NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Historic New Orleans Collection (HNOC) invites guests to experience afterhours during their quarterly event, Ce Soir: Twilight at the Museum. As a special addition to celebrate the opening of HNOC’s newest exhibition, “Making It Home: From Vietnam to New Orleans,” visitors can experience live music by Jessica Hong, a book signing with chef Nini Nguyen, a cooking demo with Dough Nguyener’s and gallery discussions which tell the story of Vietnamese migration to New Orleans. Admission is free and open to public; no registration is required.
Other exhibitions open: Edge of Tomorrow: Aerial Views of Louisiana’s Changing Coastline by Ben Depp, A Vanishing Bounty: Louisiana’s Coastal Environment and Culture, French Quarter Life: People and Places in the Vieux Carré, and French Quarter Galleries
| WHEN: | Wednesday, May 14 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. 5 p.m. – Vietnamese bakery Dough Nguyener’s spring roll-making demonstration 5:30 p.m. – Making It Home exhibition gallery talk with curator Mark Cave 6 p.m. – Live music by Jessica Hong, Đặc Biệt book signing with author and chef Nini Nguyen |
| WHERE | HNOC 520 Royal St. New Orleans, LA 70130 |
