Step into Mardi Gras history as HNOC’s Lydia Blackmore unboxes the 1893 Rex King’s Costume! Now preserved in HNOC’s collections, the rhinestone-studded bronze breastplate and crown were worn by John Poitevent, who reigned as the King of Carnival in 1893 and presided over a parade themed around fantasies that wound through New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day. 🎭 Mardi Gras is one month away! You can explore carnival history, find inspiration in historical costume designs, and discover related carnival

When we walked through Art Basel @artbasel 2025 with our team, @romeomivekannin Roméo Mivekannin's installation "Atlas" stopped us in our tracks. Eight steel sculptures suspended in space, which at first glance resemble bird cages. But this is much more than just a metaphor for captivity. Mivekannin created precise copies of architectural forms of buildings connected to colonial history — the Grand Palais in Paris, the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren. These "museums" that once displa

UNESCO World Heritage: Basel carnival