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Announcement
HNOC Announces Winners of 2026 Student Writing Contest
April 15, 2026
This year’s contest challenged students to address important civil rights issues facing America today and in the future, inspired by the HNOC exhibition “The Trail They Blazed.”
Announcement
HNOC Commemorates America’s 250th Anniversary with 2026 Programs
March 27, 2026
From concerts to panel discussions, the Collection joins organizations across the country in marking the anniversary.
Events
Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution
May 21, 2026, 6–7:15 p.m.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Kathleen DuVal explores the impact of the American Revolution on Louisiana and the Gulf South region.
Announcement
New Orleans Jazz Museum to Screen Award-Winning Documentary Made with HNOC Support
March 17, 2026
“What We Can Know About Edmond and Basile” was named 2026 Humanity Documentary of the Year by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.
HNOC in the News
Gambit: Musical Louisiana Concert Highlights Works of Underrecognized Creole Composers
March 2, 2026
Get an in-depth preview of HNOC’s upcoming “Echoes of Innovation” concert (March 4), with commentary from museum staff and community partners.
Press Release
HNOC to Host 18th Annual Musical Louisiana Concert: “Echoes of Innovation”
February 4, 2026
The free concert will honor 19th-century composers and innovators at St. Louis Cathedral and features the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and special guests.
Events
One Single Place: Louisiana and the Shaping of the Early American Republic
March 20 to March 21, 2026
The 2026 History Symposium explores how cultural exchange and trade between Louisiana and the Illinois Country shaped the early American republic.
HNOC in the News
NOLA.com Names HNOC Historian Jari Honora as 2025 “Louisianan of the Year”
January 5, 2026
The family historian and certified genealogist received the honor for his work connecting the pope’s heritage to the state’s history and culture.
Exhibitions
In Search of Julien Hudson: Free Artist of Color in Pre–Civil War New Orleans
January 20 to May 15, 2011
A special retrospective exhibition explores the second-earliest documented painter of African descent in the United States and the first known native Louisiana artist.