Union Passenger Terminal Murals
Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

📜 Monumental frescoes by Conrad Albrizio depicting 400 years of Louisiana history.
🔍 Located in the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, completed in 1954.

Why Go

🎨 Witness powerful, intense, and macabre historical art, featuring intense colors and abstract figures in monumental murals.
🏛️ Explore a significant public art installation from the 1950s.
📜 Explore themes of Exploration, Colonization, Conflict, and The Modern Age.
📍 Witness one of the largest frescoes in the United States.
🏙️ Discover art that locals find fitting for New Orleans' honest character.
🧐 Reflect on historical representation and social commentary.

Why Avoid

🤔 Depictions of Black figures may be seen as incomplete or romanticized, lacking full agency. Modern viewers may find the overall historical representations incomplete or romanticized.

Tips

🚶‍♀️ Easily accessible inside the active train and bus station at 1001 Loyola Ave, New Orleans.

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