NOMA Book Club: Program with Curator Katie Pfohl
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAJoin the NOMA Book Club! Each month Book Club reads art-related fiction and non-fiction, and engages in discussion groups, curatorial programs and field trips correlating with each book. Most Book Club programs start promptly at noon, but please come at 11:30 if you wish to bring a sack lunch and meet with friends. NOMA provides...
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...
Studio KIDS!
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAArt Detectives, get your magnifying glasses ready! This spring, uncover details hidden throughout the museum. Studio KIDS! classes explore art made by diverse cultures throughout time as inspiration for art projects.
StoryQuest
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LASpark imagination, creativity, and a love of reading. Professional authors, actors and artists bring the world of children’s literature to NOMA in this family program. Family activities are offered after each StoryQuest to encourage museum exploration.
Noontime Talk with Alice Yelen Gitter
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAJoin us at NOMA for a Noontime Talk. Noontime Talks are brief, casual discussions on exhibitions or works of art in the galleries, given by NOMA curators and special guests. Alice Yelen Gitter, Senior Curator for Collections Research will discuss the field of self-taught art and the two exhibitions Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American...
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...
NOMA Egg Hunt & Family Festival Presented by Whitney Bank
Saturday, March 12, 2016 | 10 am - 2 pm Join us on Saturday, March 12, 2016 for the NOMA Egg Hunt & Family Festival in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Bring your family for a fun-filled day featuring egg hunts, a petting zoo, spacewalks, face painting, crafts activities and more! The NOMA...
StoryQuest
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LASpark imagination, creativity, and a love of reading. Professional authors, actors and artists bring the world of children’s literature to NOMA in this family program. Family activities are offered after each StoryQuest to encourage museum exploration.
Noontime Talk with Anne C. B. Roberts
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAJoin us at NOMA for a Noontime Talk. Noontime Talks are brief, casual discussions on exhibitions or works of art in the galleries, given by NOMA curators and special guests. “Codes, Metaphors, and Meanings” Curatorial assistant Anne C. B. Roberts will discuss codes, metaphors, and meanings in the exhibition Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American...
Art in Bloom presented by IBERIABANK
One of the most anticipated springtime events in New Orleans, Art in Bloom showcases spectacular floral designs created by over 100 exhibitors that remain on display at NOMA for five days, from March 16-20. This year’s theme, Artful Entertaining, will bring together exhibitors from New Orleans and beyond to celebrate the art of entertaining. Proceeds...
NOMA Book Club: Field Trip to the Chauvin Sculpture Garden, Nicholls State University Art Studio
Join the NOMA Book Club! Each month Book Club reads art-related fiction and non-fiction, and engages in discussion groups, curatorial programs and field trips correlating with each book. Details on this field trip to come. Book Club members may buy their reading selections at the NOMA Museum Shop at a 20% discount. Call the Shop...
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...