New Orleans Mosaic Tour
Get to know New Orleans’s oldest neighborhood in this guided tour of HNOC’s French Quarter Galleries.
Join us for a guided tour of our French Quarter Galleries, featuring historic objects and images from that explore more than 300 years of French Quarter history. From fascinating stories about immigrant communities, artists, and musicians, to explorations of the complex legacies of slavery and civil rights activism, this tour is a great way to learn about one of America’s most iconic neighborhoods.
Tour Details
Available Wednesday–Sunday, 11:30 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes to an hour
Location: 520 Royal Street
$15 general admission
Free for HNOC members and children 17 and under.
Advance registration is encouraged. Reservations available 60 days in advance.
This tour is available in French upon advance request. To reserve, contact tours@hnoc.org.
For groups larger than 10, book the group version of this tour or contact tours@hnoc.org.
HNOC members: Your HNOC member discount will automatically apply after adding tickets to your cart and logging in.
August is Museum Month
This tour is free for members of participating Museum Month institutions all month long—just bring your museum membership card!
To redeem online:
- Follow the ticket link and select a date in August.
- Select the Museum Month ticket and complete checkout.
- Show your membership card at our welcome desk.
To redeem in person: Show your membership card at our welcome desk.
Plan Your Visit
Hours & Location
520 Royal Street
Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m
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Sunday, 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Admission
Admission is free but tickets are required. Stop by the front desk or reserve tickets online. Ticket includes admission to all exhibitions and regular daily programs.
Contact Us
Museum: (504) 523-4662
Email: info@hnoc.orgOpens in new tab
Tours & Daily Programs
Get more out of your museum visit with a guided tour, Shortcut Talk, or daily program.
Related Exhibitions
Related Stories
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Views of the Vieux Carré
An HNOC exhibition showcases a diverse selection of paintings that reflect the unique character of New Orleans’s French Quarter.
Related Collection Highlights
Dorothea “Torchy” Wilde Papers
HNOC expands its LGBTQ+ holdings with the papers of a nightlife fixture who chronicled the Quarter’s denizens.
Pops Whitesell Photographs
The artist was an important figure in the French Quarter Renaissance, an effort by artists, authors, and architects to preserve and reinvigorate life in the historic neighborhood.
Related Books
Garden Legacy
by Mary Louise Mossy Christovich and Roulhac Bunkley Toledano
with a foreword by S. Frederick Starr
French Baroque Music of New Orleans
edited by Alfred E. Lemmon
with essays in English by Jennifer Gipson, Andrew Justice, Alfred E. Lemmon, and Mark McKnight, and in French by Jean Duron
Furnishing Louisiana: Creole and Acadian Furniture, 1735–1835
by Jack D. Holden, H. Parrott Bacot, and Cybèle T. Gontar, with Brian J. Costello and Francis J. Puig
edited by Jessica Dorman and Sarah R. Doerries
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