THNOC, the Williams Research Center, and all galleries are closed today.

Royal Street Campus and Gallery Hours
Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Williams Research Center Hours
Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Generally, the holidays observed will be New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Mardi Gras days (Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday), Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.

Current Exhibitions

Exhibitions | Monday, May 10, 2021 (closed)

  • Pieces of History: Ten Years of Decorative Arts Fieldwork
    April 16, 2021 to September 5, 2021
    Decorative arts objects—furniture, home furnishings, and the tools of daily life—carry the stories of the people who made and used them. The exhibition Pieces of History showcases ten years of collecting these stories.
  • Money Wasters member Armad Rickmon; 2016; archival pigment print; by Charles Muir Lovell, photographer; The Historic New Orleans Collection, gift of Charles Muir Lovell, 2019.0393.8
    Dancing in the Streets: Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs of New Orleans
    February 25, 2021 to June 13, 2021
    Dancing in the Streets brings together historical photography tracing the history of the tradition, regalia from club members and the artisans who make it, interviews with longtime members, and contemporary images depicting the beauty and power of second line parades.