Noontime Talks
New Orleans Museum of Art
Miranda Lash, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Rashaad Newsome King of Arms More
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July 31
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Ongoing
Rashaad Newsome: King of Arms
New Orleans Museum of Art
The first solo exhibition in Louisiana by renowned video, performance, and collage artist Rashaad Newsome (born 1979), Rashaad Newsome King of Arms explores the artist’s interest in ornament, systems of heraldry, and Baroque grandeur. June 21 – September 15, 2013, Great Hall More
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Ongoing
Bacchanal Wine presents Jesse Morrow Trio
Bacchanal Wine
Bacchanal is dedicated to hosting the next generation of jazz greats and giving them a unique venue to play their original music. These young lions and lionesses may play the standards from the old songbook for the tourists on Frenchmen but at Bacchanal they play their original music. Come and… More
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Ongoing
Pipe Dreams: Louisiana under the French Company of the Indies, 1717–1731
The Historic New Orleans Collection
From 1717 to 1731 the French Company of the Indies monopolized Louisiana, controlling trade, construction, military presence and diplomatic relations with the colony’s Indian groups. The mastermind behind the plan, a Scotsman named John Law, hoped that with major investment Louisiana could become a tobacco colony rivaling British settlements in… More
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Ongoing
Chalmatia (shall-MAY-shuh): A Fictional Place Down the Road
Contemporary Arts Center
This original exhibition by New Orleans-based Daneeta Jackson and Patrick Jackson — collectively known as The Elektrik Zoo — uses photographs, film, text, and three-dimensional objects to portray a fictionalized community called Chalmatia as it exists over time on the outskirts of New Orleans. Chalmatia’s fractured landscape encompasses broken strip… More
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Ongoing
EVIL PLEASURES: A Photography Exhibition
Mid City Theatre
Rachel June will premiere her first solo photography show at Mid-City Theatre on June 8, until the end of July. Evil Pleasures will feature 22 photographs by Rachel June, including her new photography series inspired by the 7 Deadly Sins, as well as portraits and documentary photographs. Born in 1988,… More
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Ongoing
The Story in Pictures: Social Documents from the Permanent Collection
New Orleans Museum of Art
“If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug around a camera.” —Lewis Hine The exhibit will examine a central belief in the history of photography only a photograph is capable of telling a certain kind of story. Photographers have documented visual narratives that chronicle moral… More
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Ongoing
Free tours of THNOC’s Williams Residence and Architecture and Courtyards for active-duty military and their families
The Historic New Orleans Collection
The Historic New Orleans Collection is proud to once again participate in Blue Star Museums, a partnership among Blue Star Families, the National Endowment for the Arts and hundreds of museums across America that shows appreciation for U.S. military personnel and their families. Active-duty Reserve and National Guard personnel qualify… More
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Ongoing
Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs, 1851-1939
New Orleans Museum of Art
From furniture and metalwork to jewelry and glass, The New Orleans Museum of Art's upcoming exhibition highlights the extraordinary artistic and industrial ingenuity of works presented at world's fairs from 1851-1939. On view from April 12 to August 4, 2013, this exhibition showcases the technological and scientific invention, cross-cultural influence,… More
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Ongoing
The Art of Woman: A sculptural odyssey in bronze
St. Vincent's Guest House
Critically-acclaimed sculptor of public artwork and award-winning Mardi Gras parades, Thomas Randolph Morrison presents “The Art of Woman A sculptural odyssey in bronze.” This permanent public exhibit of gorgeous original new sculptures will be located at St. Vincent’s Guest House, 1507 Magazine Street. After three years of hard work and… More
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Ongoing
Heart of the Gardens Tour
French Quarter
This new tour is operated for private groups only on a mini-bus with a step-on guide. The tour is 3 hours. Price is $33.00 pp and requires a minimum of 20 people. Contact Gray Line Tours at (504) 569-1401 for more information. The New Orleans Botanical Garden has collaborated with… More
