Upcoming Events at The Cabildo
Thu Feb 7, 6:30 PM - Thu Feb 7, 8:00 PM
The Cabildo
701 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA
Community: French Quarter
Description
Pontalba Exhibit Lecture Series-All programs are from 6:00PM to 7:00PM in the Cabildo 2nd floor Gallery **Attendees please RSVP for each Lecture in the series. **Light reception from 5:30PM to 6:00PM The Louisiana Museum Foundation and the Louisiana State Museum prese
Event Details
Pontalba Exhibit Lecture Series-All programs are from 6:00PM to 7:00PM in the Cabildo 2nd floor Gallery
**Attendees please RSVP for each Lecture in the series.
**Light reception from 5:30PM to 6:00PM
The Louisiana Museum Foundation and the Louisiana State Museum present three programs to accompany The Baroness de Pontalba and the Rise of Jackson Square exhibition. In the first program the exhibition’s curator will talk about what he discovered researching the exhibit at the Pontalba château in France and his further thoughts on Jackson Square. The second program will present two contemporary artists and their reimagining of the Baroness. The third program will be a visual exploration of the sumptuous Hôtel de Pontalba by the U.S. State Department’s cultural heritage manager at the U.S. Embassy in Paris.
(2) Thursday, February 7, 2019- Guest Speakers-Melissa Bonin and Andrea Mistretta
Topic-Afterimage:Two Contemporary Artists Reimagine the Baroness de Pontalba
From a grand opera to last year’s Rex parade, the Baroness de Pontalba lives on in the city’s memory. Two contemporary artists present their reimaginings of the Baroness and talk about the motivations behind their work.
**Attendees please RSVP for each Lecture in the series.
**Light reception from 5:30PM to 6:00PM
The Louisiana Museum Foundation and the Louisiana State Museum present three programs to accompany The Baroness de Pontalba and the Rise of Jackson Square exhibition. In the first program the exhibition’s curator will talk about what he discovered researching the exhibit at the Pontalba château in France and his further thoughts on Jackson Square. The second program will present two contemporary artists and their reimagining of the Baroness. The third program will be a visual exploration of the sumptuous Hôtel de Pontalba by the U.S. State Department’s cultural heritage manager at the U.S. Embassy in Paris.
(2) Thursday, February 7, 2019- Guest Speakers-Melissa Bonin and Andrea Mistretta
Topic-Afterimage:Two Contemporary Artists Reimagine the Baroness de Pontalba
From a grand opera to last year’s Rex parade, the Baroness de Pontalba lives on in the city’s memory. Two contemporary artists present their reimaginings of the Baroness and talk about the motivations behind their work.
