Downtown Galleries, Museums & Theaters

Home of 2nd Saturday ArtWalk every month, Downtown is brimming with local art inside our unique and supremely local galleries, many owned by artists.

Acadiana Center for the Arts (ACA)

AcA provides community development, education performances and exhibits.

Atrium Gallery

Atrium Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery focusing on works by Louisiana artists.

Basin Arts

A “container for creativity” with an art gallery, resident visual artists, dance and art classes, and more to promote the creative process in action.

Benoit Gallery

Art gallery featuring work by Bryant Benoit.

Cathedral Museum & Gift Shop

Inside the Cathedral Center; features memorabilia of early bishops of the diocese and pastors.

Children's Museum of Acadiana

Hands-on participatory children's museum serving children, families and schools of Louisiana.

Cindi Axtell

cindi@2eviecreative.org

Cité des Arts

A Non-Profit Community Arts Incubator with space for local artists to bring their art to the public.

Deuxième Vie Creative

A 501(c)3 nonprofit that uses art as a tool to assist in the environmental mission of reducing waste in landfills.

Dirk Guidry Art Studio

A Louisiana-based artist who specializes in Abstract, Mural, and Live Event paintings.

Gallery R

Art gallery inside of the Russo Group that featurings rotating artists.

Lafayette Museum

Built by Jean Mouton circa 1800; a repository of period furnishings, memorabilia, costumes & art.

Lafayette Science Museum

The Lafayette Science Museum offers a fun, hands-on experience for curious minds of all ages.

Pavy Art + Design Studio

Art gallery and studio featuring paintings and home goods by Lafayette Artist, Francis Pavy