I am a New Orleans local, and always enjoy museum experiences. My visit to the Storyville Museum piqued my interest, because it is a topic off the beaten path. My journey through the Storyville Museum was an enriching and amazing experience, for sure. The setup was comparable to other high end, finely curated museums, such as the World War II Museum, although not nearly as large, naturally. The museum started with a central theme, which was that "in order to understand Storyville, you must first understand New Orleans." So the very first part of the experience has nothing to do with Storyville, but New Orleans and its history, which lays the foundation for understanding how Storyville came into existence, and how the sex trade evolved.
I won't ruin for you how this all fits together, but it does in a fascinating way, so you'll need to visit the museum to see for yourself. Additionally, I will say that the way the story is told, how the history unfolds, and the plethora of interesting original artifacts in the collection coalesce to ensure one will certainly be a good bit more enlightened by the end of the visit. Everything is presented very tastefully and objectively. There is nothing on display that could be considered raunchy or in poor taste.
For you history buffs out there, I believe there were 52 placards in total, explaining every step of the journey until the very end when Storyville was demolished and the sex trade was ended. There is enough historically accurate information to read through at the museum to keep you occupied for hours, if you choose to take a deep dive down that rabbit hole. I can't recommend a visit to the Storyville Museum enough, even for local New Orleanians, because I can promise you there will be new things learned about our beloved city by all!
-Brian Broussard