1960s Statuary Hall, Isaac Delgado Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana

Step into the grandeur of early 20th-century New Orleans with this vintage Delgado Post Card featuring Statuary Hall inside the Isaac Delgado Museum of Art in City Park. The image captures the elegance of the museum’s magnificent interior, where classical columns, a sweeping central staircase, and Beaux-Arts architectural details create a timeless atmosphere of refinement and culture. It invites you to imagine visitors of decades past strolling through the hall, surrounded by sculpture and the quiet reverence of fine art.

Originally opened on December 16, 1911, as the Isaac Delgado Museum of Art, the institution was founded through a generous $150,000 donation from philanthropist and sugar broker Isaac Delgado. This interior view, dating to approximately the 1960s, preserves the grandeur of what is now known as The Great Hall. Renamed the New Orleans Museum of Art in 1971 following a major expansion, the museum remains a cornerstone of the city’s cultural life.

A wonderful collectible for lovers of New Orleans history, museum architecture, and vintage Louisiana postcards. This postcard would look great framed, make a wonderful host or hostess gift, or make an excellent addition to any collection.

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