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The Historic New Orleans Collection

Name: The Historic New Orleans Collection
Address: 410 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA, 70130, US
Telephone: +15045234662

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10/12/2026

Charleston, South Carolina: A breathtaking coastal city famed for its beautifully preserved historic architecture and Southern hospitality. Framed by scenic harbor views and cobblestone streets, the city’s living history stretches from its pre-Revolutionary roots to its pivotal role in the American story.

This Spring, the Historic New Orleans Collection invites you to join celebrated food author and historian Dr. Jessica B. Harris for an unforgettable four-day tour of Charleston. Explore the city’s complex history through exclusive visits to its most profound museums and historic estates, enjoy private receptions at some of the city’s most iconic institutions, and dine on a curated selection of the region’s most celebrated dishes.

As a historic colonial port, Charleston evolved at the crossroads of culture and politics: European, West African and Indigenous influences have merged over centuries to shape the unique identity of this part of the American South. This rich tapestry of history comes alive at every turn—woven into the city’s ironwork gates, preserved in its living traditions, and savored in its world-class food scene.

✈️ HNOC Travel: Inside Charleston with Jessica B. Harris
🗓️ April 4–8, 2027
📍 Charleston, South Carolina

🎟️ Space is limited! View the itinerary and reserve your spot: https://ow.ly/BpSS50ZWZtn

📷 1: Free-flying staircase at the Nathaniel Russell House, photo by Carol M. Highsmith
📷 2: Historic downtown Charleston, photo by Leo Heisenberg
📷 3: Angel Oak on Johns Island
📷 4: Middleton Place, photo by Warren Le May

10/11/2026

“It’s hard to imagine, in a collective way, having more fun than a second line parade. It’s just a nation of joy and exuberance. Prince of Wales is one of the oldest social and pleasure clubs in New Orleans. It formed in 1928, mostly from people in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Wards. Originally, a lot of the people in the club were working on the river as longshoremen. I was told, at one point members also ran barrooms, so the parade route had a lot of stops. Back in those days, parades were way longer than four hours. When you’d stop, you might hang out for a half hour having a drink and eating something before going on to the next barroom,” said Joe Stern.

🎺 It’s ! Keep an eye out for the Prince of Wales Second Line Parade uptown this afternoon. See the route and more information from WWOZ 90.7 FM New Orleans: https://ow.ly/emJ850ZWxwY

📖 Read more fromStern’s interview with the Neighborhood Story Project for HNOC’s “Dancing In The Streets” club narratives: https://ow.ly/LF7u50ZWxwZ

🎥: Treme Sports, Prince of Wales, Young Mens Olympia, Scene HiLighters, Soul Steppers, between 1965 and 1975, 16mm film by Jules L. Cahn. Jules Cahn Collection at HNOC, 2000.78.4.116
🎵: Second Line/Olympia, audio recording by Jules L. Cahn. Jules Cahn Collection at HNOC, 2000.78.6.84

10/10/2026

HNOC staff brought historic costumes to life this week during a photo shoot of archival textiles!

Every few years, our staff organizes a multi-day photo shoot to document recently acquired costumes, garments, and other textiles. Many items in this shoot were century-old Mardi Gras costumes that required special handling to protect delicate components weakened by decades of attic storage.

In this video, HNOC’s Lydia Blackmore explains how our registrars, curators, preparators, and photographers worked together to carefully remove the garments from their boxes, dress mannequins, and photograph each piece from several angles.

This documentary photography is key to our preservation mission. These objects will soon be available to view and study on our online catalog, while the original artifacts remain protected from frequent handling.

Explore our online catalog: https://ow.ly/8xPQ50ZWx9w

10/09/2026

Explore the rich history and cultural significance of gumbo with HNOC on November 7! Headlined by renowned food historian Dr. Jessica B. Harris, the 2026 Food Forum will include a full day of conversation, storytelling, and expert insight that celebrates Louisiana’s state dish as a living expression of culinary heritage.

The day will conclude with the festive 2026 Food Fête, where guests can continue the conversation while tasting a variety of gumbos and enjoy an open bar. Admission to the Food Fête requires a separate ticket.

2026 Food Forum: Gumbo!, Presented by Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Magic Seasoning Blends
🗓️ November 7
⏰ 9:30 a.m.–7 p.m.
📍 410 Chartres Street and 520 Royal Street
🎟️ Space limited, registration required.

Reserve your seat: https://ow.ly/Ra9c50ZWtl4

10/08/2026

Join us this Saturday, October 10, for Remaking Revolution: History in Popular Culture—a free program exploring how revolutionary ideas are represented and reinterpreted in popular culture. Expert speakers will examine how film, music, video games, and media continually reshape our understanding of revolution.

Through talks and multimedia demonstrations these stories will be vividly brought to life, connecting past events with contemporary cultural interpretations. Historian and former presidential speechwriter Dr. Ted Widmer will highlight the global influence of the Declaration of Independence, Dr. Jennifer Tsien will examine the role of songs, rumors, and dissent in colonial Louisiana, and Dr. Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall will discuss the Haitian Revolution as portrayed in films and video games like “Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.”

Remaking Revolution: History in Popular Culture
🗓️ Saturday, October 10
⏰ 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
📍 Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street
🎟️ Free admission, registration required

Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/7WW450ZW7ci

This program is presented in partnership with Library of America and is made possible with the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Support for this project is provided by the LEH Rebirth Grant Program.

📷 1-2: “Vue des 40 Jours d'incendie des Habitations de la Plaine du Cap Français, Arrivée le 23 Aout 1791,” 1795, by Jean-Baptiste Chapuy (engraver), Pierre-Jean L. Boquet, (artist). HNOC, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Fritz Daguillard, 2017.0003.139
📷 3-4: “The Freedom Cry” expansion for “Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag” takes place during the events of the Haitian Revolution. Credit: Ubisoft

10/07/2026

A special “Yats Illustrated” edition of HNOC’s members-only magazine has hit mailboxes!

Our latest issue highlights the work of legendary cartoonist Bunny Matthews in tandem with our newest exhibition and book, “Bunny Matthews: His Life, Art, and Obsessions.” Matthews’s pen-and-ink rendering of our name—taken from the back of an illustrated 1982 calendar—appears as the masthead in this issue. HNOC’s Emily Perkins also contributes a story about the “Yat” dialect that inspired much of his art.

To mark our 60th anniversary, we explore, decade by decade, the signature collections and acquisitions that have helped us tell our region’s story. Also in this issue are a spotlight on the Touro Infirmary Archives and other recent acquisitions, a roundup of our holdings that have appeared outside the Collection, and other community updates.

📖 Read the digital version on our website: https://hnoc.org/publishing/quarterly

📚 Want the Quarterly delivered to your door four times a year? Become an HNOC member to subscribe to future issues, plus other perks! https://hnoc.org/support/membership

10/06/2026

HNOC’s fifth annual Chess Fest falls on Halloween this year, and all participants are invited to come dressed in their spookiest (or chess-themed) attire for our costume contest!

Join us at the TEP Center on October 31 for a full slate of family-friendly chess activities. Meet other chess players from around the city, craft DIY chessboards, play puzzle games, move as human chess pieces on a giant chessboard, join a friendly fast-chess tournament, and more.

Chess Fest 2026
🗓️ Saturday, October 31
⏰ 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
📍 TEP Center, 5909 St. Claude Ave.
🎟️ Free admission, registration required

♟️ Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/bXbE50ZVaxt

📷 Photos by Tere Kirkland, HNOC

10/05/2026

Break out your devil horns and don your dancing shoes for HNOC’s next Courtyard Sessions concert! Attendees are encouraged to wear costumes in the spirit of the season.

In the early 20th century, cultural critics, concerned citizens, politicians, and religious leaders fueled moral panic as they rushed to label jazz, or ‘jass,’ as “the devil’s music.” On October 23, Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band will play two back-to-back sets full of tunes that scandalized polite society in their day. Join us at HNOC’s Brulatour Courtyard for live music, merriment, and a cashless bar.

Courtyard Sessions: Performing the Devil’s Music, Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band
🗓️ Friday, October 23
⏰ 5–7 p.m.
📍 520 Royal Street
🎟️ Free for HNOC members, $10 for nonmembers

Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/MkI450ZUJZK

📷 2: “Diablesse” Mardi Gras costume design, between 1880 and 1882. HNOC, 1994.127.159
📷: The Original Liberty Jazz Band performance at HNOC’s Bill Russell Lecture, 2018.
📷 3: Photo by Keely Merritt, HNOC
📷 4: “Lucifer Hovering,” by Robert Warrens (lithographer). HNOC, partial gift of Dr. James W. Nelson, 2008.0216.275

Courtyard Sessions are supported by a grant from the New Orleans Theatre Association (NOTA) and by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation’s Community Partnership Grant program.

10/03/2026

HNOC launched a new walking tour this week! Join us to explore historic buildings at our museum campus and throughout the French Quarter with a 90-minute guided tour led by HNOC staff.

Starting at the Seignouret-Brulatour Building—a Creole townhouse built in 1816, now home to HNOC’s flagship museum—guests will learn about the cultural influences that shaped New Orleans’s built environment, from Creole cottages to ornate cast-iron galleries. See historic maps and artifacts in our galleries, then follow our guides through the French Quarter to learn about the building types and architectural styles found in America’s most distinctive city.

French Quarter Architecture Walking Tour
🗓️ Fridays and Sundays at 10:30 a.m.
📍 Starting at 520 Royal Street
🎟️ $25 for adults, $15 for children age 8-17. Advance registration is encouraged.

Learn more and book your tour: https://ow.ly/BOfS50ZUajy

🎵: Courtesy of TBC Brass Band

10/02/2026

From the time Huey Long was elected governor in 1928 until he was fatally shot in the Louisiana capitol building in 1935, the notorious politician was also LSU’s unofficial football coach, touring-band and cheer-squad leader, mascot, and president. Widely known as the Kingfish for his unilateral power brokering and wily charisma, he could just as well have been nicknamed the Tiger King for the same maniacal energy he brought as an LSU superfan. Two months before he was assassinated, Long cowrote “Touchdown for LSU” with his hand-selected marching band director, Castro Carazo. The fight song—which preceded the current anthem, "Fight for LSU"—is still performed today at Tiger Stadium pregame shows.

Two consecutive Tiger football coaches quit because of Long’s incessant meddling and playcalling during practices and games, exacerbated by the fact that he did not understand the rules. He invited three injured LSU players to recover at the governor’s mansion and personally fed them steak twice a day in exchange for football lessons. Tulane and Vanderbilt coaches were enlisted to create plays for him in secret, which he copied in his own handwriting to impress LSU coach Lawrence “Biff” Jones. His sideline antics made sports column headlines, which commonly referred to the school as “Huey Long’s LSU Tigers.”

🏈 Gear up for game day with our First Draft article on Long’s wild LSU hijinks: https://ow.ly/ByQs50ZU4iG

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410 Chartres Street
New Orleans, LA
70130

Opening Hours

Tuesday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday	9:30am - 4:30pm

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