November 29, 2012–March 16, 2013
WRC, 410 Chartres St.

The Historic New Orleans Collection returned as a participating venue in PhotoNOLA 2012 by hosting an exhibition of photographs by Charles Martin. A companion catalogue has also been released. (more…)

November 14–24, 2012
WRC, 410 Chartres St.

The winning selections of the Alliance Française de La Nouvelle-Orléans’s photography competition were displayed at the Williams Research Center November 14–24. (more…)

July 24, 2012–February 8, 2013
533 Royal St.

Browse a selection of The Historic New Orleans Collection’s recent acquisitions in its latest exhibition, Something Old, Something New: Collecting in the 21st Century. (more…)

March 14–November 3, 2012
WRC, 410 Chartres St.

The Historic New Orleans Collection presented Fine Prints from the Permanent Collection, an exhibition representing 33 artists who visited or resided in Louisiana from the late 19th to the 21st centuries, March 14 through November 3, 2012.

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February 24–June 17, 2012
533 Royal St.

Household objects, global perspectives. (more…)

December 8, 2011–March 3, 2012
WRC, 410 Chartres St.

Presented in conjunction with PhotoNOLA 2011. (more…)

August 30, 2011–January 29, 2012
533 Royal St.

The definition of treasure varies by individual, by community, and by culture. The term may immediately connote objects made of intrinsically valuable materials—emeralds, platinum, ambergris—but is also used, in a broader sense, to reference keepsakes, monuments, memories, events, and even people. Embracing this latter, more inclusive definition, the exhibition The 18th Star: Treasures from 200 Years of Louisiana Statehood presented an array of signature items from the holdings of The Historic New Orleans Collection to tell the stories that have defined Louisiana since its entry into the Union on April 30, 1812, as the eighteenth state. (more…)

May 26–August 14, 2011
533 Royal St.

Continuing its exploration of the Spanish colonial period, The Historic New Orleans Collection presented The Golden Legend in the New World: Art of the Spanish Colonial Viceroyalties, an exhibition featuring paintings from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, May 26–August 14, 2011. Early maps and portraits from the holdings of The Collection provided additional cultural context. (more…)

April 19 through Summer 2011
WRC, 410 Chartres St.

To complement two exhibitions concerning Spanish America on display at our Royal Street location, the Williams Research Center offered an exhibition on the history of Louisiana’s Florida Parishes—the eight parishes east of the Mississippi River and north of Lake Pontchartrain. (more…)

May 11–July 10, 2011
533 Royal St.

For more than 300 years, Spanish explorers navigated, charted and settled much of the continent of North America and its waterways. (more…)