Features 100 original paintings from the Plein-Air Painters of America created on site at 35 parks throughout the country. This nearly decade-by-decade documentation of our national parks established from 1872 to 2002 affirms the continuing desire of the American people to protect unique geographic and geological wonders as national parks, preserves, recreation areas, monuments, seashores, parkways, rivers and historical sites.

We haven’t found a connection to Kevin Bacon yet, but many of our artists had interesting relationships with each other and other important historical figures, all of which we¹ll explore on this trip through the mysteries of human connections.

More than 75 etchings, wood engravings, aquatints, and mezzotints are included in this historical exhibition featuring works by nearly fifty 20th century American artists whose works reflected the social imagery of America.  The exhibit is not only important for the fine works it includes, but because it was the first step in a project, begun in 1934, designed on the theory that possession of a good work of art is the most effective stimulant of art interest among the uninitiated.

More than 75 etchings, wood engravings, aquatints, and mezzotints are included in this historical exhibition featuring works by nearly fifty 20th century American artists whose works reflected the social imagery of America.  The exhibit is not only important for the fine works it includes, but because it was the first step in a project, begun in 1934, designed on the theory that possession of a good work of art is the most effective stimulant of art interest among the uninitiated.

Join us on an outdoor walking tour exploring Native American myths surrounding not only our flora and fauna, but also the animals depicted in our collection of outdoor sculpture.

More than 75 etchings, wood engravings, aquatints, and mezzotints are included in this historical exhibition featuring works by nearly fifty 20th century American artists whose works reflected the social imagery of America.  The exhibit is not only important for the fine works it includes, but because it was the first step in a project, begun in 1934, designed on the theory that possession of a good work of art is the most effective stimulant of art interest among the uninitiated.

On this Tour, we explore the colorful history of our state through works of art either by Louisianans or depicting Louisiana accompanied by readings from Louisiana writers and historical figures.

From soaring church naves to dogtrots in soggy swamps, gothic flying buttresses to Palladian palaces, we'll explore the art in architecture (or vice versa!) in our permanent collection.

On this tour, we¹ll explore the art and literature of the transcendentalist movement which marked the first truly American movement and the moment we stepped away from European models of thought, literature, and art.

Reading and art will illuminate the doldrums that accompany the end of the summer and the tingle that comes with the anticipation of the onset of autumn.

The frame that surrounds a painting not only adds to the experience of the work, but is often a work of art in its own right. On this tour, we¹ll explore the art of frame-making and look at some of the Gallery¹s most spectacular examples.

On this most frightening of tours, we¹ll examine the things that can leap out of paintings and grab you ­ trolls under bridges, witches in mountain caves, spirits in streams, banshees on the moor...and that¹s in only one of our many galleries!

Since America was itself a work of creative imagination, it's not surprising that the country has given birth to a number of innovative figures in various professions, which we'll explore through their depictions or inventions within our collection.

Enjoy  stories and artworks on this guided tour that explore the beauty and spirituality of this most special of holiday seasons.