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The Historic New Orleans Collection is pleased to offer its New Orleans History podcast, which will offer in-person and online visitors insight into The Collection’s unique exhibitions and related programming. We will offer curator’s comments, virtual tours of exhibitions, lectures, and more. Please…

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    • Jan 13, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
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    Antiques Forum 2011: The French Empire Style and Its Influence in the American South

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2015 61:49


    Madeleine Deschamps, PhD, Adjunct Professor at the New York Univserity School of Continuing and Professional Studies, presents The French Empire Style and Its Influence in the American South for the 2011 Antiques Forum at the Historic New Orleans Collection.

    Antiques Forum 2011: Louisiana Garden Design- Early French Influence: People-Plans-Plants-Embellishments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2015 55:18


    Neil G. Odenwald, PhD, Professor Emeritus and Former Director at the School of Landscape Architecture at Louisiana State University, presents Louisiana Garden Design- Early French Influence: People-Plans-Plants-Embellishments for the 2011 Antiques Forum at the Historic New Orleans Collection.

    Antiques Forum 2011: New Treasures at The Historic New Orleans Collection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2015 17:54


    Priscilla Lawrence, Executive Director at The Historic New Orleans Collection, presents New Treasures at The Historic New Orleans Collection for the 2011 Antiques Forum at the Historic New Orleans Collection.

    Antiques Forum 2011: From Panniers to Bustles: French Influence on the Fashion of the Gulf Coast South

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2015 63:48


    John T. Magill, Curator/Historian at The Historic New Orleans Collection, presents From Panniers to Bustles: French Influence on the Fashion of the Gulf Coast South for the 2011 Antiques Forum at the Historic New Orleans Collection.

    Antiques Forum 2011: Opulence and Intrigue: Odiot, Rihouët, and the Diplomatic Service of Alabama’s William Rufus King

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2015 45:15


    Daniel F. Brooks, Director(retired) at the Arlington Historic House and Gardens in Birmingham, Alabama, presents Opulence and Intrigue: Odiot, Rihouët, and the Diplomatic Service of Alabama’s William Rufus King for the 2011 Antiques Forum at the Historic New Orleans Collection.

    Antiques Forum 2011: American Silver with a French Accent?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2015 65:04


    Janine Skerry, Curator of Metals, Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia, presents American Silver with a French Accent? for the 2011 Antiques Forum at the Historic New Orleans Collection.

    Antiques Forum 2011: Received from different factories in France: 19th-Century Paris Porcelain in the American South

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2015 50:13


    Donna Corbin, Associate Curator European Decorative Arts Philadelphia Museum of Art, presents Received from different factories in France: 19th-Century Paris Porcelain in the American South for the 2011 Antiques Forum at the Historic New Orleans Collection.

    Antiques Forum 2011: Paris on the Bayou: The French Artistic Presence on the Gulf Coast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2015 58:17


    Graham C. Boettcher, PhD, the William Cary Hulsey Curator of American Art at the Birmingham Museum of Art in Alabama, presents Paris on the Bayou: The French Artistic Presence on the Gulf Coast for the 2011 Antiques Forum at the Historic New Orleans Collection.

    Antiques Forum 2011: Cartes Très Curieuses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2015 55:11


    Jason Wiese Assistant Director, Williams Research Center at the Historic New Orleans Collection, presents Cartes Très Curieuses: French Mapmakers and the New World for the 2011 Antiques Forum at the Historic New Orleans Collection.

    Antiques Forum 2011: Among the First French

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2015 60:53


    Tom Savage, Director of Museum Affairs at the Winterhur Museum presents Among the First French: The Early Huguenot Experience in the Carolina Lowcountry for the 2011 Antiques Forum at the Historic New Orleans Collection. It is followed by John H Lawrence, Director of Museum Programs at the Historic New Orleans Collection presenting Following the Trail of (French) Bread Crumbs in the Coastal South.

    Bill Russell Lectures: Scenes from “Treemonisha”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2014 66:29


    Alfred E. Lemmon, Director of the Williams Research Center at the Historic New Orleans Collection introduces OperaCréole with pianists Wilfred Delphin and Samuel Liégeon and narration by Walter Harris Jr. Treemonisha is an opera composed by Scott Joplin. Recorded in 2013.

    Bill Russell Lectures: Reflections of Bechet, A New Orleans Jazz Original: The Man and the Music Pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2014 58:21


    John H. Lawrence, Director of Museum Programs at the Historic New Orleans Collection introduces Bruce Boyd Raeburn. Raeburn is a Curator at the Tulane University’s Hogan Jazz Archive and plays the drums. He presents Reflections of Bechet, A New Orleans Jazz Original: The Man and the Music. Recorded in 2012.

    Bill Russell Lectures: Reflections of Bechet, A New Orleans Jazz Original: The Man and the Music Pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2014 47:11


    John H. Lawrence, Director of Museum Programs at the Historic New Orleans Collection introduces Bruce Boyd Raeburn. Raeburn is a Curator at the Tulane University’s Hogan Jazz Archive and plays the drums. He presents Reflections of Bechet, A New Orleans Jazz Original: The Man and the Music. Recorded in 2012.

    Bill Russell Lectures: Old New Orleans Blues: Bill Russell and “Fess” Manetta

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2014 72:45


    John H. Lawrence, Director of Museum Programs at the Historic New Orleans Collection introduces Butch Thompson. Thompson is a Jazz pianist and clarinetist who is one of the few non-locals to play at Preservation Hall in New Orleans. He presents Old New Orleans Blues: Bill Russell and “Fess” Manetta. Recorded in 2003.

    Bill Russell Lectures: Jelly Roll Morton’s Piano Music: The Known and Unknown

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2014 60:13


    Alfred E. Lemmon, Director of the Williams Research Center at the Historic New Orleans Collection introduces James Dapogny. Dapogny is a performer and Professor Emeritus of Music Theory at University of Michigan. He presents Jelly Roll Morton’s Piano Music: The Known and Unknown. Recorded in 2002.

    Bill Russell Lectures: Drumming New Orleans Style

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2014 83:47


    Alfred E. Lemmon, Director of the Williams Research Center at the Historic New Orleans Collection introduces Barry Martyn with Bruce Boyd Raeburn. Martyn is a drummer originally from England who has ties to New Orleans. Raeburn is a Curator at the Tulane University’s Hogan Jazz Archive and plays the drums. Martyn and Raeburn present Drumming New Orleans Style. Recorded in 2001.

    Bill Russell Lectures: Millennial Reflections on the Impact of Jelly Roll Morton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2014 67:46


    Alfred E. Lemmon, Director of the Williams Research Center at the Historic New Orleans Collection introduces Bill Russell. For the first annual Bill Russell lecture, Dr. Michael White, Professor of Spanish and African Music at Xavier University and historian of New Orleans jazz and performer, presents Millennial Reflections on the Impact of Jelly Roll Morton. Jelly Roll Morton (1890-1941) was a jazz pianist and composer who was born and raised in New Orleans. Recorded in 2000.

    Pipe Dreams: Louisiana under the French Company of the Indies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2013 27:47


    Erin Greenwald historian and curator of the exhibition Pipe Dreams:Louisiana under the French Company of the Indies, 1717—1731 discuses colonization, John Law, the Mississippi Bubble and the dreams of the French Company of the Indies to establish a tobacco empire in French colonial Louisiana.

    Seeking the Unknown, part 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2013 3:14


    Lawrence presents information on some of the visual treasures in the exhibition. The exhibition Seeking the Unknown: Natural History Observations in Louisiana, 1698—1840 presents objects that provide a broad historical background for the study of Louisiana’s natural history—from taxidermied animals, specimens in jars, and pressed plants to lavishly illustrated folios.

    Seeking the Unknown, part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2013 5:39


    Langlois discusses aspects of this scientific friendship between Charles-Alexandre Lesueur and Joseph Barabino, centered in New Orleans about 1830. The exhibition Seeking the Unknown: Natural History Observations in Louisiana, 1698—1840 presents objects that provide a broad historical background for the study of Louisiana’s natural history—from taxidermied animals, specimens in jars, and pressed plants to lavishly illustrated folios.

    Seeking the Unknown, part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2013 4:19


    The curators share some thoughts on Thomas Jefferson and science, including his connections to France and his official sponsorship of expeditions to gather information about Louisiana. The exhibition Seeking the Unknown: Natural History Observations in Louisiana, 1698—1840 presents objects that provide a broad historical background for the study of Louisiana’s natural history—from taxidermied animals, specimens in jars, and pressed plants to lavishly illustrated folios.

    Seeking the Unknown, part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2013 5:34


    Langlois presents additional information on the commercial and scientific aspects of natural history discoveries in French colonial Louisiana. The exhibition Seeking the Unknown: Natural History Observations in Louisiana, 1698—1840 presents objects that provide a broad historical background for the study of Louisiana’s natural history—from taxidermied animals, specimens in jars, and pressed plants to lavishly illustrated folios.

    Seeking the Unknown, part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2013 3:34


    Langlois presents some thoughts on the dual motives for studying the natural environment in French colonial Louisiana: profit and knowledge. The exhibition Seeking the Unknown: Natural History Observations in Louisiana, 1698—1840 presents objects that provide a broad historical background for the study of Louisiana’s natural history—from taxidermied animals, specimens in jars, and pressed plants to lavishly illustrated folios.

    Seeking the Unknown, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2013 5:05


    Langlois discusses the careers of the Prat Brothers, Jean and Louis, who sent botanical samples and information from Louisiana to France for nearly 20 years. The exhibition Seeking the Unknown: Natural History Observations in Louisiana, 1698—1840 presents objects that provide a broad historical background for the study of Louisiana’s natural history—from taxidermied animals, specimens in jars, and pressed plants to lavishly illustrated folios.

    Seeking the Unknown, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2013 4:48


    In this segment personalities and motives of the official and unofficial botanists and other naturalists are discussed by the curators. The exhibition Seeking the Unknown: Natural History Observations in Louisiana, 1698—1840 presents objects that provide a broad historical background for the study of Louisiana’s natural history—from taxidermied animals, specimens in jars, and pressed plants to lavishly illustrated folios.

    Seeking the Unknown, introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2013 3:28


    The exhibition Seeking the Unknown: Natural History Observations in Louisiana,1698—1840 presents objects that provide a broad historical background for the study of Louisiana’s natural history—from taxidermied animals, specimens in jars, and pressed plants to lavishly illustrated folios. Exhibition curators Gilles-Antoine Langlois and John H. Lawrence present some thoughts on the reasons for staging the exhibition.

    Introduction to A Closer Look

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    The museum's curators discuss an exhibition of the earliest-known paper photos of New Orleans. The show, called “A Closer Look: The Antebellum Photographs of Jay Dearborn Edwards, 1858-1861,” features three dozen images of a thriving southern city on the brink of the Civil War. On view from October 1, 2008-February 20, 2009.

    A Closer Look, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    John Magill, museum curator, discusses an exhibition of the earliest-known paper photos of New Orleans. The show, called “A Closer Look: The Antebellum Photographs of Jay Dearborn Edwards, 1858-1861,” features three dozen images of a thriving southern city on the brink of the Civil War.

    A Closer Look, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    John Magill, museum curator, discusses an exhibition of the earliest-known paper photos of New Orleans. The show, called “A Closer Look: The Antebellum Photographs of Jay Dearborn Edwards, 1858-1861,” features three dozen images of a thriving southern city on the brink of the Civil War.

    A Closer Look, part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    John Magill, museum curator, discusses an exhibition of the earliest-known paper photos of New Orleans. The show, called “A Closer Look: The Antebellum Photographs of Jay Dearborn Edwards, 1858-1861,” features three dozen images of a thriving southern city on the brink of the Civil War.

    A Closer Look, part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    John Lawrence, museum curator, discusses an exhibition of the earliest-known paper photos of New Orleans. The show, called “A Closer Look: The Antebellum Photographs of Jay Dearborn Edwards, 1858-1861,” features three dozen images of a thriving southern city on the brink of the Civil War.

    A Closer Look, part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    John Lawrence, museum curator, discusses an exhibition of the earliest-known paper photos of New Orleans. The show, called “A Closer Look: The Antebellum Photographs of Jay Dearborn Edwards, 1858-1861,” features three dozen images of a thriving southern city on the brink of the Civil War.

    A Closer Look, part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    John Lawrence, museum curator, discusses an exhibition of the earliest-known paper photos of New Orleans. The show, called “A Closer Look: The Antebellum Photographs of Jay Dearborn Edwards, 1858-1861,” features three dozen images of a thriving southern city on the brink of the Civil War.

    A Closer Look, part 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    Pamela Arceneaux, museum curator, discusses an exhibition of the earliest-known paper photos of New Orleans. The show, called “A Closer Look: The Antebellum Photographs of Jay Dearborn Edwards, 1858-1861,” features three dozen images of a thriving southern city on the brink of the Civil War.

    A Closer Look, part 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    Pamela Arceneaux, museum curator, discusses an exhibition of the earliest-known paper photos of New Orleans. The show, called “A Closer Look: The Antebellum Photographs of Jay Dearborn Edwards, 1858-1861,” features three dozen images of a thriving southern city on the brink of the Civil War.

    A Closer Look, part 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    Pamela Arceneaux, museum curator, discusses an exhibition of the earliest-known paper photos of New Orleans. The show, called “A Closer Look: The Antebellum Photographs of Jay Dearborn Edwards, 1858-1861,” features three dozen images of a thriving southern city on the brink of the Civil War.

    In the Spirit:The Photography of Michael P. Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    An audio interview of John Lawrence, exhibition curator, broadcast on WLAE’s public affairs program “Greater New Orleans,” about the exhibition In the Spirit: The Photography of Michael P. Smith from The Historic New Orleans Collection

    THNOC Architectural tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    Introduction to The Historic New Orleans Collection's architectural tour of some of its French Quarter buildings.

    1 Merieult House

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    Architectural audio tour of the Merieult House at 533 Royal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana

    2 Townhouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    Architectural audio tour of the Townhouse at 718 Toulouse Street in New Orleans, Louisiana

    3 Williams Residence

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    Architectural audio tour of the Williams residence at 718 Toulouse Street in New Orleans, Louisiana

    5 Creole Cottage

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    Architectural audio tour of the Creole cottage at 726-728 Toulouse Street in New Orleans, Louisiana

    7 THNOC Tour times

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    The Historic New Orleans Collection's guided tour times.

    4 Louis Adam house

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    Architectural audio tour of the Louis Adam house at 722 Toulouse Street in New Orleans, Louisiana

    6 Kemper and Leila Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969


    Biographies of Kemper and Leila Williams, founders of The Historic New Orleans Collection

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