In partnership with the Museum at the Old Ursuline Convent and St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, this tour is a thorough look at the mourning and burial practices of New Orleans. Guests will begin with “Creole Death and Mourning” at Gallier House – an 1860s Victorian townhome dressed for mourning - where they will learn about a time period when death and the macabre were pervasive. Followed by a visit to the Museum at the Old Ursuline Convent for a tour of the new exhibition "Eternal Life." This exhibit highlights exquisite reliquaries, personal effects from deceased Archbishops, archaeological artifacts from St. Peter Street Cemetery, a photographic essay about All Saints’ Day, and it traces the Gallier Family through church records. Visitors are then asked to make their way to St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 (**transportation not provided**) for an hour-long tour of this iconic resting place.
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Earlier Event: October 22
After Dark: Creole Death and Mourning Tour
Later Event: October 29
Historic Open-Hearth Cooking