This free, downloadable Educator’s Guide to the exhibition “Dawoud Bey: Elegy” features resources that can be used during visits to the exhibition, itself, as well as in post-visit lessons and activities in the K-12 classroom. Read More
This free, downloadable Educator’s Guide to the exhibition Nicolas Floc’h: Fleuves-Océan, Mississippi Watershed features resources that can be used during visits to the exhibition, itself, as well as in post-visit lessons and activities in the K-12 classroom. Read More
this “African Art, History, and Culture in New Orleans” guide offers readers locations and resources that highlight New Orleans’ connections to African art, history, and heritage. Read More
Dive into the works of “New African Masquerades,” “Afropolitan,” and NOMA’s African Art Gallery with this free scavenger hunt, featured at this year’s Spring Festival. Read More
Read selections from the introduction to the “New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations” catalogue online for free. Read More
Watch as Chief Bassey Nsa introduces himself to visitors of the “New African Masquerades” exhibition and honors Dr. Jordan A. Fenton, an Ekpe Society Chief and exhibition co-curator. Read More
This New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations Educator Guide includes introductions to the four major artists highlighted in this special exhibition, plus additional resources (including image and video links, as well as a curriculum standards overview) to support learning around the exhibition’s contents. Reflective questions, classroom activities, and a “Community + Collections Connection” section help students draw parallels between West African masquerades, other collaborative art forms, New Orleans arts and cultures, and their own lives. Read More
In 2022, E.A. Michelson Philanthropy awarded the New Orleans Museum of Art a grant to jumpstart the institution’s Art Thrives program, designed to engage adults ages 55 and older through the arts. Part of a larger “creative aging” movement across the country, Art Thrives provides the opportunity for older audiences to learn new creative skills and build community. Read More
This Educator Guide accompanies the exhibition Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club, on view at NOMA February 10 – May 7, 2023. In it you will find an exhibition overview with major themes, biographical information about Jacob Lawrence and his contemporary artists affiliated with the Black Orpheus publication, select works of art, classroom lessons for before and after your museum visit, and directions for scheduling a visit to NOMA. Lessons and tours can be adapted across grade levels and used with any in-person visit or with provided digital images. Read More
A dramatic installation in Café NOMA displays over 90 objects from the museum’s collection related to food and dining cultures around the world. Read More
The NOMA Book Club meets monthly to discuss fiction and non-fiction books related to art in NOMA’s collection and exhibitions. Read More
Photographer Robert Polidori is renowned for his large-format images of architecture, interiors, and urban environments around the world. Test your attention to detail with a family-friendly scavenger hunt to find these objects, people, and places in Polidori’s photographs. Read More
This past summer, after a two-year hiatus, the museum welcomed young artists back to the museum for Summer Camp! In this second feature of a two-part series, we’re taking a moment to look back on the Preteen Intensive: Ways of Knowing, a new offering for youth, ages 11-13, to dive into works in the museum’s galleries and garden and spark their own creative projects. Read More
As the summer comes to an end and we begin to set our sights on cooler days ahead, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the Summer Camp program at NOMA. After a two-year hiatus, we welcomed campers back to the museum for an immersive, art-filled Summer Camp experience! Read More
NOMA’s printable family guide for Queen Nefertari’s Egypt includes prompts for close looking and discussion, gallery activities, and tips for exploring ancient Egypt at home! Read More
This Educator Guide for Queen Nefertari’s Egypt includes sections highlighting five major exhibition themes pertaining to life and death during the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt. Images of works of art from the collection of the Museo Egizio in Turin, Italy, are included. Making Connections questions throughout the guide invite comparison between ancient Egypt and today. The packet includes pre- and post-visit lessons that can be adapted across grade levels. Read More
Souvenirs of Earth invites us all to consider what object we might take with us if forced to flee the Earth. Begun in 2014 by artist Dawn DeDeaux, Souvenirs of Earth responds to the increasing urgency of climate change, by asking us to confront the growing threat of humanity’s extinction. Over time, the project has evolved into a community portrait of loss and survival including everything from seeds and raw earth to postcards of famous paintings, frayed books, models of famous monuments and historical sites, ashes, and knots of hair. Read More
On a chilly November evening, members of the Teen Art Council (TAC) gathered under string lights on the patio at Camp Abundance, an artist residency and special event compound headed by artist and most generous host Dawn DeDeaux. DeDeaux’s retrospective exhibition The Space Between Worlds, currently on view at NOMA, has served as the focus of the TAC’s year thus far, fueling explorations in the galleries, conversations with NOMA staff members, and an upcoming creative offering for New Orleans teens. Read More