Changing Course exhibition recognizes New Orleans Tricentennial
From the 1973 UpStairs Lounge arson and the ministry of Sister Gertrude Morgan to Vietnamese funeral rites and African American aspirations, Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories reflects a storied city unmatched in America. Read More
NOMA launches #EverydayNewOrleans project as part of Changing Course Tricentennial exhibition
The New Orleans Museum of Art, in partnership with the New Orleans Photo Alliance (NOPA) and the Everyday Projects, announces #EverydayNewOrleans, an educational and community outreach initiative. Read More
NOMA+ brings a “pop-up museum” to the community
After years of planning, NOMA+, a pop-up museum without walls, has launched. The mobile museum will visit schools, community centers, libraries, festivals, and other gatherings across metro New Orleans. Read More
‘Attributed To: Photographs by E. J. Bellocq’ features images from Storyville
Portraits of women working as prostitutes in Storyville, long attributed to Ernest Jean Bellocq, have become some the most indelible images of New Orleans, making Bellocq (1873-1949) one of the most recognized photographers in the history of the city. Yet, we know remarkably little about the photographer, long the subject of local legend. Read More
Arts & Letters Series brings literary conversations to NOMA
Join the conversation! NOMA’s Arts & Letters series welcomes authors, poets, journalists, playwrights, and literary scholars to the museum for public conversations that reflect on literature at the intersection of… Read More
Video: Sixteenth-century Venetian masterpieces by Paolo Veronese arrive at NOMA
Two recently restored paintings from Venice that exemplify the glory of Paolo Veronese’s art will be on view in a focus gallery from April 18 – September 3, 2018. NOMA is only the second museum in the US to host Veronese in Murano: Two Venetian Renaissance Masterpieces Restored, following the Frick Collection in New York. Read More