New Orleans Museum of Art

Member Appreciation Morning
2022-08-20 08:30 - 10:00 (America/Chicago)
Rise and Shine at NOMA!
Join us for a members-only morning at the museum before it opens for the day. Members are invited to join us 8:30–10:00 am for coffee, pastries, and exclusive access to the NOMA galleries.
We kindly ask that all members enter through the doors to the Coleman Courtyard, closest to Café NOMA.
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NOMA members enjoy benefits including free museum admission, exhibition previews, free wellness classes, and discounts on select programs. Support your museum by becoming a member today. Contact us at (504) 658-4130 or membership@noma.org, if you have any questions about joining.

Book Club: Curatorial Program with Mel Buchanan
2022-08-18 12:00
The NOMA Book Club meets monthly to discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art in NOMA’s collection and exhibitions. It is an informal group open to anyone on a month-to-month basis. You do not have to attend every meeting or read every book! In addition to monthly discussions, the Book Club meets periodically for in-person curatorial programs related to the book selections.
Books are selected in advance and planned for the entire year according to the exhibition schedule. Participants are expected to procure their own copy of the selected titles. Most of the titles are available for purchase in store at the NOMA Museum Shop.
For more information on the NOMA Book Club please contact NOMA’s Curator of Education, Tracy Kennan, at tkennan@noma.org or (504) 658-4113.
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August 2022
In-Person Curatorial Program | Tuesday, August 9, 12 pm
with Mel Buchanan, RosaMary Curator of Decorative Arts and Design

Craft: An American History by Glenn Adamson
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021, ISBN: 978-1635574586
At the center of the United States’ economic and social development, according to conventional wisdom, are industry and technology-while craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated to a bygone past. Renowned historian Glenn Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this innovative account, revealing makers’ central role in shaping America’s identity. Examine any phase of the nation’s struggle to define itself, and artisans are there-from the silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into Boston Harbor, to today’s “maker movement.”
Adamson shows that craft has long been implicated in debates around equality, education, and class. Artisanship has often been a site of resistance for oppressed people, such as enslaved African-Americans whose skilled labor might confer hard-won agency under bondage, or the Native American makers who adapted traditional arts into statements of modernity.

Education and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by the Zemurray Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; The City of New Orleans; IBERIABANK; The Wagner Foundation; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative, funded by the Walton Family Foundation and the Ford Foundation; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation; Dr. Scott S. Cowen; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Ruby K. Worner Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; The Harry T. Howard III Foundation; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.; Harvey and Marie Orth; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Mrs. Bennett A. Molter, Jr. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Gallery Talk with Curatorial Intern Rebecca Villalpando
2022-08-17 12:00 - 12:30
Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists, curators, and other special guests. During these casual conversations, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA.
This week, join Curatorial Intern Rebecca Villalpando, who will discuss Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun’s portrait of Marie Antoinette.
Free with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. When you arrive at NOMA, check in at the front desk for directions to the appropriate gallery.
Get Tickets
To book your ticket in advance, click the link above and select the day for the gallery talk you’d like to attend.

Education and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by the Zemurray Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; The City of New Orleans; IBERIABANK; The Wagner Foundation; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative, funded by the Walton Family Foundation and the Ford Foundation; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation; Dr. Scott S. Cowen; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Ruby K. Worner Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; The Harry T. Howard III Foundation; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.; Harvey and Marie Orth; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Mrs. Bennett A. Molter, Jr. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Art & A/C Presented by The Helis Foundation
2022-08-06 10:00 - 17:00
Every Saturday in August, Louisiana residents enjoy free admission to NOMA, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and the Contemporary Arts Center courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
As an extension of foundation’s Art for All program, Art & A/C enables Louisiana residents to #ExploreNOMA for free while also staying cool!
To reserve your tickets in advance, select “Free Day for LA Residents” on the date you’d like to visit.
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First Fridays at NOMA: Dog Days of Summer
2022-08-05 18:00 - 22:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
#ExploreNOMA after hours.
The museum is open late night for an evening packed with musical performances, gallery tours, and special pop-ups.
Each month, the museum presents First Fridays at NOMA, an after-hours inclusive programmatic mix of live DJs and bands; local creatives speaking about their favorite works of art; a range of performance and dance; and unique experiences of all kinds in response to art from across time and place.
Participants will meet artists, get creative, and immerse themselves in New Orleans’s creative community.

Dog Days of Summer | August 5
Stay cool during the heat of summer at NOMA.
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Check out this month’s line-up below:

Music from Amigos do Samba
7:30–9:00 pm in the Lapis Center for the Arts
Amigos do Samba specializes in samba traditionally played around a table with a variety of Brazilian percussion and string instruments. Their mission is to bring the “Roda de Samba,” which is well-known in Brazil, to New Orleans. The group is formed by a mix of US natives, Brazilians, and beyond, including Victoria Doutón, Felipe Leite, Fernando Lima, Scott Myers, Leo Oliveira, Tedo Oliveira, and Ezra Spira-Cohen.

Sets from DJ Kuti
6:00–7:30 and 9:00–9:45 pm in the Coleman Courtyard
Kuti is a DJ, radio show host, and graphic designer from New Orleans. She is also one half of the production duo Khromethesia. Take a stroll with her through all-time funk faves, classic boogie, and global ear candy.

Gallery Talk on Paul Poincy’s Dogs in the French Market
6:30 pm on the 2nd Floor Mezzanine

Gallery Talk on a Drum from an Akan Popular Band
7 pm in the 3rd Floor African Art Galleries
Art-Making Activity Inspired by the Drum
6:00–9:30 pm in the Great Hall

Bar by Café NOMA
6:00–9:45 pm

Treats from Meyer’s Frozen Lemonade
6:00–9:30 pm in front of the museum

Ticketing and Admission
$25 General Admission | $15 for Members
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Please note that food and drinks are not included in the ticket price. They are available for purchase directly from our partner vendors.

Additional Credits
Mahmoud Chouki
NOMA is pleased to work with internationally renowned multi-instrumentalist and composer Mahmoud Chouki, who is organizing musical performances for each First Fridays program in collaboration with museum staff.
Thank You to Our Supporters
First Fridays at NOMA is supported in part by grant funds from the Azby Fund; Ruby K. Worner Charitable Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation; and the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Gallery Talk with Curator Mel Buchanan
2022-08-03 12:00 - 12:30
Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists, curators, and other special guests. During these casual conversations, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA.
This week, join Mel Buchanan, RosaMary Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, in conversation around the Little Sun Solar Lamp by artist Olafur Eliasson.
Free with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. When you arrive at NOMA, check in at the front desk for directions to the appropriate gallery.
Get Tickets
To book your ticket in advance, click the link above and select the day for the gallery talk you’d like to attend.

Education and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by the Zemurray Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; The City of New Orleans; IBERIABANK; The Wagner Foundation; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative, funded by the Walton Family Foundation and the Ford Foundation; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation; Dr. Scott S. Cowen; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Ruby K. Worner Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; The Harry T. Howard III Foundation; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.; Harvey and Marie Orth; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Mrs. Bennett A. Molter, Jr. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Rainbow Prince
2022-07-30 11:00
You’re invited to a free educational screening of The Rainbow Prince. Co-created by Marea Claybourne-Napier and her mother—filmmaker Laura Napier—the short film is a modern-day children’s story that presents a new take on traditional fairytales. The film introduces K–6 audiences to new models of power and heroism.
Screenings take place at 11 am and 1 pm in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts. Each screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film’s creators and a book signing with the youth author.
This program is free with advanced registration.
RSVP
Please note that registration for The Rainbow Prince does not include museum admission. A separate ticket is required to visit NOMA’s galleries and exhibitions.
To learn more about The Rainbow Prince and how to bring this story into your classroom or curriculum, visit therainbowprince.com.

Taylor Family Day
2022-07-30 10:00 - 17:00
In partnership with the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation, NOMA presents an annual family day for Taylor Scholars. Students in the Taylor Scholars program are invited to #ExploreNOMA and participate in special activities throughout the day.
On Saturday, July 30, Taylor Scholars and up to four guests receive free admission the museum. Scholars will also receive a free beverage from Café NOMA and a gift from the NOMA Museum Shop, while supplies last.
Reserve Tickets
To reserve tickets in advance, please select “Taylor Scholar” and the number of tickets you’d like to reserve. Please note that students should bring their Taylor Scholars Award Certificates or their third quarter report card with a photo ID.
About the Taylor Scholars Awards Program
The Taylor Scholars Awards Program is a statewide program that rewards students in grades 6 through 12 with a GPA of 2.5 or higher with free access to Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Audubon Zoo, and the New Orleans Museum of Art.
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Virtual Book Club Discussion: The Flowering
2022-07-28 12:00
The NOMA Book Club meets monthly to discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art in NOMA’s collection and exhibitions. It is an informal group open to anyone on a month-to-month basis. You do not have to attend every meeting or read every book! In addition to monthly virtual book discussions, the Book Club meets periodically in person for curatorial programs related to the book selections.
Books are selected in advance and planned for the entire year according to the exhibition schedule. Participants are expected to procure their own copy of the selected titles. Most of the titles are available for purchase in store at the NOMA Museum Shop.
For more information on the NOMA Book Club please contact NOMA’s Curator of Education, Tracy Kennan, at tkennan@noma.org or (504) 658-4113.
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July 2022
Virtual Book Discussion Group | Thursday, July 28, 12 PM
The Flowering: The Autobiography of Judy Chicago by Judy Chicago
Thames and Hudson, 2021, ISBN: 978-0500094389
Judy Chicago is America’s most dynamic living artist. Her works comprise an array of media from performance and installation to the glittering table laid for thirty-nine iconic women in The Dinner Party (now permanently housed at the Brooklyn Museum), the groundbreaking Birth Project, and the meticulously researched Holocaust Project. She designed the monumental installation for Dior’s 2020 Paris couture show and, in 2019, established the Judy Chicago Portal, which will help to accomplish her lifelong goal of overcoming the erasure that has eclipsed the achievements of so many women.
The Flowering is her vivid and revealing autobiography, fully illustrated with photographs of her work, as well as personal images and a foreword by Gloria Steinem. This narrative weaves together the stories behind some of Chicago’s most significant artworks and her journey as a woman artist, from decades of experience, of how misogyny, racism, and other prejudices intersect to erase the legacies of artists who are not white and male. Chicago reinforces her message of resilience for a new generation of artists and activists.

Education and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by the Zemurray Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; The City of New Orleans; IBERIABANK; The Wagner Foundation; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative, funded by the Walton Family Foundation and the Ford Foundation; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation; Dr. Scott S. Cowen; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Ruby K. Worner Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; The Harry T. Howard III Foundation; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.; Harvey and Marie Orth; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Mrs. Bennett A. Molter, Jr. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Gallery Talk with Curatorial Intern Ava Bush
2022-07-27 12:00 - 12:30
Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists, curators, and other special guests. During these casual conversations, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA.
This week, Curatorial Intern Ava Bush discusses the influences of Nanga and Zenga that can be observed in The Free Hermit Life: Images of Reclusion and Retirement in Japanese Edo-Period Painting.
Free with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. When you arrive at NOMA, check in at the front desk for directions to the appropriate gallery.
Get Tickets
To book your ticket in advance, click the link above and select the day for the gallery talk you’d like to attend.

Education and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by the Zemurray Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; The City of New Orleans; IBERIABANK; The Wagner Foundation; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative, funded by the Walton Family Foundation and the Ford Foundation; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation; Dr. Scott S. Cowen; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Ruby K. Worner Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; The Harry T. Howard III Foundation; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.; Harvey and Marie Orth; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Mrs. Bennett A. Molter, Jr. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Summer Camp Session 6: Ways of Knowing Preteen Art Intensive (Ages 11–13)
2022-07-25 - 2022-07-29
This year, we’re excited to launch a reimagined Summer Camp at NOMA! Weeklong camp sessions offer small-group experiences devoted to a single age group at a time.
Session 6: Ways of Knowing Preteen Art Intensive (Ages 11–13) | July 25–29
NEW! NOMA is excited to introduce a new summer offering for middle school students: the Preteen Art Intensive. This one-week camp program provides campers with an opportunity to work closely with a teaching artist to hone creative skills and develop their own projects.
Learn more and register

Our Big Idea of the Summer…Ways of Knowing
This summer—after a year requiring incredible flexibility, strength, and resilience—we are slowing down to consider the various ways in which we take in and understand our world—to not only survive and adapt, but to thrive!
Our big idea of the summer, Ways of Knowing, celebrates what and how we come to know what we know. Weekly sub-themes help campers dig deeper into some of the ways we build our personal truths through observation and the five senses; emotion; memory; reason; and imagination.
All Summer Camp Sessions
Session 1: June 13-17 | Ages 5-7 | Sensing is Knowing Sensory Perception
Session 2: June 20-24 | Ages 8-10 | Remember When? Memory
Session 3: June 27-July 1 | Ages 5-7 | Think Beyond Imagination
Session 4: July 11-15 | Ages 8-10 | If/Then Reason and Experimentation
Session 5: July 18-22 | Ages 8-10 | Only I Know Personal Truths and Identity
Session 6: July 25-29 | Ages 11-13 | Pre-Teen Intensive: Ways of Knowing

Summer Camp Session 5: Only I Know (Ages 8–10)
2022-07-18 - 2022-07-22
This year, we’re excited to launch a reimagined Summer Camp at NOMA! Weeklong camp sessions offer small-group experiences devoted to a single age group at a time.
Session 5: Only I Know (Ages 8–10) | July 18–22
When we talk about a work of art together, each viewer has unique thoughts and ideas to share! Dig deeper into ideas of self like self-portraiture, identity, and storytelling through projects that are all about you.
Learn more and register

Our Big Idea of the Summer…Ways of Knowing
This summer—after a year requiring incredible flexibility, strength, and resilience—we are slowing down to consider the various ways in which we take in and understand our world—to not only survive and adapt, but to thrive!
Our big idea of the summer, Ways of Knowing, celebrates what and how we come to know what we know. Weekly sub-themes help campers dig deeper into some of the ways we build our personal truths through observation and the five senses; emotion; memory; reason; and imagination.
All Summer Camp Sessions
Session 1: June 13-17 | Ages 5-7 | Sensing is Knowing Sensory Perception
Session 2: June 20-24 | Ages 8-10 | Remember When? Memory
Session 3: June 27-July 1 | Ages 5-7 | Think Beyond Imagination
Session 4: July 11-15 | Ages 8-10 | If/Then Reason and Experimentation
Session 5: July 18-22 | Ages 8-10 | Only I Know Personal Truths and Identity
Session 6: July 25-29 | Ages 11-13 | Pre-Teen Intensive: Ways of Knowing

Funerary Traditions in Ancient Egypt and New Orleans
2022-07-16 15:00
One of the most notable characteristics of Ancient Egyptian culture is preparation for the afterlife. Rituals around funerals and burials have long been of popular interest, and many of these traditions can be seen in contemporary African-American culture. Rhodes Funeral Home currently operates as the oldest African-American-owned business in New Orleans and the genesis of its creation is rooted in many of the same intentions that those within Ancient Egypt had within their burial traditions.
For this conversation, Community Engagement Curator Nic Brierre Aziz is in dialogue with Stephanie Rhodes Navarre and Joan Rhodes, two of the four managers of the Rhodes Funeral Home, to explore the history of their family’s business, the traditions that go into their burials and the ways in which their work relates to the African-based funerary practices of Ancient Egypt.
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This program is free to the public. Guests interested in visiting the museum and Queen Nefertari’s Egypt should purchase separate tickets for entry to the galleries.

About Queen Nefertari’s Egypt
Queen Nefertari’s Egypt brings to life the role of Nefertari and other powerful women in ancient Egypt through 230 exceptional objects, including statues, jewelry, vases, papyrus, steles, wooden coffins, and stone sarcophagi, as well as tools and various items of daily life from the artisan village of Deir-el-Medina, home to those who created the royal tombs.
Learn More

Book Club: Curatorial Program with Tracy Kennan
2022-07-14 12:00
The NOMA Book Club meets monthly to discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art in NOMA’s collection and exhibitions. It is an informal group open to anyone on a month-to-month basis. You do not have to attend every meeting or read every book! In addition to monthly discussions, the Book Club meets periodically for curatorial programs related to the book selections.
Books are selected in advance and planned for the entire year according to the exhibition schedule. Participants are expected to procure their own copy of the selected titles. Most of the titles are available for purchase in store at the NOMA Museum Shop.
For more information on the NOMA Book Club please contact NOMA’s Curator of Education, Tracy Kennan, at tkennan@noma.org or (504) 658-4113.
REGISTER NOW
July 2022
Virtual Curatorial Program | Thursday, July 14, 12 pm
with Tracy Kennan, Curator of Education

The Flowering: The Autobiography of Judy Chicago by Judy Chicago
Thames and Hudson, 2021, ISBN: 978-0500094389
Judy Chicago is America’s most dynamic living artist. Her works comprise an array of media from performance and installation to the glittering table laid for thirty-nine iconic women in The Dinner Party (now permanently housed at the Brooklyn Museum), the groundbreaking Birth Project, and the meticulously researched Holocaust Project. She designed the monumental installation for Dior’s 2020 Paris couture show and, in 2019, established the Judy Chicago Portal, which will help to accomplish her lifelong goal of overcoming the erasure that has eclipsed the achievements of so many women.
The Flowering is her vivid and revealing autobiography, fully illustrated with photographs of her work, as well as personal images and a foreword by Gloria Steinem. This narrative weaves together the stories behind some of Chicago’s most significant artworks and her journey as a woman artist, from decades of experience, of how misogyny, racism, and other prejudices intersect to erase the legacies of artists who are not white and male. Chicago reinforces her message of resilience for a new generation of artists and activists.

Education and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by the Zemurray Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; The City of New Orleans; IBERIABANK; The Wagner Foundation; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative, funded by the Walton Family Foundation and the Ford Foundation; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation; Dr. Scott S. Cowen; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Ruby K. Worner Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; The Harry T. Howard III Foundation; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.; Harvey and Marie Orth; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Mrs. Bennett A. Molter, Jr. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Gallery Talk with Curator Russell Lord
2022-07-13 12:00 - 12:30
Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists, curators, and other special guests. During these casual conversations, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA.
This week, Russell Lord, NOMA’s Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, Prints, and Drawings, discusses works currently on view in Anne Noggle: Herself.
Free with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. When you arrive at NOMA, check in at the front desk for directions to the appropriate gallery.
Get Tickets
To book your ticket in advance, click the link above and select the day for the gallery talk you’d like to attend.

Education and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by the Zemurray Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; The City of New Orleans; IBERIABANK; The Wagner Foundation; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative, funded by the Walton Family Foundation and the Ford Foundation; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation; Dr. Scott S. Cowen; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Ruby K. Worner Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; The Harry T. Howard III Foundation; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.; Harvey and Marie Orth; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Mrs. Bennett A. Molter, Jr. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Ancient Egypt in New Orleans: A Community Conversation
2022-07-12 18:00 - 20:00
In conjunction with the exhibition Queen Nefertari’s Egypt, museologist Erika Witt leads a community conversation to explore how ancient Egypt is recognized in different aspects of New Orleans’s culture. Featured panelists are experts in history, spiritualism, and iconography, and the group will discuss how resonances of ancient Egypt can be found in the daily life, work, and cultural activities of New Orleanians.
Panelists include:

Moderator: Erika Witt, Museologist and Doctor of Design in Cultural Preservation Candidate, College of Art and Design, Louisiana State University
Shaka Zulu, Big Chief of the Golden Feather Hunters
Haitham Eid, Director, Museum Studies Program, Southern University of New Orleans
Zenia “Aten” Smith, Captain, Krewe of Nefertiti
Khaled Hegazzi, Owner, Pharaoh’s Cave and Sittoo’s Kitchen
Melinda Nelson-Hurst, Research Associate, Department of Anthropology, Tulane University

Register Now
This program is free to the public. Guests interested in visiting the museum and Queen Nefertari’s Egypt should purchase separate tickets for entry to the galleries.

About Queen Nefertari’s Egypt
Queen Nefertari’s Egypt brings to life the role of Nefertari and other powerful women in ancient Egypt through 230 exceptional objects, including statues, jewelry, vases, papyrus, steles, wooden coffins, and stone sarcophagi, as well as tools and various items of daily life from the artisan village of Deir-el-Medina, home to those who created the royal tombs.
Learn More

Summer Camp Session 4: If/Then (Ages 8–10)
2022-07-11 - 2022-07-15
This year, we’re excited to launch a reimagined Summer Camp at NOMA! Weeklong camp sessions offer small-group experiences devoted to a single age group at a time.
Session 4: If/Then (Ages 8–10) | July 11–15
Curious minds and busy hands are encouraged to reason and experiment through art and art-making in this awe-inspiring session. Record and document the world around you and test the cause and effects of different art-making techniques and processes.
Learn more and register

Our Big Idea of the Summer…Ways of Knowing
This summer—after a year requiring incredible flexibility, strength, and resilience—we are slowing down to consider the various ways in which we take in and understand our world—to not only survive and adapt, but to thrive!
Our big idea of the summer, Ways of Knowing, celebrates what and how we come to know what we know. Weekly sub-themes help campers dig deeper into some of the ways we build our personal truths through observation and the five senses; emotion; memory; reason; and imagination.
All Summer Camp Sessions
Session 1: June 13-17 | Ages 5-7 | Sensing is Knowing Sensory Perception
Session 2: June 20-24 | Ages 8-10 | Remember When? Memory
Session 3: June 27-July 1 | Ages 5-7 | Think Beyond Imagination
Session 4: July 11-15 | Ages 8-10 | If/Then Reason and Experimentation
Session 5: July 18-22 | Ages 8-10 | Only I Know Personal Truths and Identity
Session 6: July 25-29 | Ages 11-13 | Pre-Teen Intensive: Ways of Knowing

An Evening with Nefertari at Café NOMA
2022-07-07 17:30 - 20:30 | Café NOMA, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, New Orleans, LA, 70124, United States
Join us for a one-of-a-kind experience of Queen Nefertari’s Egypt.
Take a private tour of the exhibition and then enjoy a multi-course dinner at Café NOMA created by Egyptian-born chef Khaled Hegazzi of Sittoo’s Kitchen.
6 pm: Exclusive access to Queen Nefertari’s Egypt with a private docent-led tour.
7 pm: Seated four-course dinner at Café NOMA including specialty non-alcoholic drink
Wine and beer available for purchase
Tickets are $80 (tax and gratuity included)
PURCHASE TICKETS

Menu
Welcome Drink
Qamar El Din – Apricot with rose and orange blossom water
Appetizer
Arugula Salad with Fatir – Sliced phyllo dough stuffed with feta, garlic, cilantro, dill
First Course
Moussaka (Egyptian eggplant) – Served with zataar bread
Second Course
Buttered Lamb Chops – Served with grape leaves stuffed with freekeh, served with mint yogurt sauce
Third Course
Baklava – pecan and shredded coconut (served with hot mint tea)

About Queen Nefertari’s Egypt
Queen Nefertari’s Egypt brings to life the role of Nefertari and other powerful women in ancient Egypt through 230 exceptional objects, including statues, jewelry, vases, papyrus, steles, wooden coffins, and stone sarcophagi, as well as tools and various items of daily life from the artisan village of Deir-el-Medina, home to those who created the royal tombs.
Learn More

Gallery Talk with Casey Delmont
2022-07-06 12:00 - 13:00
Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists, curators, and other special guests. During these casual conversations, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA.
The fleur-de-lis is undoubtedly one of New Orleans’s most prominent symbols, and today it can be found on everything from football helmets to gates and garbage cans. Beyond the New Orleans Saints and even the French monarchy, the fleur-de-lis has even deeper roots that stretch to the continent of Africa. In his book Fleur Of The Nile: Remaking The Fleur-De-Lis, Casey Delmont traces the origins of the fleur-de-lis and illuminates its relationship to the ancient Egyptian lotus. During this special Wednesday gallery talk in the museum’s Lapis Center for the Arts, Delmont will be in conversation with NOMA’s Community Engagement Curator Nic Brierre Aziz regarding the book, the history of this popular symbol, and the layers of complexity that the fleur-de-lis still holds.
Free with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. When you arrive at NOMA, check in at the front desk for directions to the appropriate gallery.
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To book your ticket in advance, click the link above and select the day for the gallery talk you’d like to attend.

About Casey Delmont
Casey Delmont is Chief Creative at Roux Brands, a Louisiana design firm that focuses on the promotion of cultural products inspired by everything “Cajun Creole.” He graduated from LSU with a degree in art history with specific coursework in ornament and pattern analysis. His early creative involvement with the fleur-de-lis and his interest in symmetry analysis of the symbol led him to pen an engaging story based on substantiative evidence presupposing the Egyptian origins of the fleur-de-lis. His book Fleur of the Nile claims that the fleur-de-lis is an ancient iteration of an archetypical double-flower motif which emanated from prehistoric human ornamentation that began in Africa as far back in time as 35,000 BCE. Casey has produced over 8 books through Roux Publishing and has written or contributed to two other books including La Fleur De Lis: Histories, Mysteries, Recipes and Mixologies of the World’s Oldest Symbol. He is a native and resident of Louisiana and has been recognized as a creative force in the Capital City helping to bring new life to the rich cultural heritage of Louisiana and the Greater South. For more information about his work on the fleur visit fleur-de-lis.com.

Education and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by the Zemurray Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; The City of New Orleans; IBERIABANK; The Wagner Foundation; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative, funded by the Walton Family Foundation and the Ford Foundation; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation; Dr. Scott S. Cowen; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Ruby K. Worner Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; The Harry T. Howard III Foundation; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.; Harvey and Marie Orth; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Mrs. Bennett A. Molter, Jr. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

First Fridays at NOMA: Friday Night Fiyah!
2022-07-01 18:00 - 22:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
#ExploreNOMA after hours.
The museum is open late night for an evening packed with musical performances, gallery tours, and special pop-ups.
Each month, the museum presents First Fridays at NOMA, an after-hours inclusive programmatic mix of live DJs and bands; local creatives speaking about their favorite works of art; a range of performance and dance; and unique experiences of all kinds in response to art from across time and place.
Participants will meet artists, get creative, and immerse themselves in New Orleans’s creative community.

Friday Night Fiyah! with Kelly Love Jones and Friends | July 1
This special program features live music and performances from Kelly Love Jones and friends—including Sha’Condria “iCon” Sibley, Jesse Armerding, Empress Iyahdae, Jamal Batiste, DJ Chinua, and Alan Grimes.
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Music from Kelly Love Jones and Friends
7:30 pm in Lapis Center for the Arts
Kelly Love Jones and friends perform selections from Jones’s latest album, TRUST. Collaborators include the Jamal Batiste Band, Sha’Condria “iCon” Sibley, Empress Iyahdae, Jesse Armerding, and Lakeba Angelle.
Jones’s artistic, creative, and cultural work is centered at the heart of healing, empowerment, and forgiveness. She likes to call her music “New Orleans Swag” because it is influenced by and mixes in the traditional rhythms of the Second Line, R&B, hip-hop, and folk. Jones’s music also celebrates legendary artists and their traditions, like Deacon John and Allen Toussaint, who through their musicality and songwriting made available New Orleans’ soulful and spirit-filled culture, the bayou landscape, and its colorful heritage to people around the world. Jones’s music is a good bowl of gumbo, mixing in all these traditions to produce songs that honor love, well-being, ancestry, family, tradition, and good times.

Sets from DJ Chinua
6:00–7:15 and 8:30–10:00 pm in the Coleman Courtyard
DJ Chinua is a New Orleans–based DJ and event curator interested in facilitating community and connection through live events and global sounds. His projects include a two-year collaboration with Solange Knowles as resident DJ for Saint Heron’s Proclamation dance party series as well as ongoing collaborations with Arcade Fire for their Krewe du Kanaval celebrations and DOPEciety for Couches. He is also the founder and co-sound selector for Ascendance, a monthly zodiac-themed dance party.

Still Life with Alan Grimes
6:15–7:15 pm in the Coleman Courtyard
Alan Grimes’s still life sessions started five years ago at Gallery 992 in Atlanta for the vanguard of artists and photographers. Combining academic figure drawing and set design with a community collection of work, the program has evolved into a diverse artistic/photographic think tank that flushes out amazing conceptual pieces in a live setting with 15- to 20-minute poses by models.
For this event, materials will be provided to produce your own drawings.

Performance by Jesse Armerding
7:15 pm in the Coleman Courtyard
Jesse Armerding is a drummer originally from New England. He enjoys mixing drumming with other mediums, such as playing for dancers, creating characters, and foraging found-object percussion. He has performed with the New York and international cast of STOMP and has taught body percussion workshops at Harvard University.

Ticketing and Admission
$30 General Admission | $15 for Members
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Because admission to Queen Nefertari’s Egypt is included with your ticket, you must select a timed ticket your visit. You’ll have access to the entire night’s events from 6 to 10 pm, but that selected time will be when you’re able to view this special exhibition. Even if you don’t plan to visit Queen Nefertari’s Egypt, you still need to select a time when checking out.
Please note that food and drinks are not included in the ticket price. They are available for purchase directly from our partner vendors.

Additional Bios and Credits

About Lakeba Angelle
Respected in the community as a captivating entrepreneur, Lakeba Angelle is a gifted creative, mastering the arts as a chef, dancer, writer, poet, and motivational speaker. She is a goal-oriented thinker who creates excellence in anything she touches.

About Jamal Batiste
New Orleans’s Jamal Batiste Band is a renowned crew of music masters, playing percussion-charged rock, funk, soul, gospel, hip-hop, and R&B around the world. They have performed in nearly every corner of North America, as well as in the Caribbean, South Africa, Morocco, Japan, Ireland, Scotland, France, and England. The band writes, records, and performs on the Jam-All Pro. Music Group independent record label.

About Empress Iyahdae
Empress Iyahdae is a creator and artist, who has traveled through many mediums including tattooing, jewelry, graphite portraiture, and ceramics. Photography, however, is their love and allows their heart to fly free. For Iyahdae, every picture is as unique as the individual behind the camera, and their work understands the power of perspective and how art can be used to inspire and invoke feelings of healing, peace, awareness, and truth. Iyahdae uses photography intentionally to help others see the value in themselves.

About Sha’Condria “iCon” Sibley
Born by the Red River waters of Central Louisiana and the only child of her parents to survive outside the womb, Sha’Condria “iCon” Sibley is an intentional, evolving, faith-spirited, multi-inspired artist based in New Orleans. Working in many mediums, her work spans across page, stage, canvas, theater, music, talk radio, and short film. Sha’Condria earned her Bachelor of Science in biology from Xavier University of Louisiana and further studied community health sciences with a focus in maternal and child health at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She is a multiple-time national poetry slam champion and viral spoken word artist who shares her work nationally and internationally, appearing in the third season of TV One’s Verses and Flow, as well as on British television and BBC World Radio. She uses her words and work in collaboration with community-based organizations, schools, universities, and detention centers. She also brings her gifts to stages at major music festivals, on music projects alongside Grammy Award-winning artists and an orchestra, in art museums, at film festivals, in anthologies and documentaries, as well as on many notable platforms including For Harriet, Huffington Post, and Teen Vogue. Sha’Condria is the author of My Name Is Pronounced Holy: A Collection of Poems, Prayers, Rememberings, and Reclamations.
Thank You to Our Supporters
First Fridays at NOMA is supported in part by grant funds from the Azby Fund; Ruby K. Worner Charitable Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation; and the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Gallery Talk: Beauford Delaney
2022-06-29 12:00 - 12:30
Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists, curators, and other special guests. During these casual conversations, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA.
This week, NOMA Museum Educator Bea Mandel discusses a work by Beauford Delaney on view on the museum’s second floor.
Free with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. When you arrive at NOMA, check in at the front desk for directions to the appropriate gallery.
Get Tickets
To book your ticket in advance, click the link above and select the day for the gallery talk you’d like to attend.

Education and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by the Zemurray Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; The City of New Orleans; IBERIABANK; The Wagner Foundation; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative, funded by the Walton Family Foundation and the Ford Foundation; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation; Dr. Scott S. Cowen; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Ruby K. Worner Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; The Harry T. Howard III Foundation; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.; Harvey and Marie Orth; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Mrs. Bennett A. Molter, Jr. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Summer Camp Session 3: Think Beyond (Ages 5–7)
2022-06-27 - 2022-07-01
This year, we’re excited to launch a reimagined Summer Camp at NOMA! Weeklong camp sessions offer small-group experiences devoted to a single age group at a time.
Session 3: Think Beyond (Ages 5–7) | June 27–July 1
Artists have a way of opening up doors to different worlds and possibilities. Take inspiration from art works as varied as glimmering Fairyland Lusterware bowls and vases and the larger-than-life snail of Hank Willis Thomas’ History of the Conquest in the Sculpture Garden to imagine mind-expanding creations of your own.
Learn more and register

Our Big Idea of the Summer…Ways of Knowing
This summer—after a year requiring incredible flexibility, strength, and resilience—we are slowing down to consider the various ways in which we take in and understand our world—to not only survive and adapt, but to thrive!
Our big idea of the summer, Ways of Knowing, celebrates what and how we come to know what we know. Weekly sub-themes help campers dig deeper into some of the ways we build our personal truths through observation and the five senses; emotion; memory; reason; and imagination.
All Summer Camp Sessions
Session 1: June 13-17 | Ages 5-7 | Sensing is Knowing Sensory Perception
Session 2: June 20-24 | Ages 8-10 | Remember When? Memory
Session 3: June 27-July 1 | Ages 5-7 | Think Beyond Imagination
Session 4: July 11-15 | Ages 8-10 | If/Then Reason and Experimentation
Session 5: July 18-22 | Ages 8-10 | Only I Know Personal Truths and Identity
Session 6: July 25-29 | Ages 11-13 | Pre-Teen Intensive: Ways of Knowing

Lecture with Kara Cooney: Women and Power in Ancient Egypt
2022-06-24 18:00 | NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
In this lecture, Kara Cooney, author of When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt, addresses questions of ancient social inequalities and how women negotiated their limited leadership roles. How was their power expressed when regularly cloaked by a man’s dominance? Were they able to rule “behind the throne”? How much of this ancient reality still touches us today?
Following the lecture, there will be a book signing with the author and attendees will have access to explore the special exhibition Queen Nefertari’s Egypt.
Tickets are $20 | $10 for NOMA members
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About Kara Cooney
Kara Cooney is a professor of Egyptology at UCLA and Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. Specializing in social history, gender studies, and economies in the ancient world, she received her Ph.D. in Egyptology from Johns Hopkins University. In 2005, she was co-curator of Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Cooney produced a comparative archaeology television series, titled Out of Egypt, which aired in 2009 on the Discovery Channel and is available online. Her popular books include The Women Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut’s Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt, When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt, and The Good Kings: Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt and the Modern World. Her books Recycling for Death from American University in Cairo Press and Ancient Egyptian Society: Challenging Assumptions, Exploring Approaches from Routledge are forthcoming.
[Photo by Mikel Healey]

Virtual Book Club Discussion: Optic Nerve
2022-06-24 12:00
The NOMA Book Club meets monthly to discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art in NOMA’s collection and exhibitions. It is an informal group open to anyone on a month-to-month basis. You do not have to attend every meeting or read every book! In addition to monthly virtual book discussions, the Book Club meets periodically in person for curatorial programs related to the book selections.
Books are selected in advance and planned for the entire year according to the exhibition schedule. Participants are expected to procure their own copy of the selected titles. Most of the titles are available for purchase in store at the NOMA Museum Shop.
For more information on the NOMA Book Club please contact NOMA’s Curator of Education, Tracy Kennan, at tkennan@noma.org or (504) 658-4113.
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June 2022
Virtual Book Discussion Group | Friday, June 24, 12 PM

Optic Nerve by Maria Gainza
Catapult, 2020, ISBN: 978-1646220021
The narrator of Optic Nerve is an Argentinian woman whose obsession is art. The story of her life is the story of the paintings, and painters, who matter to her. Her intimate, digressive voice guides us through a gallery of moments that have touched her. Fascinating episodes in art history interact with the narrator’s life in Buenos Aires— her family and work; her loves and losses; her infatuations and disappointments.
In these pages, El Greco visits the Sistine Chapel and is appalled by Michelangelo’s bodies. The mystery of Rothko’s refusal to finish murals for the Seagram Building
in New York is blended with the story of a hospital in which a prostitute walks the halls while the narrator’s husband receives chemotherapy. Alfred de Dreux visits Géricault’s workshop. Seductive and capricious, Optic Nerve marks the English– language debut of a major Argentinian writer. It is a book that captures, like no other, the mysterious connections between a work of art and the person who perceives it.

Education and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by the Zemurray Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; The City of New Orleans; IBERIABANK; The Wagner Foundation; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative, funded by the Walton Family Foundation and the Ford Foundation; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation; Dr. Scott S. Cowen; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Ruby K. Worner Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; The Harry T. Howard III Foundation; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.; Harvey and Marie Orth; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Mrs. Bennett A. Molter, Jr. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Gallery Talk: Pedro Reyes and Carol Bove
2022-06-22 12:00 - 12:30
Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists, curators, and other special guests. During these casual conversations, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA.
This week, NOMA’s Learning and Engagement Assistant Connor Kilian discusses works by Pedro Reyes and Carol Bove in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
The Besthoff Sculpture Garden is free and open to the public seven days a week. This gallery talk will take place in the garden’s outdoor amphitheater.

Education and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by the Zemurray Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; The City of New Orleans; IBERIABANK; The Wagner Foundation; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative, funded by the Walton Family Foundation and the Ford Foundation; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation; Dr. Scott S. Cowen; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Ruby K. Worner Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; The Harry T. Howard III Foundation; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.; Harvey and Marie Orth; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Mrs. Bennett A. Molter, Jr. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Summer Camp Session 2: Remember When? (Ages 8–10)
2022-06-20 - 2022-06-24
This year, we’re excited to launch a reimagined Summer Camp at NOMA! Weeklong camp sessions offer small-group experiences devoted to a single age group at a time.
Session 2: Remember When? (Ages 8–10) | June 20–24
Walking through the galleries at NOMA is like a walk through time. In this session, explore the depths of your memory and make parallels between the past and present through some of NOMA’s oldest artworks and artifacts.
Learn more and register

Our Big Idea of the Summer…Ways of Knowing
This summer—after a year requiring incredible flexibility, strength, and resilience—we are slowing down to consider the various ways in which we take in and understand our world—to not only survive and adapt, but to thrive!
Our big idea of the summer, Ways of Knowing, celebrates what and how we come to know what we know. Weekly sub-themes help campers dig deeper into some of the ways we build our personal truths through observation and the five senses; emotion; memory; reason; and imagination.
All Summer Camp Sessions
Session 1: June 13-17 | Ages 5-7 | Sensing is Knowing Sensory Perception
Session 2: June 20-24 | Ages 8-10 | Remember When? Memory
Session 3: June 27-July 1 | Ages 5-7 | Think Beyond Imagination
Session 4: July 11-15 | Ages 8-10 | If/Then Reason and Experimentation
Session 5: July 18-22 | Ages 8-10 | Only I Know Personal Truths and Identity
Session 6: July 25-29 | Ages 11-13 | Pre-Teen Intensive: Ways of Knowing

Celebrating Juneteenth at NOMA
2022-06-19 10:00 - 17:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Join us at NOMA for a day of activities to celebrate Juneteenth—the annual holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States—and support the ongoing movement for justice, equity, and liberation. Come together for special programs, performances, guided tours, and art-making activities for all ages. Stop by throughout the day to share what celebrating Juneteenth means to you.
Programs and admission are free to the public.
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Please note that reservations with a timed ticket are required to view Queen Nefertari’s Egypt during this day.

Faith, Emancipation, and Hope!
Presented by the New Orleans Opera and OperaCréole
2 pm
This 50-minute program centers on the contributions of classical and operatic composers of the African Diaspora, highlighting those from New Orleans. The program includes the music of Edmond Dédé, Ernesto Lecuona, and more!

Detroit Brooks Sr. Trio
11:00 am
Detroit Brooks, famed session and touring guitarist of the New Orleans music scene, has the most recognizable face in the city. Often admired by guitarists world-wide, Brooks’ laid-back demeanor masks one of the most heralded and sought-after performer, songwriter, and session men of our time.
He began his career at an early age, touring with his famous family which includes his world-famous sister Juanita Brooks, of “Juanita’s Gospel Express,” as well as his acclaimed father, George A. Brooks, Sr., of the famous “Masonic Kings.” Like many accomplished guitarists, Detroit mastered his craft on the road where the performances were “long, free and continuous.” His skill, technique and experience brought him quick recognition and the opportunity to play with gospel greats like Clarence Fountain & the Five Blind Boys, Dorothy Norwood, Reverend Ernest Franklin, Albertina Walker, Raymond Myles and The Rams and the famed Zion Harmonizers.

Guided Tours of Queen Nefertari’s Egypt
10:30 am, 1:00 pm, and 3:30 pm
Join a tour of Queen Nefertari’s Egypt designed for all ages. There is limited capacity for each time slot. Please sign up at the admissions desk when you arrive.

Art-Making Activity: Freedom News
10 am–4 pm
On the first floor of the museum, participate in an art-making activity led by NOMA museum educators inspired by the history of Juneteenth.

Free Admission to the Museum and Queen Nefertari’s Egypt
10 am–5 pm
On Sunday, June 19, enjoy free admission to NOMA, the Besthoff Sculpture Garden, and the special exhibition Queen Nefertari’s Egypt. #ExploreNOMA with our complimentary mobile guide, which explores the theme of freedom throughout the museum.

About Juneteenth
Juneteenth refers to June 19, 1865, when Union general Gordon Granger read out federal orders declaring that all people previously enslaved in Texas were free, nearly two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Through grassroots efforts, Black people in Texas reclaimed June 19 from a day of unheeded military orders as the first celebration of “Juneteenth” a year later in 1866, and it continues as a celebration for Black liberation across the country. To learn more, see “What Is Juneteenth?” by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Gallery Talk with Melinda Nelson-Hurst
2022-06-15 12:00 - 12:30
Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists, curators, and other special guests. During these casual conversations, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA.
This week, Egyptologist Melinda Nelson-Hurst discusses hieroglyphs in the context of the special exhibition Queen Nefertari’s Egypt.
Free with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. When you arrive at NOMA, check in at the front desk for directions to the appropriate gallery.
Get Tickets
To book your ticket in advance, click the link above and select the day for the gallery talk you’d like to attend.

Education and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by the Zemurray Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; The City of New Orleans; IBERIABANK; The Wagner Foundation; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative, funded by the Walton Family Foundation and the Ford Foundation; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation; Dr. Scott S. Cowen; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Ruby K. Worner Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; The Harry T. Howard III Foundation; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.; Harvey and Marie Orth; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Mrs. Bennett A. Molter, Jr. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

CANCELED | Artful Palate with Café NOMA
2022-06-14 18:00 - 19:00
Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group and Café NOMA present a special series of Artful Palate cooking demonstrations at the museum! Taking inspiration from Queen Nefertari’s Egypt, these editions of Artful Palate bring Egyptian-born chefs from near and far to bring the flavors and culinary history of the country to you.
Unfortunately, we will not be hosting Artful Palate on June 14. We look forward to bringing the series back soon.

Summer Camp Session 1: Sensing Is Knowing (Ages 5–7)
2022-06-13 - 2022-06-17
This year, we’re excited to launch a reimagined Summer Camp at NOMA! Weeklong camp sessions offer small-group experiences devoted to a single age group at a time.
Session 1: Sensing is Knowing (Ages 5–7) | June 13–17
What can our five senses tell us about our world? Explore how sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing can be a part of experiencing and making art.
Learn more and register

Our Big Idea of the Summer…Ways of Knowing
This summer—after a year requiring incredible flexibility, strength, and resilience—we are slowing down to consider the various ways in which we take in and understand our world—to not only survive and adapt, but to thrive!
Our big idea of the summer, Ways of Knowing, celebrates what and how we come to know what we know. Weekly sub-themes help campers dig deeper into some of the ways we build our personal truths through observation and the five senses; emotion; memory; reason; and imagination.
All Summer Camp Sessions
Session 1: June 13-17 | Ages 5-7 | Sensing is Knowing Sensory Perception
Session 2: June 20-24 | Ages 8-10 | Remember When? Memory
Session 3: June 27-July 1 | Ages 5-7 | Think Beyond Imagination
Session 4: July 11-15 | Ages 8-10 | If/Then Reason and Experimentation
Session 5: July 18-22 | Ages 8-10 | Only I Know Personal Truths and Identity
Session 6: July 25-29 | Ages 11-13 | Pre-Teen Intensive: Ways of Knowing
