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A group of people stand in a sunlit room with wooden floors, observing a display titled Wine and Wood. The room features a large organ and a fireplace. Some people are reading the display, while others look around the space.

French Quarter Tableau

Join us for a tour of HNOC’s French Quarter Galleries and discover more than 300 years of history.

Duration: Approximately 45 minutes
This tour is available in French upon request. To reserve, please mention your preference on our reservation form.

Join us for an insightful guided tour of HNOC’s French Quarter Galleries, featuring artifacts, objects, and artwork that reflect more than 300 years of history. On this tour, you will explore:

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An engraving of a slave auction taking place in the French Quarter.
A vibrant, surreal painting with a woman in patterned clothing holding a fish and a kettle. A crowd of diverse people surrounds her, along with abstract elements like a clown face, pelican, and flag, set against a backdrop of buildings and swirling colors.

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An illustrated scene at the Port of New Orleans with many docked steamboats on the Mississippi River. Goods and crowds are visible in foreground.

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A smiling woman with curly hair poses in a white outfit and heels. Text reads Chris Owens: Electrifying One Woman Show.

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A vintage sepia-toned photo of two women. The left woman, labeled Stormy, wears a dark strapless dress. The right woman, labeled Torchy, wears a white blouse and dark pants. They pose together affectionately, with their arms around each other.

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Demented Women promotional photo, from the Rooster no. 28, 1988.

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In the early 1980s a small group of friends came together at the Golden Lantern to form a community-minded drag group known as the Demented Women.

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Cover of A Life in Jazz by Danny Barker, edited by Alyn Shipton. The image features a black-and-white portrait of a man wearing a hat and suit. The book includes a new introduction by Gwen Thompkins.

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