Talks & Films
David Lynch Film Retrospective | The Straight Story
In this five-film retrospective on select Saturdays in November and December, NOMA invites audiences to look back at David Lynch’s on-screen creations and consider his early artistic influences. (All films are free to members; standard museum admission applies to non-members.) ABOUT THE STRAIGHT STORY Alvin Straight has not shown up to his regular bar meeting...
Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by Opera on Tap | Gallery Talk with Mary Niall Mitchell on East of the Mississippi | Landscape on Film Series screening of Days of Heaven
Friday Nights at NOMA opens the museum’s doors for many interesting activities throughout the year: live music, movies, children’s activities, and more. Regular admission prices apply—NOMA members are FREE—but there is no extra charge for programs or films. All galleries and exhibitions, Café NOMA, and the Museum Shop remain open till 9 pm. 5 -...
David Lynch Film Retrospective | Mulholland Drive
After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality. The net-noir mystery film stars Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Ann Miller and Robert Forster. Mulholland Drive includes several other seemingly unrelated vignettes that eventually interlock, as well as some surreal and darkly comic scenes and images that relate to the cryptic narrative.
Noontime Talk: East of the Mississippi: Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Photography with Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper
Join Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper on a tour of East of the Mississippi: Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Photography with an emphasis on industry and agriculture. East of the Mississippi marks the first exhibition of nineteenth-century photography from the eastern half of the United States. Noontime Talks are brief, casual discussions on exhibitions or works of art in the...
Friday Nights at NOMA: Screening of An Affair to Remember | Holiday Tunes with DJ Neil Pellegrin | Gallery Talk with John Lawrence on photographer J.D. Edwards in East of the Mississippi | Vintage Christmas Performance by New Orleans Dance Academy | Café NOMA Cooking Demo
Friday Nights at NOMA opens the museum’s doors for many interesting activities throughout the year: live music, movies, children’s activities, and more. Regular admission prices apply—NOMA members are FREE—but there is no extra charge for programs or films. 5 - 8 pm: Art on the Spot family activity table 5:30 - 8 pm: Retro Holiday...
Friday Nights at NOMA: Landscape on Film Series: There Will Be Blood | Music by Alexis and the Samurai
Friday Nights at NOMA opens the museum’s doors for many interesting activities throughout the year: live music, movies, children’s activities, and more. Regular admission prices apply—NOMA members are FREE—but there is no extra charge for programs or films. 5 – 8 pm: Art on the Spot family activity table with YAYA 5:30 - 8:30 pm:...
Noontime Talk: Personalities in Clay with Curator Mel Buchanan
Join Curator Mel Buchanan for a noontime talk in the decorative arts galleries for an insightful walkthrough of the exhibition Personalities in Clay: American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection. The exhibition features more than seventy ceramics made between 1940 to the end of the twentieth century.
Friday Nights at NOMA: Gallery Talk for Personalities in Clay | Music by Shawn Williams | Drawings in Clay Workshop
Friday Nights at NOMA kicks off 2018 with music by alt-country/rockabilly singer Shawn Williams, a tour of the Personalities in Clay American Studio ceramics exhibition, and a workshop on the sgraffito technique in clay. All galleries and Café NOMA remain open till 9 pm.
Noontime Talk: East of the Mississippi: Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Photography with Curator Russell Lord
Join Curator Russell Lord on a tour of East of the Mississippi: Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Photography with an emphasis on landscape. East of the Mississippi marks the first exhibition of nineteenth-century photography from the eastern half of the United States. Noontime Talks are brief, casual discussions on exhibitions or works of art in the galleries given by...
Collect-O-Mania Film Series: Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict
What inspires a collector and when do personal collections become something more? Join us on select Fridays and Saturdays in January and February to explore the on-screen stories of passionate collectors who have helped shape the twenty-first-century art museum landscape. Saturday, January 6, 2 pm: Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict Friday, January 12, 7:30 pm: Adele’s Wish...
Noontime Talk: Personalities in Clay with Director Emeritus E. John Bullard
Noontime talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. For thirty-seven years, E. John Bullard served as the director of the New Orleans Museum of Art. Since his retirement in 2010, he has actively collected American studio pottery, a portion of which is on...
Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by Kettle Black | Gallery Talk with E. John Bullard for Personalities in Clay | Sculpture Garden Expansion Presentation
Friday Nights at NOMA opens the museum’s doors for many interesting activities throughout the year: live music, movies, children’s activities, and more. Regular admission prices apply—NOMA members are FREE—but there is no extra charge for programs or films. All galleries, the Museum Shop, and Café NOMA remain open till 9 pm.