Rare gifts: NOMA adds collection of contemporary African American art
Works by Thornton Dial, Ronald Lockett, Joe Minter, Mary Proctor, and the quilters of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, are part of gift/purchase from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation. Read More
Café NOMA’s Artful Palate series offers eight cooking demos
Chefs of the Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group will demonstrate their own culinary masterpieces at Café NOMA’s “Artful Palate,” the sixth-annual summer cooking series featuring eight artfully inspired demonstrations. Read More
McArthur Binion’s DNA painting a highlight of 2017 Venice Biennale
A recently purchased painting by McArthur Binion in NOMA’s permanent collection is on display at the Venice Biennale, drawing critical acclaim. Read More
Large-scale puppets thrill audiences for The Spider Queen play in the Sculpture Garden
Audiences have been transported into a hidden fantasy realm among the live oaks, lagoons, and works of art in a new play by The NOLA Project underway in the Besthoff… Read More
Masquerade attendees encouraged to search for ‘Yas Queens’ in Twitter contest
Inspired by Museum Game Night’s epic #butthunt, NOMA is launching a themed hunt among the artworks for the Masquerade: Late Night at NOMA event on May 12. The theme is all about those queens… Read More
Op-Art Collection travels to Slidell Cultural Center
Deceptive Space: Op Artfrom the New Orleans Museum of Art, on view at the Slidell Cultural Center March 18 – April 29, explores geometric abstraction and optical illusion through a… Read More