October 23, 2021 to January 23, 2022
September 28, 2021 to December 11, 2021Providing a taste of THNOC’s diverse and extensive cartographic holdings, this exhibition addresses early exploration, Native Americans, colonial development, warfare and diplomacy, maritime and river navigation, economic development, and travel.
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.