NEW ORLEANS CALENDAR - Museums Exhibitions
New Orleans Museum of Art
1 Collins C. Diboll Circle,
504-488-2631
!CARNAVAL!
Oct. 21, 2006 - Jan. 21, 2007
Carnaval, Carnival, Fasnacht, Entroido — the annual pre-Lenten festival most people in the United States know as Mardi Gras—is celebrated in cities and rural villages throughout Europe and the Americas. This major exhibition recreates the dazzling sights, sounds and the pageantry of Carnival celebrations around the world today. The exhibition transports viewers to eight rural and urban locations in Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and North America, where Carnival is among the most important occasions of the year.
The Historic New Orleans Collection
1 533 Royal Street,
504-523-4662
City of Hope: New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
July 18, 2006–January 6, 2007
Historic photographs, prints, maps, and books trace New Orleans’s perseverance through 300 years of periodic flooding and natural disasters, while contemporary photographs, oral histories, video footage, and ephemera explore Hurricane Katrina’s impact and the city’s will to survive and rebuild against all odds.
Holiday Home and Courtyard Tours
December 5–30, EXCEPT 24 & 25, Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m.
$5
Visit the festively decorated residence and courtyard of General and Mrs. L. Kemper Williams, founders of The Historic New Orleans Collection. Browse through the Shop at The Collection for unique gift items on your holiday list.
The National D-Day Museum
945 Magazine Street
504-527-6012
War in the Winter
Through - December 29, 2006
Until the Second World War, military campaigns typically wound down during the winter as both sides sought shelter from the elements—in fact, the first winter of the war, 1939-40, was so quiet it was called the Phony War. By the end of World War II, the idea of not campaigning in winter had changed drastically as the German Army launched a massive campaign against the Allied forces in the Ardennes region. In what became known as the Battle of the Bulge, the largest land battle involving the United States, combatants fought not only each other but also the brutal weather during one of the coldest winters in history. At 5:30 a.m. on December 16, 1944, when the battle began, the temperature in Bastogne, Belgium, was 14 degrees Fahrenheit. Poorly equipped American forces suffered greatly while German forces, drawing on years of experience of fighting in the Soviet Union, were equipped with warm and practical clothing.
Beyond The Call of Duty: The Medal of Honor in World War II
November, 2006 - January, 2007
The soul of the Greatest Generation and the most important weapon in the Arsenal for Democracy was the American Spirit. Time and again Americans were called on to do the impossible. In its new exhibit "Beyond the Call of Duty" America's World War II Museum will examine the stories of those individuals who were presented the Medal of Honor in WWII. Their actions are exemplary of the American Spirit in action. The exhibit will include personal accounts, interactive exhibits, photographs and artifacts related to these individuals.
The Ogden Museum
925 Camp Street
504-539-9600
GEORGE OHR POTTERY
Oct. 7, 2006 - Dec. 30, 2006
From the collections of Robert Tannen and Jeanne Nathan and the Roger Houston Ogden Collections. Self-proclaimed as “The Mad Potter of Biloxi,” George Ohr is nationally recognized as one of America’s greatest art potters. This exhibition features a range of early red clay vessels, to his later works, such as his signature pinched vessels.
ARNOLD MESCHES: The Circus
Oct. 7, 2006 - Dec. 30, 2006
In this series, Mesches uses imagery from carnivals and circuses as metaphors for current social and political issues.
WILLIAM DUNLAP: The Panorama of American Landscape
Oct. 7, 2006 - Dec. 30, 2006
Dunlap, a Mississippi native, was commissioned by the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC to make a major work of art for installation and exhibition. He created a contemporary response to the historical cycloramas of the 19th century, consisting of 14 stretched canvas panels, each 68” x 94”, or 112' long. Available for public viewing for the first time in the Gulf Coast region.
GEORGE DUREAU - From the Studio '69-'06
Oct. 7, 2006 - Dec. 30, 2006
This exhibition offers a rare glimpse into the artist's creative process. The exhibition explores the relationship between drawing and painting and the boundary of what constitutes a finished work of art.
MINNIE EVANS from the Jo Kallenborn Collection
Oct. 7, 2006 - Dec. 30, 2006
Born in Long Creek, North Carolina, Evans' images were inspired by dreams. Her initial drawing efforts began after a compelling spiritual experience on Good Friday, 1935, when she heard God telling her to draw, inspiring her to paint for the next 50 years.