How do I contact the Biedenharn Ballpark in West Monroe?
Please call Hank Thurston at 791-9381.
 
Do I have to take a guided tour or can I go through on my own?
Portions of the Biedenharn Museum & Gardens experience are always guided. Guests are greeted by a first-person interpreter in the Coke Museum, yet guests may tour parts of the Coca-Cola Exhibit on their own. Tour guides will lead guests from the Coke Museum to the Biedenharn Home. The tour of the home is guided. Guests are given the option for a brief guided tour of the garden. Most Bible Museum exhibits are self touring.
 
What else is there to do in Monroe?
Monroe, Louisiana is an incredible city of 53,000+ which offers almost any cultural opportunity that can be found in major metropolitan areas. Monroe has a zoo, an art museum, aviation museum, African American museum, wildlife refuge and children’s museum. There are two ballet companies, a symphony orchestra, youth and adult theater. The University of Louisiana at Monroe hosts many cultural and arts events.
 
In addition to the arts, the Monroe/West Monroe area features 936,000 square feet of shopping in Pecanland Mall, the historic Antique Alley and many other shops, Restaurants, a 3/8 mile racetrack, rodeos, golf, hunting, boating and much, much more. Visit our links page or the Monroe/West Monroe Convention & Visitors Bureau website for a full list.
 
Can you have weddings in the garden?
At the present time, weddings are not allowed at Biedenharn Museum & Gardens.
 
How many gardeners does it take to maintain the Garden?
Three hard working gardeners keep ELsong Gardens in near pristine order. As our director says, “Details are very important in our garden and that makes the work harder. In a large public garden, a few weeds go virtually unnoticed. But in a small garden like ELsong, a single weed or blemish is easy to spot.”
 
I heard Thomas and Whitehead in Chattanooga were the first bottlers.
It is a matter of semantics. Benjamin Thomas and Joseph B. Whitehead were the first franchised bottlers of Coca-Cola. They were given rights to bottle Coke by Asa Chandler in 1899 for a reported fee of $1. However Joseph A. Biedenharn was the first person to successfully bottle Coke in his Vicksburg Mississippi confectionary in 1894.

 
Can I get to the Biedenharn Museum & Gardens by public transportation?
Yes, the Monroe Transit System has a bus stop on Third Street just behind the museum. On Saturday’s the MTS has a trolley that stops directly in front of the museum. The weekend trolley stops at the Masur Museum of Art, the Northeast Louisiana Children’s Museum and in West Monroe’s Antique Alley. By the way, the MTS is the longest continuously operating transit system in United States. Visit their website for more information on this important part of Monroe’s history.
 
How do I schedule a bridal portrait?
Appointments for bridal and other professional photography are typically scheduled by the professional photographer you have contracted to take your photographs. Please ask your photographer to call the Biedenharn at 318-387-5281 to schedule an appointment.
 
What are your policies regarding professional photography?
Please visit the Photos and Facilities Reservations page.
 
Can we take snapshots in the garden?
Yes, you may take candid tourist-type photos throughout the garden on paths and in the main lawns, but please keep out of the planting beds.
 
We interpret candid photography as pictures you might take while on vacation, those images you use to record a trip and/or casual posed pictures that do not involve changing clothes, tri-pods, or special lighting.  These are tourist photographs taken as souvenirs.
 
Are pets allowed in the Garden?
No. Please keep your pets at home.
 
Can we come and take pictures of the flowers?
Yes, we love for you to take photographs of our flowers. Please remain on paths and in the main lawns, but please keep out of the planting beds. And if you get some really good shots we would love you to share them with us.
 
How do I register for a Biedenharn event?
Call 318-387-5281 to register for events requiring pre-registration.
 
How do I schedule a field trip to the Biedenharn?
School groups, camps, and other groups wanting to schedule field trips to the Biedenharn should call the Museum Educator at 318-387-5281 to discuss our full menu of educational programs ranging from walk-through tours to customized learning experiences.
 
Are Garden Story Baskets available for purchase?
Yes. A selection of Garden Story Baskets are available for purchase in the Biedenharn Museum & Gardens Museum Store.

 
Can you remove us from your mailing list?
We cannot imagine why you would want to be removed from our mailing list, but we are happy to oblige. Please email info@bmuseum.org or call 318-387-5281 to request removal.
 
I would like to perform at the Biedenharn, how do I get involved?
Contact  our events coordinator at 318-387-5281 or coordinator@bmuseum.org
 
Do you have part-time positions available?
Please visit the Employment Opportunities page to see if there are any part-time positions available at this time.
 
May we add your website to our  links page?
Yes, but please let us know by leaving a message at linkspage@bmuseum.org
 
How do we schedule homecoming or prom pictures in the gardens?

The Biedenharn Museum & Gardens is happy to celebrate proms and homecomings with area schools. The garden stays open the evenings of proms and homecomings until 6:30 for students and their families to take photographs. To ensure the gardens are open for your school; a school official, or the prom or homecoming advisor must contact the Biedenharn Museum & Gardens Events Coordinator at 318-387-5281.We cannot guarantee the Garden will be open if the Biedenharn Museum & Gardens is not contacted by an official school representative.
 
How do I register to receive your calendar of events?
Visit the registration page.