Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium is an insectarium and entomology museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. With more than 50 live exhibits and numerous multimedia elements, the 23,000-square-foot facility is the largest free-standing American museum dedicated to insects.The Butterfly Garden and Insectarium opened on June 13, 2008. In 2009, it was awarded the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Science Center.Part of the Audubon Nature Institute complex, it is located on the first floor of the U.S. Custom House Federal Building.
In September 2020, the Audubon Nature Institute announced the permanent closure of the Insectarium, owing to revenue shortages caused by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Some of the Insectarium's exhibits will be relocated to space within the Aquarium of the Americas.
Wikipedia https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audubon_Butterfly_Garden_and_Insectarium
Official Website https://www.gsa.gov/historic-buildings/us-custom-house-new-orleans-la
Coordinates 29°57'7.581" N -90°3'58.55" E