Events
Bronzes by Lin Emery and paintings by John Franklin Clemmer; between February 23 and March 7, 1964; photoprint by Stuart Moore Lynn; The Historic New Orleans Collection, 1993.36.13
May 4, 2019The second of the 2019 series of quarterly Saturday lectures for THNOC members, highlighting decorative arts at The Historic New Orleans Collection
May 11, 2019 to June 2, 2019The Historic New Orleans Collection will reprise its popular Portage Bike Roll in 2019 and once again bring participants face to face with the culture of New Orleans.
May 15, 2019Susan Larson hosts a monthly conversation with authors, artists, and audience members
May 19, 2019 to September 1, 2019Present either a Geneva Conventions CAC ID or a DD Form 1173 ID card to receive free admission.
May 18, 2019The Historic New Orleans Collection's new exhibition center will open to the public Saturday, April 6, 2019. Grand opening festivities will continue with a block party on Sunday, April 7.
Exhibitions
Original Tuxedo Jazz Band; between ca. 1925 and 1932; gelatin silver print; The William Russell Jazz Collection at The Historic New Orleans Collection, acquisition made possible by the Clarisse Claiborne Grima Fund, 92-48-L.218
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January 19, 2019 to August 4, 2019The music of New Orleans is the living product of dynamic cultural interactions played out over centuries in this diverse southern port city.
Cityscape; 1987; gouache on paper by Krista Jurisich; The Historic New Orleans Collection, gift of Judith L. Jurisich, 2017.0021
April 6, 2019 to October 6, 2019History and contemporary art will interact to refresh perceptions of the city in the inaugural exhibition at The Historic New Orleans Collection’s new Seignouret-Brulatour Building.
The Education Galleries provide the The Historic New Orleans Collection’s first dedicated space for people of all ages to touch, see, smell, and hear the awe-inspiring culture of the city.
Jackson Square; ca. 1965; photograph by Ralph Lincks; The Historic New Orleans Collection, 1974.25.14.177
The French Quarter Galleries explore how and why the neighborhood developed, how life has been lived here by various populations in different times, and how the legacies that remain shape our lives.
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.