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Bunny Matthews painting the set of Da Vic and Nat’ly Show, April 1985, photograph by Andrew Boyd.
HNOC in the News

New Orleans CityBusiness: Historic New Orleans Collection Opens Bunny Matthews Retrospective

August 6, 2026
The exhibition “Bunny Matthews: His Art, Life, and Obsessions” and its companion book will debut on September 18, 2026.
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HNOC Manger of Programs Amy Williams speaks on Fox 8 New Orleans.
HNOC in the News

WVUE: HNOC Presents 18th Annual New Orleans Antiques Forum this Weekend

August 5, 2026
Manager of Programs Amy Williams explores the objects and themes featured at this year’s forum, taking place August 7–9.
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Three people sit at a panel discussion. The man closest to the camera wears a cap and glasses, smiling while speaking. The middle person is smiling and wearing glasses. Nameplates in front of them read Levi Frazier, Jr. and Kerstin Schmidt.
HNOC in the News

Afar Media: HNOC’s Williams Research Center Named as New Orleans Literary Destination

July 30, 2026
HNOC’s partnership with the annual Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival received a top mention.
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A black and white photo of students and nuns in the academy courtyard at the Dauphine Street Convent in Uptown New Orleans, taken from an elevated position. A walkway crosses the center of the image with a lawn in the foreground and trees in the background.
Exhibitions

Cloistered with a Camera: The Photography of Mother St. Croix

August 6 to December 12, 2027

Discover the pioneering photography of Mother St. Croix in this exhibition commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Ursuline nuns in New Orleans.

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Tapestry depicting St. Louis Cemetery #1
HNOC in the News

Country Roads Magazine: HNOC’s 2026 Antiques Forum Explores the Gulf South’s Objects, Rituals, and Traditions

July 28, 2026
August 7–9, the signature event will offer engaging sessions and activities for lovers of antiques and material culture.
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Color illustration of cartoon characters Vic and Nat'ly. Vic (left) is holding a drink and smoking a cigarette and Nat'ly (right) is holding a po boy.
First Draft

How Vic and Nat’ly Became Crescent City Cartoon Classics

Bunny Matthews’s signature characters distilled everything that fascinated him about New Orleans—the good, the bad, and the bizarre—and became enduring icons in the process.

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A realistic carving of a green wing teal duck, depicted as if floating on water.
Collection highlights

Stephens Wildfowl Carving Collection

A flock of over 300 bird carvings reveals how generations of regional craftsmen transformed a hunting tradition into fine art.

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Bunny Matthews portrait with Vic and Nat’ly taken in 1983
Events

Member Preview: “Bunny Matthews: His Life, Art, and Obsessions”

September 16, 2026, 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
HNOC members are invited to preview our new exhibition exploring the legacy of New Orleans’s legendary writer and cartoonist.
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HNOC staff members Terri Simon, Erin M. Greenwald, PhD, Kelley Hines, and Nick Weldon pose for a photo as they accept awards at the 2026 New Orleans Press Club Awards.
Announcement

HNOC Receives Honors at 2026 New Orleans Press Club Awards

July 22, 2026
Best Blog among four awards received by HNOC staff in communications, publications, and curatorial departments.
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