To be considered a great American city, Gilded Age New Orleans needed a great art museum like those in New York and Philadelphia. That was the opinion of aging sugar industry magnate Isaac Delgado, who donated $150,000 to build a Beaux Arts temple in City Park near the northwest terminus of Esplanade Avenue in 1911…. Read More
Call it a creative collaboration – the Tulane School of Architecture and the New Orleans Museum of Art are joining forces to bring renowned Spanish architect José Rafael Moneo to the Crescent City for a lecture today (Jan. 27) at 6 p.m. at the museum in City Park. Moneo is “an internationally prominent architect and… Read More
by New Orleans Magazine Though it was a statewide election year, 2011 wasn’t very exciting; there were too many one-sided contests. Fortunately, to provide some suspense, there was our annual Tops of the Town voting in which our readers could make their picks in a multitude of categories, some tightly contested. Instead of having to… Read More
(Reuters) – Hospitality is king in New Orleans whether the city is hosting major sports events, the annual Mardi Gras or thousands of visitors who have dropped in for a fun weekend. Known as the Big Easy or the Crescent City, New Orleans, which straddles the Mississippi River, is famous for its French Creole cuisine,… Read More
The New Orleans Museum of Art opened in 1911 with fewer than a dozen works of art of its own. The collection has grown dramatically over the past 100 years, and magnanimous donors are stepping up to ensure that it remains vibrant and diverse in the next century. The museum is showcasing 110 new acquisitions… Read More