Talks & Films
Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by Carmela Rappazzo | Artist Perspective: Metalworker Darryl Reeves in Conversation with Jonn Hankins | Film: Always for Pleasure
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 Café NOMA remain open till 9 pm. 5 - 8 pm: Art on the...
Small Talk: Andy Warhol’s Diamond Dust Shoes
Small Talks are ten to fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. Join docent Gary Gusick as he discusses Diamond Dust Shoes by Andy Warhol.
Lee Friedlander and the Musicians of Preservation Hall: A Conversation with Curator Russell Lord and Preservation Hall’s Ben Jaffe
Join Russell Lord, NOMA's Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, Prints, and Drawings, for a conversation with Ben Jaffe about musicians from the era of the founding of Preservation Hall. Founded in 1961 by Jaffe's parents, Allan and Sandra, Preservation Hall was intended to preserve the music of New Orleans' earliest generation of jazz musicians. Many...
Small Talk: Attributed To: Photographs by E. J. Bellocq
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. Join Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper as he discusses photographs on view in Attributed To: Photographs by E. J. Bellocq, a focus exhibition that examines the famous portraits of Storyville prostitutes attributed to the early 20th-century New Orleans photographer.
Noontime Talk: Carlos Rolón: Outside/In with Curatorial Fellow Allison Young
Noontime talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year.
Join Curatorial Fellow Allison Young for a discussion about Carlos Rolón: Outside/In, a solo exhibition by the artist that examines the cultural connections between New Orleans, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
Small Talk: Stuart Davis’s Rocks, Gloucester
Small Talks are 10–15 minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in our permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Join Curatorial Assistant Anne Roberts as she...
Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by Mykia Jovan | Artist Perspective with Carlos Rolón
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. 5 - 8 pm:...
Small Talk: Attributed To: Photographs by E. J. Bellocq
Join Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper as he discusses photographs on view in Attributed To: Photographs by E. J. Bellocq, a focus exhibition that examines the famous portraits of Storyville prostitutes attributed to the early 20th-century New Orleans photographer.
Noontime Talk: Lee Friedlander in Louisiana with Curator Russell Lord
Join Curator Russell Lord for a discussion about Lee Friedlander in Louisiana, a retrospective of images by the renowned photographer that solely depict his time spent in metro New Orleans over the course of the past six decades. From jazz musicians and second line parades, to architectural oddities and reflected urban scenes, the assembled photographs speak to Friedlander's sense of playfulness and unique vision.
Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by Jayna Morgan and the Sazerac Sunrise Jazz Band | Gallery Talk on Lee Friedlander | Documentary: ‘Til the Butcher Cuts Him Down
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.
Small Talk: Dutch Art of the Golden Age
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about artworks in our permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Join docent Dianne Finley as she discusses Dutch Art of...
Small Talk: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory’s The Four Continents
Join docent Pat Loughran for a discussion about Meissen Porcelain Manufactory’s The Four Continents, on view in the exhibition Orientalism: Taking and Making. Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen minute discussions about select works of art in the permanent collection or special exhibitions.