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George Rodrigue: Before the Blue Dog
The Louisiana State Museum celebrates the late Cajun artist’s early works and lasting legacy with a doggone great exhibit at the Cabildo.
– by Doug Brantley
Gallier House’s Creole Death and Mourning Tour
Travel back in time and revisit 19th-century New Orleans funereal culture and customs during Gallier House’s most popular seasonal event.
– by Doug Brantley
THNOC’s New Exhibit “Captive State: Louisiana and the Making of Mass Incarceration”
A powerful new exhibit at The Historic New Orleans Collection eloquently weaves history, art, and video, challenging viewers to ask: How can this malignant system change for the better?
– by Christopher Louis Romaguera
Shifting the Lens: Hermann-Grima House
In addition to their Urban Enslavement tour – named one of New Orleans’ best by Condé Nast Traveler – Hermann-Grima has launched an astonishing online database of the individuals enslaved there.
– by Dean M. Shapiro and Ellis Anderson
What a Wonderful Exhibit: Louis Armstrong’s Life in New Orleans
In this striking new exhibit, the New Orleans Jazz Museum offers a love letter to Louis Armstrong – just in time for Satchmo SummerFest.
– by Doug Brantley
Culture Community: the French Quarter Museum Association
Several Vieux Carré museums are working together to broaden perceptions about the Quarter and raise awareness about their diverse offerings – for both locals and visitors.
-by Dean M. Shapiro
The Irish Cultural Museum: St. Patrick’s Day Everyday
French Quarter visitors and locals alike can savor history, coffee – and of course, a large variety of Irish whiskeys – at this Emerald Isle oasis.
– by Dean M. Shapiro
Carl Mack’s Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture
A xylophone player who visited New Orleans 40 years ago has become the impresario of Carnival costuming and founder of the Mardi Gras Museum – now in a new spacious location on North Rampart Street.
– by Dean Shapiro