In a substantial new acquisition, the archive of artist Bunny Matthews comes to The Historic New Orleans Collection.
In the first part of THNOC's "Coming to New Orleans" series, curatorial cataloger Emily Perkins puts immigration to New Orleans in the context of American history.
Two student scholars find answers—and questions—in their search for records of Black craftspeople in New Orleans.
Wondering why Baton Rouge's Old State Capitol is a castle? It's because of the Gothic Revival craze that took Louisiana by storm.
The singular showgirl left behind a trove of furnishings and memorabilia, and THNOC has acquired a select group to preserve this spicy slice of French Quarter history.
These images shed light on the lives of three Irish brothers who helped shape turn-of-the-century New Orleans.
Music educators are working to ensure that New Orleans’s marching band tradition continues for generations to come.
From jazz to bounce, funk to klezmer, these songs add local flavor to the holidays.
Inspired by the Enlightenment, Spanish king Carlos III enacted broad-ranging reforms across the Spanish empire, leading to major improvements in Spanish New Orleans.
A new collection at THNOC documents the career of a “little” woman who made a big impact on New Orleans music.
