A map exhibition representing the evolution of New Orleans and its relationship with the Mississippi River over three centuries. THE CABILDO
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Portrait of Humanity is a new global initiative by 1854 Media, publisher of British Journal of Photography. Portrait of Humanity serves as a timely reminder, that despite our many differences, we are able to unite as a global community through the power of photography, to...
Photographer Aníbal Martel and researcher Thenesoya V. Martín De la Nuez are the Canarian co-creators of CISLANDERUS, a four-year long cultural and artistic project dedicated to the Canary Islanders community in Louisiana, the living legacy of the 18-Century Canarian immigration to New Orleans....
The Capitol Park Museum is honored to present the 1966 Cadillac Superior Coach hearse that transported the body of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. after his assassination in Memphis on April 4, 1968. The hearse carried King’s body from the hospital to the funeral home and then...
Soul of the South: Selections from the Gitter-Yelen Collection includes more than eighty paintings, sculptures, and mixed-media works of art created by forty-eight self-taught artists from across the American South. Dr. Kurt Gitter and his wife, Alice Rae Yelen, former Assistant...
Soul of the South: Selections from the Gitter-Yelen Collection includes more than eighty paintings, sculptures, and mixed-media works of art created by forty-eight self-taught artists from across the American South.
Dr. Kurt Gitter and his wife, Alice Rae Yelen, former Assistant...
As part of New Orleans’ tricentennial activities, the Cabildo is proud to open a brand new exhibition, We Love You, New Orleans. Celebrating the people, places and things that make New Orleans one of the nation’s most unique cities to visitors and residents alike, the exhibition plays...
2018 is both the New Orleans Tricentennial and the Centennial of the birth of the most beloved and influential pianist in New Orleans history: Henry Roland Byrd aka Professor Longhair. This exhibit will celebrate all things Fess starting with his origins and development to his early hits such...
The Louisiana State Museum is proud to announce the first-of-its-kind comprehensive exhibition on the history of gay carnival at the Presbytère in Jackson Square. Grand Illusions: The History and Artistry of Gay Carnival in New Orleans brings together more than two hundred artifacts...
Maps shown in this exhibition represent the evolution of New Orleans over three centuries. The Mississippi River’s influence is always apparent, its curve bestowing the nickname Crescent City. Geographical constraints are evident, with cypress swamps dominating the landscape until engineers...
From "Buona Sera" to "Just A Gigolo," that "Old Black Magic" still has the world under Louis Prima’s spell! Join us at the New Orleans Jazz Museum for the exhibit The Wildest: Louis Prima Comes Home. As a trumpeter, singer, songwriter and performer, this son of New Orleans sons swinging...
The Plantation Photographs of Robert Tebbs opens with a reception Friday, April 26, at 5:00 p.m. Special guest and author of Robert W. Tebbs, Photographer to Architects: Louisiana Plantations in 1926, Dr. Richard Anthony Lewis, will present an enlightening lecture at 5:30 p.m...
This tricentennial exhibition organized by the Louisiana State Museum and guest curator Randolph Delehanty, Ph.D. tells the city-defining story of Don Andrés Almonester and his formidable daughter, Micaela, the Baroness de Pontalba. It shows how a father’s philanthropy and a daughter’s...
Drumsville!: Evolution of the New Orleans Beat explores the role of percussion and rhythm in New Orleans and how the innovative drummers from the Crescent City continually changed that role and took it around the planet. The exhibit has a beautiful sampling of photographs and drums...
Since 1699, when Pierre Le Moyne, sieur d’Iberville, celebrated Shrove Tuesday at his encampment on the Mississippi River, Mardi Gras has been an integral part of Louisiana’s culture. Experience this extraordinary tradition through rare artifacts, scores of magnificent costumes,...
This exhibition celebrates the legacy of aviation pioneers Jimmie Wedell and Harry P. Williams, who formed an air service in Patterson in 1928 that quickly rose to the top tier of air racing. Displays include numerous replica aircraft, such as the famous Miss Patterson #44 and the Gilmore #121,...
Grounds for Greatness: Louisiana and the Nation shows Louisiana’s impact on the nation and the world. From the Louisiana Purchase to the critical role Louisiana played in our nation’s wars (including the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812, the Civil War and both World...
Combining eyewitness accounts, historical context, immersive environments and in-depth scientific exploration, this exhibition shows the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and how Louisiana is learning to live more safely with hurricanes. Oral histories and artifacts, such as a Coast...
Exploring this National Historic Landmark will offer both a tour through a historical structure and the culture that surrounded the home throughout history. Situated on the banks of Bayou Lafourche, this was the residence of two of Louisiana’s significant political figures: Governor...
Join us for an evening of carnival-inspired fashion and festivities! Hosted within the Presbytere’s Mardi Gras exhibition, this runway show will present works inspired by the lavish costumes and gowns...
The New Orleans Jazz Museum, Neighborhood Story Project, L'Union Creole, and New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park present Le Kèr Creole (The Creole Heart) Album and Book Release. The event...
The New Orleans Jazz Museum, Neighborhood Story Project, L'Union Creole, and New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park present Le Kèr Creole (The Creole Heart) Album and Book Release.
The event...
Join us from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. for a conversation with Tom Whitehead, co-author of Clementine Hunter: Her Life and Art as we celebrate the first official Clementine Hunter Day in Louisiana. ...
Drawing on the sucess of our annual Spring Adult History Class: Neighborhoods of New Orleans, we have created a Fall Adult History Class: A History of Carnival. LSM Historian Dr. Karen Leathem will be...
Come to Capitol Park Museum as we partner with Louisiana Division of Archaeology to celebrate Archaeology Month. Make clay pots using ancient techniques, test your skills using an ancient spear-thrower...
Mary Manhein and Jessica Schexnayder share their work behind the book, Fragile Grounds, compiling stories and photographs of endangered cemeteries throughout Louisiana’s coastal zone and...
Join us as the Friends of the Cabildo presents Derby Gisclair in our Second Thursday Lecture on Early Baseball in New Orleans: A HIstory of 19th Century Play. Lecture begins at 6 PM...
Join us as the Friends of the Cabildo presents Derby Gisclair in our Second Thursday Lecture on Early Baseball in New Orleans: A HIstory of 19th Century Play.
Lecture begins at 6 PM...
The Friends of the Cabildo Film Series will bring some of the best films and documentaries that highlight New Orleans and Louisiana people, places and culture. Join us for an educational movie-watching...
Join the Capitol Park Museum Curator Joey David on a walking tour through historic Spanish Town, the city’s oldest neighborhood. Commissioned in 1805, Spanish Town has undergone many changes since its...
Museum Curator, Joey David has added new and exciting stops to our Capitol Park tour! Join the Capitol Park Museum as we take a step back in time, and explore the greater Capitol Park area....
Museum Curator, Joey David has added new and exciting stops to our Capitol Park tour!
Join the Capitol Park Museum as we take a step back in time, and explore the greater Capitol Park area....
A period costume ball opening Chasing the Butterfly Man, the exquisite exhibition in the Cabildo with an aura of mystery... The Louisiana Museum Foundation, the Louisiana State Museum,...
A period costume ball opening Chasing the Butterfly Man, the exquisite exhibition in the Cabildo with an aura of mystery...
The Louisiana Museum Foundation, the Louisiana State Museum,...
