Friday Nights
Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by The Pfister Sisters
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAJoin us for live music by The Pfister Sisters, free art activities, great art, and more. 5-8 pm: Art on the Spot 5:30-8:30 pm: Music by The Pfister Sisters 6:30 pm: Comedy tour of the permanent collection with The New Movement
Friday Nights at NOMA: Lectures with Stacy Hollander and Valérie Rousseau
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAJoin us for the opening of Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum. Co-curators Stacy Hollander and Valérie Rousseau will discuss self-taught art in the Stern Auditorium, Shotgun Jazz Band will provide live music, and our art educators will be manning the Art on the Spot activity table where you and your family...
Friday Nights at NOMA: Maya Symposium Keynote Address
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAThis Friday night, NOMA is hosting the annual Tulane Maya Symposium Keynote Address. Tulane University's Middle American Research Institute (MARI) and Far Horizons are proud to present the 13th Annual Tulane Maya Symposium and Workshop. This year’s symposium, titled “Ixiktaak: Ancient Maya Women,” will focus on the significance of women in ancient Maya society. The...
Friday Nights at NOMA: Lecture by Katie Hall Burlison (CANCELED)
NOTE: Due to inclement weather, NOMA will be closed on Friday, March 11. There will be no Friday Nights at NOMA. Join us tonight as Louisiana State Museum curator Katie Hall Burlison gives a lecture on the current exhibition Pierre Joseph Landry: Patriot, Planter, Sculptor. We've also got live music, free art activities, and...
Friday Nights at NOMA: Lecture with John Faragher
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LATonight we're screening film Close Encounters of the Third Kind in the Stern Auditorium. Join us for a lecture with John Faragher, Howard R. Lamar Professor of History and American Studies, and Director of the Howard R. Lamar Center at Yale University. Faragher will discuss the exhibition Pierre Joseph Landry: Patriot, Planter, Sculptor. We've also...
Movies in the Garden: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (MOVED INDOORS)
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LANOTE: Due to rain, all activities scheduled for the sculpture garden will take place inside the museum. 5:30-8 pm: Music by Daniele Spadavecchia 5-8 pm: Art on the Spot 6:30 pm: Lecture with John Faragher 8 pm: Screening of Close Encounters of the Third Kind No outside food or drinks are permitted. About Close Encounters...
Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by Keith Burnstein’s Kettle Black
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAThis Friday night, join us for live music by Keith Burnstein's Kettle Black, free art activities, great art, and more! See what's on view in our galleries. 5-8 pm: Art on the Spot 5:30-8:30 pm: Music by Keith Burnstein's Kettle Black 7 pm: Film: Mr. Dial Has Something to Say About Keith Burnstein Keith Burnstein...
Friday Nights at NOMA: Film on Henry Darger
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LATonight we're screening a film on the reclusive artist Henry Darger, whose work is currently on view in the exhibitions Self-Taught Genius and Unfiltered Visions. We've also got live music, free art activities, and a cash bar. Join us! 5-8 pm: Art on the Spot 5:30-8:30 pm: Yvette Voelker with Josh Paxton 7 pm: Film:...
Friday Nights at NOMA: Lecture with Alice Yelen Gitter
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LATonight at NOMA, curator Alice Yelen Gitter will give a lecture on self-taught art in the Stern Auditorium. Cafe NOMA will be hosting the annual Edible Book Day competition, and if you're interested in becoming a docent at NOMA, stop by the Docent Open House to get more information. 5-8 pm: Art on the Spot...
Movies in the Garden: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (MOVED INDOORS)
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LANOTE: Due to this week's heavy rains, the grounds of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden are too saturated for an outdoor screening. Therefore, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom will be shown indoors in the Stern Auditorium. Pull out your blankets and chairs—for the spring 2016 series of Movies in the Garden, NOMA is screening...
Friday Nights at NOMA: Artist Perspective with Gina Phillips
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAThis Friday night at NOMA, curator Russell Lord will lead a gallery talk of the exhibition Vera Lutter: Inverted Worlds. After, stick around for Gina Phillips's artist perspective talk on the exhibition Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum. 5:30 pm: Gallery Talk with Russell Lord on Vera Lutter: Inverted Worlds 6:30 pm:...
Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by Arpa Quartet
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA5-8 pm: Art on the Spot 5:30 - 8:30 pm: Music by Arpa Quartet with special guests 7 pm: Film: Finding Vivian Maier Special Guests Performing with Arpa Quartet: Javier Cabrera Jasso is a master percussionist from Veracruz, Mexico. He has played with the legendary Mexican jazz group, Orbis Tertius since 1986. He...