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NOLA Life Stories: Closing Wax Museum 'A Throwback To A Time That's Gone'

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Thomas Walsh,
Mark Cave
Published October 28, 2015 at 6:00 AM EDT

Click here to hear Sandra Weil remember the Wax Museum's story.

People’s expectations about “entertainment” aren’t what they used to be. What passed for fun as little as 10 years ago can’t compete with the stimulating, instant gratification of our iWorld.

The owners of theMusee Conti Wax Museum know this too well: earlier this year they sold the building, which will close in January and be replaced by a set of condominiums. Sandra Weil gave tours there for nearly 30 years and shares the back story of the museum.

The Musee Conti Wax Museum is still open for business between now and January 31.   This interview was conducted by Mark Cave for the Historic New Orleans Collection.

Click to hear Sandra Weil's tour of the Battle of New Orleans exhibit.

NOLA Life Stories: Closing Wax Museum 'A Throwback To A Time That's Gone'

The museuem showcases key moments in New Orleans' history. Here, the Battle of New Orleans is recreated with grave detail.
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The museuem showcases key moments in New Orleans' history. Here, the Battle of New Orleans is recreated with grave detail.

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Thomas Walsh
Thomas Walsh is an independent radio producer for WWNO. Each week he works to produce new editions of Louisiana Eats and All Things New Orleans, as well as Notes From New Orleans, The Farmer's Market Minute, and The Green Minute. Outside WWNO, Thomas is a volunteer disc jockey for WTUL, where he hosts a weekly live four-hour program broadcasting twentieth century classical music. Thomas has four years experience in audio engineering, and a BA from Trinity University in San Antonio where he double majored in communications and philosophy. Someday he will give away his entire collection of Grateful Dead concerts, which has swelled to unnecessary proportions in recent years.
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