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Collection highlights
Flood State
Artist Jennifer Shaw evokes the specter of climate disaster in this photographic series.
Announcement
Celebrate Pride with HNOC
June 1, 2026
Explore content that showcases LGBT+ New Orleanians who have contributed to the city’s history and culture.
HNOC in the News
NOLA.com Features HNOC’s Paul Prudhomme Building Among 19 Award-Winning Historic Renovation Projects
May 30, 2026
HNOC’s renovation of 416 Chartres Street received a Louisiana Landmarks Society 2026 Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation.
Events
French Quarter Museum Night
July 2, 2026, 5–8 p.m.
Join us for a free, after-hours neighborhood museum crawl and celebration, presented by French Quarter Museum Association.
Exhibitions
Made to Last: Black Craftspeople in Early New Orleans
June 25, 2027 to January 9, 2028
Follow the lives of three craftspeople who used their skills as artisans to navigate Louisiana’s ever-shifting political, cultural, and economic landscape.
Exhibitions
Fighting for Freedom: Black Craftspeople and the Pursuit of Independence
June 25, 2027 to January 9, 2028
Explore the contributions of Black craftspeople in this traveling exhibition developed by the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum and the Black Craftspeople Digital Archive.
HNOC in the News
WVUE: HNOC Curator Discusses the Dryades Street Boycott of 1960
May 26, 2026
Eric Seiferth joined WVUE Fox 8 New Orleans to discuss a key moment of the Civil Rights Movement in New Orleans, as told in HNOC’s “The Trail They Blazed” exhibition.
HNOC in the News
WVUE: HNOC Curator Explores the History of Shotgun Houses
May 22, 2026
WVUE Fox 8 New Orleans spoke with Lydia Blackmore to discuss the history, features, and legacy of one of New Orleans’s most iconic building styles.
Collection highlights
Tim Edler’s Little Cajun Books
A South Louisiana small press success story, Tales from the Atchafalaya reimagined Cajun country as a zany children’s fantasy world.