Books, Music & Movies
There’s always something new at LASM! The Museum Store at LASM offers a wide variety of exhibition-related books, local and international music, and DVD collections of the films shown in Pennington Planetarium—all great additions to your family’s library. Below is a sampling of audiovisual items available in The Museum Store at LASM. If you are interested in purchasing any of the items below, please call (225) 344-5272, ext. 118, for assistance, or visit us during regular museum hours.
Louisiana Gumbo
Item# 5091
A sizzling collection of blues, soul, and R&B from the great artists of New Orleans and the bayous of Louisiana.
$15.99
Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs DVD
Item# 7586
Narrated by the great Christopher Lee, this fascinating movie takes an in-depth look at the mysterious world of the pharaohs via the archeological and genetic clues provided by mummies. Mummies also highlights one of the greatest finds in modern history!
$27.50
A Child's Introduction to the Night Sky
Item# 7677
With the help of this book and the handy Star Finder and stickers included inside, children will learn all about the stars, planets, and other interesting things above our heads, and about the amazing explorers and thinkers who have unraveled their secrets.
$19.95
Gemstones of the World
Item# 7631
This extraordinary reference book is filled with fascinating facts about gemstones, both precious and semiprecious. It’s also a worldwide scientific survey, with stunning color photographs of each gem and its varieties. Newly published in a fourth edition, it includes information on a total of 1,800 gems.
$24.95
Digital Universe CD
Item # 6604
Composed by LASM Projectionist Jay Lamm, this is the instrumental soundtrack
to the popular planetarium sky show Digital Universe.
$10.00
River Road Recipes I
Item# 5438
Known as the "textbook of Louisiana Creole cuisine, this book provides 650 recipes. It has sold over 1.3 million copies since 1959 . The New York Times said, "If there were community cookbook awards, the Oscar for best performance would go hands down to River Road Recipes."
$17.95
How Artists See: The Elements
Item # 7290
Children can see how Red Grooms created clumps of earth out of dabs and lines of paint; how Arthur Dove captured the beauty and destructiveness of fire at the same time; how N.C Wyeth made air "visible"; and how Katsushika Hokusai suggested the immense power of the ocean's waves by using strong, curving lines.
$12.90