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“Burke’s Delight” and “Herman Leonard: Images of Jazz”
Decades ago, Michael Burke and a companion were furnishing a Catskills house with “the country eclectic look … snooping around for small trinkets and gadgets and stuff for…
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“D-Day Invasion of Normandy” gallery to close for renovations
The National WWII Museum has announced via social media that the “D-Day Invasion of Normandy” exhibit will close for a major overhaul on February 24. This is significant…
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“Origins of New Orleans Black Carnival Society: The Story of the Illinois Clubs”
The Presbytere’s new exhibit “Origins of New Orleans Black Carnival Society: The Story of the Illinois Clubs” will put the important social, cultural – and yes, Carnival –…
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“Cut from a Different Cloth: Fashion Selections from Tulane Special Collections”
The objects, images and garments on view in the exhibition “Cut from a Different Cloth: Fashion Selections from Tulane Special Collections” track the importance of apparel through many…
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“The District: Music and Musicians in Storyville”
Romance isn’t quite the right word, but the romantic narrative is that jazz was born in Storyville, the French Quarter-adjacent designated sector for sin from 1897 to 1917.…
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“Pioneers of Women’s Carnival”
Gowns, gown designs rendered in watercolor and ephemera like ball invitations and favors add sparkle to the stories of the spotlighted individuals in the Presbytere exhibit “Pioneers of…
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