Quirky purse exhibit ongoing at LASM

Whether it’s lipstick, credit cards or cigarette lighters, a lady’s purse gives insight into women’s personalities and roles in an evolving society. Through Sept. 13, the Louisiana Art & Science Museum features The Purse & the Person: A Century of Women’s Purses. The exhibit also features some 25 handbags of Hungarian couture designer Judith Leiber, whose detailed purses have been the accessory for several first ladies. Visit this Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and enjoy free admission to the galleries and reduced admission to the planetarium shows Exploring the Universe: Probing the Heavens with Galileo and The Zula Patrol: Under the Weather. Details at lasm.org. (Courtesy LASM)