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September 13, 2024
By Lydia Blackmore, decorative arts curator

A census of portraits tells us who is—and isn't—represented in HNOC's holdings.




August 10, 2024
Cederick Ellis, summer 2024 archives and special collections practicum intern

The Ursuline sisters’ prayer books were an integral part of their daily lives—and of their performance of femininity.




July 5, 2024
By Nina Bozak, curator of rare books

New coastal galleries showcase the Louisiana roots of John James Audubon’s Birds of America.




June 27, 2024
By Heather Green, head of reader services

Inspired by the life of renowned New Orleans chef Leah Chase, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is the culmination of years of collaboration with New Orleans cultural institutions.




May 23, 2024
Emily Perkins, curatorial cataloger

Legendary New Orleans percussionist Alfred “Uganda” Roberts Jr.'s audio and video tape collection documents his career, influences, and daily life in New Orleans between 1985 and 2010.




April 23, 2024
HNOC Staff

A new portrait exhibition invites visitors to imagine the lives and identities of unnamed subjects.




April 5, 2024
Craig Fuchs, Visitor Services interpreter

As the national conversation stirred up by Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter has shown, Black musicians have played an important role in the evolution of country music at every stage of its development.




March 14, 2024
By Margit Longbrake, senior editor

Frank Merlo was the playwright’s companion for 15 years. THNOC’s new issue of the Tennessee Williams Annual Review introduces a never-before-published poem about Merlo’s death.




November 17, 2023
THNOC Staff

Highlights from the Disney Imagineers’ Carnival-themed show-and-tell at THNOC.




October 5, 2023
Terri Simon, associate editor

From neoclassical architecture to street names, southern Louisiana is full of references to the Roman Empire.




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