French Quarter Museum Night 2026
July 2026In this first-time event, ten museums in the Quarter’s cultural corridor extended hours and offered special activities, welcoming hundreds of enchanted visitors.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Special thanks to Cajun Queen Tours for pedicab service to our FQJ team! Note: For optimum viewing, enjoy this feature with a large-screen device. Historic BK House & Garden
The Historic BK House offered 18th century dance lessons for all ages, courtesy Heather Valenzuela of Giddy Up Two Step.
This visiting couple from Texas danced with dogs in hand.
Old Ursuline Convent Museum
1850 House
At 1850 House, period--dressed docents enthralled visitors.
The Presbytére
At the Mardi Gras exhibit in the Presbytére
The Cabildo
Diane Honoré, Big Chief Darryl Montana and Poppy Tooker meet at the Cabildo open house.
New Orleans Pharmacy Museum
The Pharmacy Museum debuted a new exhibit, “License to Practice.”
Music by Alexis and the Sanity had museum visitors swinging.
Nous Foundation
The New Orleans Foundation for Francophone Cultures had a red carpet entrance to their newly redesigned space on Toulouse Street.
Co-founder Scott Bazenet-Tilton (far right)
Hermann-Grima House
In the Hermann-Grima House courtyard, visitored were served food by Educated Palate’s Nora Wetzen, prepared in the museum’s rare open-hearth kitchen.
LGBT+ Archive Project of Louisiana
In the new Burgundy Street space, the LGBT+ Archive Project of Louisiana welcomed many first-time visitors. Read more about the project’s new space here.
Historic New Orleans Collection
Historic New Orleans Collection at 520 Royal Street offered an after-party for the after-hours event, attended by hundreds of culture lovers.
The Pfister Sisters entertained guests in the courtyard.
HNOC’s president and CEO, Daniel Hammer, welcomed guests to the first French Quarter Museum Night.
Crowds taking in the innovative, in-depth exhibit “American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition.” Read our story about it here!
Lady Columbia, the country’s first national mascot, with museum guests.
