When photography arrived in the United States in 1839, it landed first in a few east coast cities and New Orleans, and then spread north and west into the American interior. The proliferation of photography studios and photographers coincided with the beginnings of massive cultural, commercial, and transportation projects that would reshape the nation. Read More
On select Saturday afternoons from November 11 to December 16, NOMA will screen five films by David Lynch. Read More
On Friday, August 25, at 7 p.m., the New Orleans Museum of Art will play host to the premiere of Designing Life: The Modernist Architecture of Albert Ledner, a documentary that chronicles the career of an architect whose vision shaped the built environment in New Orleans and other major American cities in the latter half of the twentieth century. Read More
The arts—from the visual and fine arts to music and literary arts—have always served to reflect and amplify culture and community. This media can also serve as a way of… Read More
South Louisiana will witness a partial eclipse on Monday, August 21. NOMA invites visitors year-round to view works of art inspired by the sun, moon, and stars. Read More
Courtney Egan questions how human perception of nature is changed by technology in her work on display in the exhibition Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary Art in New Orleans. She will speak at NOMA on Friday, August 18, at 6 p.m. Read More
Nicole Charbonnet is among the many artists represented in Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary Art in New Orleans, an exhibition featuring more than 70 works of art donated to NOMA by renowned New Orleans’ gallerist Arthur Roger. She will deliver an Artist Perspective lecture on Friday, August 4, at 6 p.m. Read More
For nearly five decades, John Waters has drawn legions of fans to his shocking cult-classic movies. Five are being screened at NOMA throughout the summer in conjunction with Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary Art in New Orleans. Read More
In 2005, documentary filmmaker Rick Beyer became fascinated with the history of the “Ghost Army,” a top-secret tactical deception unit charged with tricking the Nazis during World War II whose work had only recently been declassified. Among the veterans of that unit was Jim Steg, the subject of a retrospective on view at NOMA through October 8th. Read More
Lee Deigaard is among the artists represented in Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary Art in New Orleans, an exhibition of more than 70 works of art donated by renowned New Orleans gallerist Arthur Roger. She will deliver an Artist Perspective lecture on Friday, July 28, at 6 p.m. Read More
Bob Snead is among the dozens of artists represented in Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary Art in New Orleans, an exhibition of more than 70 works of art donated to NOMA by renowned New Orleans’ gallerist Arthur Roger. Snead’s Family Dollar General Tree represents the type of “small box” stores that have proliferated across America. It is created entirely of cardboard boxes salvaged from these stores, emblazoned with the logos of the crated products. Read More
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