The Historic New Orleans Collection’s educational outreach program brings history to life for the thousands of K–12, undergraduate, and graduate students throughout the region. The program offers direct presentations in the classroom, community programs, field trips to THNOC’s changing exhibitions and to the Louisiana History Galleries, and professional training workshops for teachers. To schedule a field trip, please fill in the online form. We will not accomodate unscheduled field trips.
The Historic New Orleans Collection welcomes school children of all ages free of charge, but reservations are required for groups of any size. Field trip requests can be made here. We will not accomodate unscheduled field trips.
THNOC offers educator workshops, webinars, and other programs for educators and students.
The Historic New Orleans Collection offers free, downloadable lesson plans that draw on primary sources from THNOC's archival holdings.
Online resource sets provide teachers and students with direct access to primary sources from THNOC’s holdings. These digitized documents provide students with an introduction to archival research.
The THNOC website includes videos, interactives, and other resources for teachers and students of Louisiana history.
Download examples of curriculum and research possibilities created by teachers who have participated in workshops or students who have completed internships using THNOC resources.
Learn about opportunities for internships and service learning at THNOC.
