New Orleans Official Visitors Guide 2008/2009 - (Page 42) COME fOR thE thE aRts dIstRICt: a t! R You’ll find a vibrant community of galleries in what has been called the “SoHo of the South.” If you’re “just looking,” head for the Ogden Museum of Southern Art-University of New Orleans and the Contemporary Arts Center. thE fRENCh QuaRtER: Find something you’ve never seen before in every window on Royal Street, the most elegant of French Quarter “rues.” Whether you’re looking for folk art or fine, Louis Armstrong memorabilia or Louis XIV chairs, you’ll find it here. And don’t leave the Quarter without checking out art in the making on the easels in Jackson Square. Named for the French word for shop— magasin —this is one of the oldest and most diverse shopping districts in New Orleans, with dozens of art galleries, antique shops, brica-brac vendors, funky vintage clothing stores and more. Keep your eye out for the Arts & Crafts-style Newcomb Pottery, which originated at New Orleans’ own Newcomb College. MagazINE stREEt: n e W O r l e a n s m e t r O p O l i ta n c O n V e n t i O n & V i s i t O r s b u r e a u
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