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“Come Back Fighting: USS New Orleans at War”
A heavy cruiser, the USS New Orleans participated in nearly every major World War II battle in the Pacific. As demonstrated in the new changing exhibition “Come Back…
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Bonus road-trip post: “Ed Mell: In the Studio” at the Phoenix Art Museum
During a recent family visit to Phoenix, I stopped by the Phoenix Art Museum to see “Ed Mell: In the Studio.” Mell, who died in 2024, was appropriately…
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“American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition”
“American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition” has opened at the Historic New Orleans Collection and will remain on view through January 17, 2027. From the French technology company Histovery,…
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“Gálvez and Louisiana in the American Revolution”
Told through text, multimedia screens, re-created period garments, old and newly rendered artwork, and historical objects such as maps, documents and guns, the new Cabildo exhibit “Gálvez and…
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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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