Join us for the Exhibit Opening of This is My New Orleans on Tuesday, March 7th at 5:00 PM CST in the Education Center at the New Orleans Jazz Museum.
The This is My New Orleans exhibit has taken generations to create its essence. It depicts parts of our culture and history that show our creativity and talent. A history that is to be cherished; a history that cannot be duplicated, but enjoyed. A history that cannot be explained, but experienced. The exhibit shows photographs from the Social and Pleasure Clubs, The Jazz Funerals and the Jazz musicians of our unique city. These photos were taken from 1997 to 2007. The photos in the exhibit were taken and curated by Wiletta Ferdinand.
Wiletta Ferdinand
Wiletta Ferdinand is a retired high school English teacher, mother of four, grandmother of five, born, raised and educated in New Orleans. She attended Xavier University, Howard University, and UNO. She recently received her Master’s degree in Museum Studies at Southern University in New Orleans. She has always been a lover of the history and culture of New Orleans which her books and her blog represent. She grew up in New Orleans but spent all of her summers with her grandmother in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Wiletta is also a family historian, who organizes the family trees on both the maternal and paternal sides of the family. She has recently incorporated the Jack Conrad 1887 Thibodaux Massacre Foundation and Museum. Her other books are The Last Walk, This is My New Orleans, Katrina Made Me Write It, and Brother Kwame.