Downtown New Orleans

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ABOUT THE LHC
Since its opening to the public in March 2007, the Louisiana Humanities Center has grown into a nexus for non-profit organizations and other groups in New Orleans. With its state-of-the-art meeting technology and the graceful architecture of Turners Hall, the LHC provides a comfortable, sophisticated location to a wide-spectrum of events and gatherings.

The centerpiece of the LEH’s recently completed 5-year Capital Campaign, the LHC hosts innovative programming from the LEH and outside rental clients. Groups including the Greater New Orleans Foundation, the Arts Council of New Orleans, Louisiana Speaks, the Tennessee Williams Foundation, New Orleans Public Schools, the Young Leadership Council, the Bureau of Governmental Research, Nike, the Urban Institute, the Louisiana Landmarks Association, the Louisiana Shorts Film Festival, Americans for the Arts, and many others have held meetings, lectures, film screenings, video-conferences, and training sessions in the Center’s facilities. In addition, the Patrick F. Taylor Auditorium is the site of new LEH programming, including the LHC Documentary Series, the “Professors” piano nights, and the “As Told By Themselves” oral history project. Using the many settings within the Humanities Center, PRIME TIME Family Reading hosts training sessions, a meeting of its national board, and a 6-week long Teacher Institute in the auditorium.

Today, the LHC continues to grow and welcome guests with innovative technology and dynamic facilities to meet, learn, and celebrate the humanities and the state of Louisiana.