Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Fall 2007 - (Page 23)

“Telling the Stories of Our Region to New Orleans and the World” The Historic New Orleans Collection is a museum, research center, and publisher dedicated to the history of New Orleans and Louisiana. The public is invited to tour The Collection’s galleries, house museum, and exhibitions, and to use the research facilities. Visit the Shop at The Collection for special gift items and books. CALENDAR OF EVENTS CURRENT EXHIBITIONS: All exhibitions are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Vaudechamp in New Orleans: A French Portraitist and His Contemporaries Through September 22 Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. This exhibit showcases a selection of stunning artworks by the 19thcentury artist Jean-Joseph Vaudechamp (1790–1864) along with a selection of portraits by his contemporaries. Vaudechamp established himself as the region’s leading portrait painter when he came to New Orleans in the winter of 1831–32. This exhibition is presented in conjunction with the release of Vaudechamp in New Orleans by William Keyse Rudolph. Beautifully illustrated, the second edition in THNOC’s Louisiana Artists Biography Series sells for $25 and is available at the Williams Research Center and the Shop at The Collection, (504) 598-7147. What’s Cooking in New Orleans? Culinary Traditions of the Crescent City Through November 17 Williams Gallery, 533 Royal Street Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. With a smorgasbord of images and artifacts, this exhibition surveys the types of food associated with New Orleans; examines the emergence of the nation’s first regional cuisine; and explores the city’s markets, kitchens, and world-renowned restaurants. Louisiana: Where Land Meets Water Presented by The Historic New Orleans Collection and the New Orleans Museum of Art September 7, 2007–March 2, 2008 The New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park Wednesday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Free to Louisiana residents; standard admission applies for all other patrons Art from the Seebold Salon: Women’s Guild of the New Orleans Opera Association Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. The Historic New Orleans Collection, in collaboration with the Women’s Guild of the New Orleans Opera Association, presents an exhibition of landscapes, genre scenes, still lifes, miniatures, and portraits from the Seebold family collection. UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS: Birds of a Feather: Wildfowl Carving in Southeast Louisiana October 23, 2007–April 20, 2008 Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. A two-part exhibition exploring the roots and evolution of decoy carving in Louisiana opens this fall. Part I (October 23, 2007– January 7, 2008) explores early working decoys. Part II (January 15– April 20, 2008) examines contemporary carvings. A lecture series will accompany the exhibition in spring 2008. Classic! A Celebration of Sugar Bowl Memories November 29, 2007–January 13, 2008 Williams Gallery, 533 Royal Street Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; Sunday, 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. A reflection of the archive of the Sugar Bowl donated to The Historic New Orleans Collection, Classic! is presented in anticipation of the Sugar Bowl’s 75th anniversary. Photographs, programs, scrapbook pages, interviews with players and coaches, and other memorabilia will bring to life some of the classic moments in Sugar Bowl history. Surrounded by Water: New Orleans, the Mississippi River, and Lake Pontchartrain January 26–July 12, 2008 Williams Gallery, 533 Royal Street Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; Sunday, 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS: Louisiana Portraits Counting House, 533 Royal Street Louisiana History Galleries 533 Royal Street Reopened August 2007 Tours are $5.00 per person and are offered Tuesday–Saturday at 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. LECTURES & EVENTS: Fall Culinary Lecture Series Mid-September through Mid-October Counting House, 533 Royal Street 6:30 p.m. The Collection’s popular culinary lecture series will resume this fall, giving the city’s residents and guests more opportunities to engage in that most-relished pastime: talking about food. The series is expected to begin mid-September and will feature presenters such as Judy Walker, food editor of the Times-Picayune, and Lorin Gaudin, host of WRNO-FM’s “All Over Food.” Each lecture is free and open to the public. Visit www.hnoc.org for updates to the fall schedule. Thirteenth Annual Williams Research Center Symposium Saturday, February 9, 2008 Presented in conjunction with Surrounded by Water: New Orleans, the Mississippi River, and Lake Pontchartrain. Visit The Collection Online: www.hnoc.org; email: wrc@hnoc.org The Historic New Orleans Collection Williams Research Center 533 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 • (504) 523-4662 410 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 • (504) 598-7171 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., except holidays except holidays Free Admission Tours: Louisiana History Galleries and Williams Residence (533 Royal Street); 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.; Admission, $5.00; school groups free, call Bunny Hinckley, (504) 598-7182 for reservations. Fall 2007/LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES 23 http://www.hnoc.org http://www.hnoc.org http://www.hnoc.org

Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Fall 2007

Contents Friends & Letters Editor’s Column Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Big Charity: A History of New Orleans’ Public Hospital Historic New Orleans Collection Making Groceries: A History of New Orleans Markets New Orleans’ Faubourg Tremé: Rooted in Tradition Jazz Notes Louisiana Association of Museums Chinatown New Orleans Louisiana Foodways A Question of Secession Louisiana Architecture Louisiana State Museum The Unnatural History of Cypress Parish Terra Incognita Bookstand Sound Advice Forum

Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Fall 2007

For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.