THNOC and the LGBT+ Archives Project will commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Up Stairs Lounge fire on Wednesday, June 27, with a panel of historians and witnesses discussing how it shaped t
A detail from New Orleans: Between Heaven and Hell; courtesy of Robin Reynolds
New Orleans: Between Heaven and Hell, a new history-based work by UK artist Robin Reynolds, will debut Wednesday, May 9, at The Historic New Orleans Collec
P. E. Seignouret wine bottle; ca. 1855; The Historic New Orleans Collection, gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Wayne Stromeyer, 2017.0304
In 1816, François Seignouret commissioned a large new building on Royal Street to house his growing furniture and wine businesses.
Mosquitoes in the Country; September 7, 1872; magazine illustration by Solomon Eytinge; The Historic New Orleans Collection, 1980.202
Specialized architecture, home furnishings, and clothing helped Louisianans stay cool in the days before air conditioning.
Piano; Knabe, Gaehle & Company; Baltimore; 1840–1860; CIS-2013-1122
For the second installment of the 2018 Williams Decorative Arts Lectures—presented exclusively for THNOC members—guest lecturer Sarah Duggan, research curator and coordinator of the Classical Institute of the South at THNOC
James Booker, New Orleans Jazz Fest; 1978; by Michael P. Smith, photographer; © The Historic New Orleans Collection, 2007.0103.2.244
Dr. John; 1983; by Michael P. Smith, photographer; © The Historic New Orleans Collection, 2007.0103.8.771
Visit The Shop at The Collection's Jazz Fest outpost, where festival-goers can purchase reproduction prints of legendary New Orleans musicians and culture bearers taken by the late New Orleans photographer Michael P. Smith.
Clarinetist George Lewis (1900–1968) remains among the most influential and widely imitated of all traditional jazz musicians.
In conjunction with “Making New Orleans Home: A Tricentennial Symposium,” The Historic New Orleans Collection will host a block party complete with live music, a sneak peek of its forthcoming exhibition center at 520 Royal