janie Bulliard and Pat Resweber worked with Jules Babineaux of Exhibit Ect. to create the project using research from Dr. Carl Brasseaux, Director of the Center for Louisiana Studies at ULL. Jolene Adam is the voice telling of the journey in French and English.

The museum is located next door to the Memorial building in the St. Martinville Cultural Heritage Center. It shares the Center with the African American Museum. Both Acadians and Africans were uprooted from their homelands, and both contributed to Louisiana's growth and unique cultures.