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A tour guide provides a tour of HNOC's "Making It Home" exhibition.
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“Making It Home” Guided Tour

Wednesday–Saturday
10–10:35 a.m.

520 Royal Street

$10 general admission, free for HNOC members and children 17 and under

Join us for a 35-minute guided tour of HNOC’s exhibition Making It Home: From Vietnam to New Orleans, on view until October 5, 2025. Through objects, photographs, and oral histories, explore how Vietnamese refugees established a new home in New Orleans after the fall of Saigon, and how the community has grown and endured over time. This tour is provided in English.

Available May 1–October 4, 2025
Wednesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.
520 Royal Street
$10 general admission, free for HNOC members and children 17 and under
Advance registration encouraged.* Reservations are available 60 days in advance.

For groups larger than 10, please contact tours@hnoc.org.

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520 Royal Street
Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m
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Sunday, 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

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