The Villere family will present a symposium exploring their history, as well as that of the French Creoles in New Orleans.
Program:
Welcome and Opening Remarks—Pierre G. Villere
Felipe Fernández-Armesto
On Saturday, September 22, The Historic New Orleans Collection will be among 25 Louisiana museums participating in Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Live!
One-sheet poster for The Buccaneer; 1958; New Orleans and Louisiana in Film Collection at The Historic New Orleans Collection, 2012.0093.4
On the occasion of the film’s 60th anniversary, The Historic New Orleans Collection will present a screening of Anthony Quinn’s New Orleans-set The Buccaneer (1958), starring Yul Brynner and Charlton Heston.
La cracovienne: du ballet la gipsy; 1840s; Robert Nicholas Charles Bochsa, composer; Jacques Herz, arranger; Fanny Elssler, performance artist; The Historic New Orleans Collection, 93-196-RL.9
Join THNOC as we trace the history of dance performance in New Orleans from the mid-18th century to the early 20th century.
As New Orleans enters its fourth century, the city’s relationship with water is as tenuous as ever.