Events
Death Riding on a Red Fish; 1974; woodblock on paper mounted on canvas by Ben Smith, printmaker; The Historic New Orleans Collection, gift of Eugene C. Daymude, 2010.0187
October 2, 2018 to October 31, 2018The Historic New Orleans Collection is resurrecting its special Halloween-themed tour of its Louisiana History Galleries Oct. 2–31.
October 9, 2018aillot Circle members are invited to taste select bourbons with our friends from Barrel Proof and join in some friendly competition on Tuesday, October 9, at New Orleans Auction Galleries.
Felipe Fernández-Armesto
October 11, 2018Felipe Fernández-Armesto, professor of history at the University of Notre Dame, will explore the history of the Spanish monarchy during Louisiana’s colonial era.
October 20, 2018The Villere family will present a symposium exploring their history, as well as that of the French Creoles in New Orleans.
P. E. Seignouret wine bottle; ca. 1855; The Historic New Orleans Collection, gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Wayne Stromeyer, 2017.0304
October 27, 2018The final of the 2018 Williams Decorative Arts Lectures presented exclusively for THNOC members.
Le Commerce que les Indiens du Mexique Font avec les François au Port de Missisipi; between 1719 and 1721; copperplate engraving with watercolor by François-Gérard Jollain; The Historic New Orleans Collection, 1952.3
October 30, 2018A lecture on the greatest financial fraudster of all time by Jim Chanos presented for members of THNOC and The National WWII Museum.
Exhibitions
A detail from New Orleans: Between Heaven and Hell
The colored pen-and-ink work—measuring three feet by six feet—is a view of an American city, held aloft by parading figures from throughout its 300-year history.
Louisiana's first Black Lieutenant Governor, Oscar James Dunn. Image courtesy of Amistad Research Center.
June 1, 2018 to December 8, 2018Presented by the New Orleans Arts & Culture Coalition
A Plantation Burial; 1860; oil on canvas by John Antrobus; The Historic New Orleans Collection, 1960.46
This permanent exhibition presents a narrative of the state’s history using art and artifacts that date from precolonial history through Hurricane Katrina.
The Historic New Orleans Collection is proud to announce the donation of more than 300 hand-carved decoys and other works of art by southeastern Louisianan craftsmen.