Haitian Voodoo Exhibit (1998)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1998-02-06
Duration: 00:10:25
Subjects: Museum exhibits | Religion | NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART | Haiti
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Duhe, Jeff Reporter
- Cosentino, Donald Interviewee
Description
This segment from the February 6, 1998, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Jeff Duhe’s visit to an exhibit called Sacred Arts of Haitian Voodoo at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA). He tours the exhibit with curator Donald Cosentino, the head of UCLA’s folklore and mythology program, who discusses the voodoo religion in Haiti and the art featured in the exhibit. Host: Robert Collins