Changing exhibitions are presented at the Royal Street Complex, 533 Royal Street, and at the Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street.
The exhibition galleries are open to the public Tuesday- Saturday, 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. The Royal Street galleries are also open Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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Surrounded by Water: The exhibition Surrounded by Water: New Orleans, the Mississippi River, and Lake Pontchartrain encourages visitors to immerse themselves in both the natural history of the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, and in the human history played out along their banks and shores over the course of the last three centuries. Drawing on a diverse assortment of objects—from manuscripts and sheet music to maps, photographs, and engravings—the exhibition examines the roles the river and lake have played in New Orleans’s economic, social, and cultural development, while reflecting upon the effects that the city’s expansion has had upon the bodies of water themselves. More... January 26 – September 20, 2008 |
Art
from the Seebold Salon: Women’s Guild of the New Orleans Opera
Association features landscapes, genre scenes, still
lifes, miniatures, and portraits. More...
Williams Research Center
410 Chartres Street
