Meet and greet vampire ball attendees at the Storyville Museum! Silent Auction benefiting tomb restoration. Brothel costumes encouraged!
About this Event 
Come mingle with other vampire ball attendees the night before the ball at the historic Storyville Museum and help support New Orleans tomb restoration. This year, proceeds of the silent auction will benefit the restoration of E.J. Bellocq's tomb in the St. Louis No. 3 Cemetery. We are thrilled to partner with Tomb Do You Love, a local nonprofit who will be leading the tomb restoration.
Brothel, Storyville, or Jazz themed costumes are encouraged for the event!
Ticket includes:
- Admission to all exhibits at the Storyville Museum
- Short lecture on EJ Bellocg and his infamous photos
- Two cocktail tickets
- Live music, and more surprises to come!
Tickets sell out quickly, do not wait!
Ernest Joseph Bellocq (1873 – 1949) was an American professional photographer who worked in New Orleans during the early 20th century. Bellocq is remembered for his haunting photographs of the ladies of Storyville, New Orleans' legalized red-light district. These have inspired novels, poems and films, but were considered illegal at the time they were taken.
Tomb Do You Love
Tomb Do You Love is the only nonprofit in New Orleans that focuses specifically on tomb restoration. In many New Orleans cemeteries, experts estimate that 80% of the tombs are abandoned. Time, neglect, the elements, and unfortunately vandalism threaten to permanently destroy these marble and brick and mortar monuments that symbolize our city’s history. TDYL is dedicated to restoring New Orleans cemeteries one tomb at a time.
The New Orleans Storyville Museum
The New Orleans Storyville Museum was created to provide visitors with an educational and entertaining account of the city’s unique and rich history — from its founding as a French colonial settlement in 1718, through its golden age of economic growth, culture and vice in the 1800s, to the early 1900s, when Storyville reigned as the largest and most ostentatious quasi-legal red-light district the United States has ever known—offering patrons from around the world live music, entertainment, gambling, and wide-open prostitution.
TICKET POLICY
Limited tickets available. NO REFUNDS or EXCHANGES. All of our events are 21 and over. Must have ID at door.
PHOTOGRAPHY & MEDIA POLICY
By entering the event premises, you waive and release any claims you may have related to the use of recorded media of you at the event, including, without limitation, any right to inspect or approve the photo, video or audio recording of you, any claims for invasion of privacy, violation of the right of publicity, defamation, and copyright infringement or for any fees for use of such recorded media.
