Volunteer Celebration
Museum volunteers gather to celebrate milestone birthdays.
Museum volunteers gather to celebrate milestone birthdays.
Distance Learning Specialist Shelbie Johnson and Newbery Honor-winning author Kirby Larson explore the history behind her new novel Liberty, which chronicles the story of two friends who rescue a stray dog in WWII-era New Orleans.
There is nothing like seeing the sights of World War II firsthand.
Join our service-learning project so your students can learn about environmental conservation while having fun.
The Easy Company veteran “was the strongest man I’ve ever met,” says the actor who portrayed him in HBO’s Band of Brothers.
The Institute for the Study of War and Democracy, with the generous support of the Strake Foundation, is delighted to host Blanche Wiesen Cook, PhD, for a presentation about the third book in her Eleanor Roosevelt trilogy.
Join us for a night of spooky revelry, including a happy hour followed by a murder mystery party and film screening.
The Cat and the Canary
When an eccentric family meets in a millionaire uncle's remote Louisiana mansion on the 10th anniversary of his death for the reading of his will, murder and madness follow. That’s the plot of the 1939 horror comedy The Cat and the Canary starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard, a screening of which will cap this special gathering of murder-mystery fans.
Join us for a night of spooky, Halloween-week revelry! The festivities begin at 5:00 p.m. with a happy hour, followed by a murder mystery party (produced by The Murder Mystery Company) and then a screening of the film.
Tickets are $10, and preregistration is required. For questions, please contact 504-528-1944 x 484.
This program is funded in part by the Bob and Dolores Hope Foundation.
The special exhibit So Ready for Laughter: The Legacy of Bob Hope is on view in the Joe W. and Dorothy D. Brown Foundation Special Exhibit Gallery through February 10, 2019.