Historic City Hall Arts and Cultural Center

after extensive restoration, the 1911 historic city hall opened its doors as the city of lake charles' public art gallery and cultural facility in 2004. since that time, historic city hall arts & cultural center has showcased numerous traveling exhibitions from around the world, as well as regional and local artists. the historic city hall arts & cultural center is city-owned-and-operated, under the direction of the cultural affairs department. the beautiful historic building features three floors of gallery space, a clock tower, and, added in 2006, a landscaped brick courtyard. there have been many exhibitions by artists such as pablo picasso, ansel adams, norman rockwell, and tasha tudor, as well as many traveling group exhibitions. in 2007, historic city hall housed titanic: the artifact exhibition, featuring over 100 carefully preserved artifacts from the historic vessel. the historic city hall is also the home to two local art galleries: black heritage gallery and gallery by the