The Historic New Orleans Collection
History museum · French Quarter ·
Free museum & research center on NOLA history, culture & Gulf South
Free museum & research center on NOLA history, culture & Gulf South
"At the Historic New Orleans Collection’s King Cake Connection Carla Briggs has returned with a sweet potato king cake—a subtle twist on the traditional brioche base—with a new weekly flavor building on that base; cakes are available for pickup at the King Cake Connection location or ordered online for shipping or pickup." - Clair Lorell
"Pork is a staple of Louisiana cooking, from the sausage in red beans and rice and gumbo to cochon de lait and boudin. But it’s more than that — it’s been an ingredient essential to the region’s survival and culture. Hosted by famed food writer and historian Dr. Jessica B. Harris, The Historic New Orleans Collection’s 2023 Food Forum, Pig Tales, spotlights the history, culinary uses, and cultural place of pork, culminating with a reception of seven local chefs reinterpreting a traditional Acadiana boucherie — dishes from Vance Vaucresson of Vaucresson Sausage, Marcus Jacobs of Marjie’s Grill, Alfredo Nogueira of Cane & Table, Anh Luu of Xanh NOLA, and Sophina Uong of Mister Mao. Tickets for the day-long event are $100." - Clair Lorell
"On King’s Day there’s a King Cake Hub pop-up at the Historic New Orleans Collection on Royal Street beginning at 9:30 a.m., serving as one of the morning kick-offs to the season." - Clair Lorell
"Historic New Orleans Collection Anyone interested in the city’s complex and vivid past—and if you’re still breathing, that should include you—would do well to make a stop at the Historic New Orleans Collection. This is a private entity with a public purpose: It was founded to both preserve French Quarter buildings and to amass and display some of the key documents and artifacts covering the city’s three centuries of history. The collection is housed in the impressive Merieult House, which dates back to 1792 and which underwent a Greek Revival makeover in the 1830s. Self-guided tours of the Williams Gallery downstairs and the Louisiana History Galleries upstairs are free; be sure to check out their exhibits on Louisiana's culture and legacy."
"Historic New Orleans Collection Anyone interested in the city’s complex and vivid past—and if you’re still breathing, that should include you—would do well to make a stop at the Historic New Orleans Collection. This is a private entity with a public purpose: It was founded to both preserve French Quarter buildings and to amass and display some of the key documents and artifacts covering the city’s three centuries of history. The collection is housed in the impressive Merieult House, which dates back to 1792 and which underwent a Greek Revival makeover in the 1830s. Self-guided tours of the Williams Gallery downstairs and the Louisiana History Galleries upstairs are free; be sure to check out their exhibits on Louisiana's culture and legacy."