Enjoy free admission every day. Visit the museum and shop or conduct research at the Williams Research Center.
Immerse yourself in America’s fight for independence in this new exhibition experience designed and produced by French technology firm Histovery. On view until January 17, 2027.
On May 21, join Pulitzer Prize-winning author Kathleen DuVal for a free talk exploring the impact of the American Revolution on Louisiana and the Gulf South region, presented in conjunction with American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition.
Dive into the Collection’s holdings with image-rich previews of treasures from New Orleans history.
June 8–12, Curator Camp is a weeklong summer program for teens who get excited by history, artifacts, and storytelling! Daily hands-on workshops and experiences introduce skills that bring history and museums to life.
Captivating true stories that surprise and inspire, written and published by HNOC staff and special guest authors.
On October 29, join us in celebrating six decades of preserving, collecting, and making history. Save the date for music, memories, and more at what is sure to be a fantastic night out in the French Quarter.
by Louise C. Hoffman
HNOC 2009
hardcover • 8" × 9½" • 176 pp.
97 color images; 55 b&w
ISBN 978-0-917860-53-9
$30.00
Louise C. Hoffman traces the career of Josephine Marien Crawford (1878–1952) from the academy of French master André Lhote to galleries in New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, and Central America. Crawford was inspired by cubism and the flattened forms and minimalist approach of modernism. As contemporary Times-Picayune arts critic Alberta Collier described her work, “This is old New Orleans, caught by the keen eye and trained brush of one of her native daughters.” Hoffman provides a glimpse of Crawford’s personality and skillfully recreates the Paris and New Orleans art worlds of the first half of the 20th century.
“I am amazed at how incredibly detailed Louise Hoffman’s accurate descriptions are. It is informative as it should be, but the crowning touch is that it is so beautiful to read. . . . Several times I stopped and began to read aloud. If I had never seen a work by Josephine Crawford, just reading the author’s descriptions brought the image before me. So few contemporary art writers can achieve that nowadays.”
George E. Jordan, art critic and author of George L. Viavant: Artist of the Hunt
A census of portraits tells us who is—and isn’t—represented in HNOC’s holdings.
The artist roamed the city’s flooded areas after the storm, sketching and painting scenes of a city coming to terms with disaster.
This large-scale oil painting celebrates New Orleans nightlife in a bar scene teeming with 100 local notables.
The bohemian scene of midcentury New Orleans comes to life in this exciting acquisition.
Explore how the picturesque scenery of Louisiana has provided the backdrop for films since the early 1900s.
Artistic impressions of New Orleans’s most iconic neighborhood
edited and with an introduction by Erin M. Greenwald, with essays by William Keyse Rudolph and Patricia Brady
by Alison Fensterstock and Michael Tisserand
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