Photos: Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium opens after a $41 million dollar renovation
The Audubon Aquarium reopens Thursday, June 8, after an eight-month renovation,with a new look and feel that incorporates the Audubon Insectarium, adds a butterfly garden and shines a renewed spotlight on the animals and plants of Louisiana’s fragile coast.
Although the aquarium has added attractions over the years, the $41 million renovationis its first major renovation since opening in 1990.
Read more about the renovation here:
Audubon unveils first major aquarium renovation in 30 years. Take a first peek inside.
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Visitors flow into the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium as they reopen after a $41 million dollar renovation in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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The Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium sits along the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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A mural covers an outer wall at the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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Black Feather Mardi Gras Indians perform during the grand reopening of the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians perform during the reopening of the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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Ron Forman, Audubon Nature Institute President and CEO, speaks during the reopening of the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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Ron Forman, Audubon Nature Institute President and CEO, speaks during the reopening of the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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Ron Forman, Audubon Nature Institute President and CEO, shows his fish tie he wore in 1990 when the Aquarium of the Americas opened for the first time, at the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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New Orleans councilmembr Lesli Harris, of District B, shows off the lining of her jacket to Ron Forman, Audubon Nature Institute President and CEO, as he wears a fish tie, at the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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Bubbles surround NORD Summer Camp exceptional learners as the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium officially opens after a $41 million dollar renovation in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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Officer Nahlisha ÒNippieÓ Smith encourages Ty Johnson, 6, to touch the bubbles as the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium officially reopens after a $41 million dollar renovation in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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Exceptional learners from NORD Summer Camp make the first steps into the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium following a $41 million dollar renovation in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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Exceptional learners from NORD Summer Camp make the first steps into the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium following a $41 million dollar renovation in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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Visitors flow into the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium as they reopen after a $41 million dollar renovation in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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Visitors flow into the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium as they reopen after a $41 million dollar renovation in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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Exceptional learners from NORD Summer Camp check out bugs at the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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Visitors explore the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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A visitor pets a beetle at the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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Cinnamon Bug Crunch is offered as a small bite at the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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Visitors walk through the butterfly exhibit at the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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Visitors walk through the butterfly exhibit at the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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Zarah Brown, 3, and Natalie Marshall photograph butterflies together at the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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Visitors walk through the butterfly exhibit at the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
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