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Still rendering from "American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition" showing General Washington planning the crossing of the Delaware River
Announcement

HNOC Commemorates America’s 250th Anniversary with Special Programs in 2026

March 27, 2026
From concerts to panel discussions, the Collection joins organizations across the country in marking the anniversary.
Dust jacket on the first USSR edition of Williams’s plays, Iskusstvo, 1967.
First Draft

Glasnost Menagerie

Even while denigrating his work, Soviet reviewers set the stage for Tennessee Williams’s popularity in Russia.

Still rendering from "American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition" showing the Boston Tea Party.
HNOC in the News

Country Roads Magazine: Time Travel on Royal Street

March 24, 2026
Read an exclusive preview of HNOC’s new exhibition, “American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition,” on view until January 17, 2027.
Still rendering from "American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition" showing a Spanish artillery battery.
HNOC in the News

NOLA.com: A Place That Embodies What America Is About

March 23, 2026
In a guest column for NOLA.com | “The Times Picayune,” HNOC President and CEO Daniel Hammer invites readers to view 250 years of American history through a local lens.
A street view of 416 Chartres Street
HNOC in the News

Louisiana Landmarks Society Honors HNOC’s Renovation of Former K-Paul’s Restaurant

March 21, 2026
The Collection’s 416 Chartres Street project received a 2026 Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation.
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Events

Material Belief: Objects of Faith, Spirit, and Tradition

August 7 to August 9, 2026
Explore the history and cultural context of antiques shaped by belief, devotion, and spiritual practice throughout the American Gulf South.
"La Marcha de Gálvez," an oil painting by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau showing Spanish coalition troops marching through swamps on their way to Fort Bute.
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.
Catie Rodgers Swing Orchestra
Events

Catie Rodgers and Her Swing Orchestra Featuring Lena Prima

May 8, 2026, 5–7 p.m.
HNOC kicks off its Courtyard Sessions concert series with a tribute to the Great American Songbook.
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