New Orleans Museum of Art

Book Club Discussion: Kiki Man Ray
2023-03-30 12:00 (America/Chicago) | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
The NOMA Book Club meets monthly to discuss fiction and non-fiction books related to art in NOMA’s collection and exhibitions. It is an informal group open to anyone on a month-to-month basis. In addition to monthly book discussions, the book club meets periodically for curatorial programs related to the book selections. You do not have to attend every meeting or read every book to join.
Book selections are inspired by the museum’s exhibition schedule. Participants are expected to procure their own copies, and selections are also available at the NOMA Museum Shop, where museum members receive a 10% discount.
Meetings are held in person or via Zoom. All meetings begin at 12 pm.
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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March 2023
Book Club Discussion | Thursday, March 30, 12 pm

Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris by Mark Braude
W.W. Norton & Company, 2022, ISBN-13: 978-1324006015
In freewheeling 1920s Paris, Kiki de Montparnasse captivated as a nightclub performer, sold out gallery showings of her paintings, starred in Surrealist films, and shared drinks and ideas with the likes of Jean Cocteau and Marcel Duchamp. Her best-selling memoir―featuring an introduction by Ernest Hemingway―made front-page news in France and was immediately banned in America. All before she turned thirty. Kiki and Man Ray met in 1921 during a chance encounter at a café. What followed was an explosive decade-long connection, both professional and romantic, during which the couple grew and experimented as artists, competed for fame, and created many of the shocking images that cemented Man Ray’s reputation as one of the great artists of the modern era. The works they made together, including the Surrealist icons Le Violon d’Ingres and Noire et blanche, now set records at auction. Charting their volatile relationship, award-winning historian Mark Braude illuminates for the first time Kiki’s seminal influence not only on Man Ray’s art, but on the culture of 1920s Paris and beyond.

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.

NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival
2023-04-01 10:00 - 13:00
The New Orleans Museum of Art invites you to the
NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival
Saturday, April 1, 10 am–1 pm
Egg Hunts Begin at 10:30 am
NOMA Egg Hunt Chairs
Courtney Lane and Jenny Longwell
NVC Chair
Elizabeth Grimes
The NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival is a fun and festive event for families featuring arts & crafts, games, face painting, snacks, drinks, music, and more.
The festival is set within the picturesque Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden—one of the most popular public spaces in New Orleans for families and visitors alike.
For many families, this event is their first introduction to the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Funds raised support NOMA’s education and exhibition programs.

NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival Tickets

$10 | NOMA Member | Through March 31 | Adults and Children
$15 | Non-Member | Through March 31 | Adults and Children
All tickets are $18 on the day of the event.
Free admission for children ages 2 and under.
Refreshments are included in ticket price, excluding alcoholic beverages.

Advance ticket sales have closed. A limited number of tickets are available at the door.
The Egg Hunt and Family Festival is a rain-or-shine event. Tickets are non-refundable.

Schedule of Activities
Entertainment
10 am–1 pm
DJ Audio Jocks
10:30–11:00 am
Egg Hunt
(ages 4 and under)
10:30–11:00 am
Egg Hunt
(ages 5 and up)
Pine Grove Activities
10:00 am–12:30 pm
Craft Station presented by Nurture Nannies
10 am–1 pm
DJ Audio Jocks
10 am–1 pm
Juggler & Magician
10 am–1 pm
Art Activities presented by Magic Box Toys
10 am–1 pm
Face Painting
10 am–1 pm
Photography by Polo Silk
Oak Grove Activities
10:30 am–1:00 pm
Face Painting presented by Urgent Care for Children
10:30–11:00 am
Egg Hunt
(ages 4 and under)
10:30–11:00 am
Egg Hunt
(ages 5 and up)
11 am–1 pm
Hula Hoop Station presented by Burkart Family
11 am–1 pm
Tattoo Salon
11 am–1 pm
Art Activities presented by Young Rembrandts
Special Guests
Alice in Wonderland and the Mad Hatter
by When You Wish Entertainment
Daniel Tiger
by WYES
Egg Hunt Committee

Dial Abernathy

Stephanie Gamble

Vivian Grandal

Annie Gonzalez

Nicole Guilmino

Erin Hymel

Emily Ockerlund

Mea Ratcliff

Kathi Vincent

Thank You to Our Current Sponsors
Lead Sponsor
Catherine Burns Tremaine

Fun & Games
Lynne Burkart
Cammie and Charles Mayer

Sweets & Treats
Burkart Family

Bunnies & Baskets
Drs. Jenny and Marshall Longwell

Boogie & Bounce
Beary Cherry Tree
Elizabeth Boh
Allison Shapiro Dandry and Bobby Dandry
Jessica Marasco Illes
Lake Vista Pediatrics
Beverly Matheney
Nurture Nannies
Katherine Westerhold and John White
Young Rembrandts of Southeast Louisiana

Louisiana Rainbow Iris Festival
2023-04-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA, 70124
Iris lovers and gardening enthusiasts are invited to the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden for the annual Louisiana Rainbow Iris Festival, presented by NOMA and the Greater New Orleans Iris Society.
Come view the newly bloomed Louisiana irises in the lush natural surroundings of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Visitors will have the opportunity to ask on-site iris experts gardening-related questions.
Free and open to the public.
For more information email hello@noma.org, or call 504.658.4100

Music in the Garden
2023-04-02 14:00 | Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA, 70124
NOMA is excited to present Music in the Garden, a new outdoor music series this spring. Encounter the sounds of local New Orleans musicians while strolling through the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on select Sunday afternoons beginning at 2 pm.
No registration is required. The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden is free and open to the public seven days a week.
Spring 2023 Schedule
April 2: Sidiki Conde & Wowo Souakoli
April 16: Adrienne Edson Trio
May 14: Martin Masakowski and Jesse Autumn
May 28: Strawberry Radio Duo in Pine Grove
June 4
June 18

Gallery Talk with Nana Sula
2023-04-05 12:00 - 12:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
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, Nana Sula will discuss African spirituality and the power of ancestral traditions in the exhibition Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence & the Mbari Club.
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.

Book Club Curatorial Program with Tracy Kennan
2023-04-11 12:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
The NOMA Book Club meets monthly to discuss fiction and non-fiction books related to art in NOMA’s collection and exhibitions. It is an informal group open to anyone on a month-to-month basis. In addition to monthly book discussions, the book club meets periodically for curatorial programs related to the book selections. You do not have to attend every meeting or read every book to join.
Book selections are inspired by the museum’s exhibition schedule. Participants are expected to procure their own copies, and selections are also available at the NOMA Museum Shop, where museum members receive a 10% discount.
Meetings are held in person or via Zoom. All meetings begin at 12 pm.
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

April 2023
Curatorial Program | Tuesday, April 11, 12 pm

Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth by Wole Soyinka
2021, ISBN-13: 978-0593320167

In an imaginary Nigeria, a cunning entrepreneur is selling body parts stolen from Dr. Menka’s hospital for use in ritualistic practices. Dr. Menka shares the grisly news with his oldest college friend, bon viveur, star engineer, and Yoruba royal, Duyole Pitan-Payne. The life of every party, Duyole is about to assume a prestigious post at the United Nations in New York, but it now seems that someone is determined that he not make it there. And neither Dr. Menka nor Duyole knows why, or how close the enemy is, or how powerful. Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth is at once a literary hoot, a crafty whodunit, and a scathing indictment of political and social corruption. It is a stirring call to arms against the abuse of power from one of our fiercest political activists, who also happens to be a global literary giant.

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 Ava Bush
2023-04-12 12:00 - 12:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
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 former Curatorial Intern Ava Bush for a discussion about the exhibition Monochromes: Japanese Zen Paintings and Ceramics, currently on view in the Japanese gallery.
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.

NOMA at Night feat. Kumasi Afrobeat Orchestra, GAC, and lo tide
2023-04-14 18:00 - 22:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Unwind from the week with NOMA at Night—an evening of music, art, and fun at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
On select Fridays throughout the year, we’re open late so that you can #ExploreNOMA after hours, enjoy special performances and pop-ups, and get creative.
$25 General Admission | $15 for Members
PURCHASE TICKETS
Please note that food and drinks are not included in the ticket price. They are available for purchase directly from our partner vendors.

NOMA at Night Line-Up
Celebrate the exhibition Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club during an evening filled with music and art.

Live Music from Kumasi Afrobeat Orchestra
Lapis Center for the Arts
Kumasi is New Orleans’ own full Afrobeat orchestra. They fell in love with a style of music created over 50 years ago by Fela Kuti and Tony Allen, and now they are bringing it to the people of New Orleans. You can expect lots of Fela Kuti tunes and some Afrofunk from ’70s Ghana and Benin, but the majority of Kumasi’s live show features original music stemming from West African concepts, composed to make any crowd move and groove.

DJ Sets from GAC and lo tide
Great Hall
French-Algerian photographer and DJ, GAC is based in New Orleans where she spins her large collection of vinyls around town. Taking inspiration from her own heritage, her musical sets travel from France to North Africa to create eclectic dance floors from Sheila to Fadoul and Les Rita Mistouko.
Curator, producer, and record slinger based in New Orleans, lo tide’s all-vinyl sets meet the moment, threading global rhythms from the International underground. She also loves to dance.

Gallery Talk with Nana Sula
Nana Sula will discuss African spirituality and the power of ancestral traditions in the exhibition Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence & the Mbari Club.

Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917–2000), Market Scene, 1966. Gouache on paper. Chrysler Museum of Art, Museum purchase, 2018.22. © 2022 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Featured Exhibition | Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club
On view in the first-floor Ella West Freeman Galleries
Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club explores the connection between African American artist Jacob Lawrence and his contemporaries based in West Africa through the Nigerian publication Black Orpheus. The exhibition features over 125 objects, including Lawrence’s little-known 1964–65 Nigeria series, works by the artists featured in Black Orpheus, archival images, videos, and letters.

Ticketing and Admission
$25 General Admission | $15 for Members
Tickets Available Soon
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 NOMA at Night program in collaboration with museum staff.
Thank You to Our Supporters
NOMA at Night 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.

Baby Artsplay! (12–24 Months)
2023-04-15 10:30 - 11:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Join us for Young Audiences of Louisiana Baby Artsplay! Presented by The Helis Foundation. The free six-part workshop series for children ages 12–24 months and their caregivers—inspired by works on view at NOMA!
In person at the museum, YALA’s workshops provide engaging arts-based activities designed to instruct caregivers on how to use the arts at home to promote early learning. Lessons are conducted by certified Louisiana Wolf Trap Teaching Artists, who have expertly crafted multi-sensory experiences that foster children’s natural curiosity for learning.
Baby Artsplay!: Little Helpers
April 15 | Oh, What a Feeling! (Emotional Development) — Register Now
April 22 | Hello, Friend… (Social Skills)— Register Now
May 13 | Express Yourself (Early Language) — Register Now
May 20 | Tiny Motor Scooters (Fine Motor Skills) — Register Now
May 27 | Baby Balancing Acts (Bilateral Integration) — Register Now
June 3 | Tiny Household Helpers (Multiple Development Areas) — Register Now
Each workshop is free with advanced registration. Meet in NOMA’s Great Hall.

About Young Audiences of Louisiana
Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA) is the leading provider of arts education and integration programs in the state of Louisiana. Founded in 1962 to bring chamber musicians into local classrooms, YALA has adapted and evolved to meet the ever-changing needs of youth throughout the state through its mission of “inspiring, empowering, and uniting children and communities through education, arts, and culture.” YALA offers a comprehensive and creative approach to educating young minds. Fortified with years of experience, YALA draws upon New Orleans’s strong arts culture to provide young people with tools to impact their worlds using art. Through school performances, arts-integrated residencies, extended learning programs and community workshops YALA not only impacts the children of New Orleans, but makes intentional contact with the influential adults in their lives.
About Wolf Trap
Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts is a recognized leader in early childhood arts-integrated learning and instruction. Wolf Trap Institute is scaled nationally, with 17 affiliated organizations and numerous partners in 30 states that deliver arts-integrated education experiences to 60,000 teachers, parents/caregivers, and students annually. Young Audiences of Louisiana is the Louisiana Affiliate of Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts.
About The Helis Foundation
The Helis Foundation is a Louisiana private foundation, established and funded by the William Helis Family. The Art Funds of The Helis Foundation advance access to the arts for the community through contributions that sustain operations for, provide free admission to, acquire works of art, and underwrite major exhibitions and projects of institutions within the Greater New Orleans area.

Studio KIDS! (Ages 6–10): Paper-Cut Portraits
2023-04-15 10:30 - 12:00
Join us at the museum on select Saturday mornings for Studio KIDS! youth and pre-teen art-making workshops. We’ll take inspiration from an artwork in the galleries or garden, then return to the studio to make our own creations with a teaching artist. Registration is required and includes all art-making materials.
This time, create a family portrait using bold cut-outs and colors, inspired by the work of William Johnson in Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club.
Questions? Contact us at education@noma.org
$30 per Workshop | $25 for Members
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Studio KIDS! (Ages 11–13): Paper-Cut Portraits
2023-04-15 12:30 - 14:00

Gallery Talk with Curatorial Fellow Laura Ochoa Rincon
2023-04-19 12:00 - 12:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
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 Laura Ochoa Rincon, Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Fellow, for a conversation about porcelain in NOMA’s permanent collection.
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.

Museum Matinees: The Jazz Ambassadors
2023-04-23 11:00 - 12:30
In conjunction with the exhibition Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence & the Mbari Club, NOMA presents Museum Matinees: a day of film screenings related to the exhibition in the Lapis Center for the Arts.
Showtimes
11 am: The Jazz Ambassadors (90 minutes)
1 pm: Jacob Lawrence: The Glory of Expression (30 minutes)
2 pm: Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman (90 minutes)
4 pm: Jacob Lawrence: The Glory of Expression (30 minutes)
PURCHASE TICKETS
Seating is available on a first come, first served basis. This program is free with museum admission.

About The Jazz Ambassadors
Discover how the Cold War and Civil Rights movement collided when America asked Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman to travel as cultural ambassadors and combat racially-charged Soviet propaganda through their music.

Museum Matinees: Jacob Lawrence: The Glory of Expression
2023-04-23 13:00 - 13:30, 2023-04-23 16:00 - 16:30 | NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
In conjunction with the exhibition Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence & the Mbari Club, NOMA presents Museum Matinees: a day of film screenings related to the exhibition in the Lapis Center for the Arts.
Showtimes
11 am: The Jazz Ambassadors (90 minutes)
1 pm: Jacob Lawrence: The Glory of Expression (30 minutes)
2 pm: Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman (90 minutes)
4 pm: Jacob Lawrence: The Glory of Expression (30 minutes)
PURCHASE TICKETS
Seating is available on a first come, first served basis. This program is free with museum admission.

About Jacob Lawrence: Glory of Expression
A documentary about the life and work of Jacob Lawrence, one of America’s great painters, the first African-American to be represented by a New York City gallery. Emphasis is placed on the epic narratives he painted about the struggles of African-American people. Central to the documentary is the attention given to the emotional aspects of the process of creating art as well as the importance of motivation and determination for success.

Museum Matinees: Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman
2023-04-23 14:00 - 15:30 | NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
In conjunction with the exhibition Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence & the Mbari Club, NOMA presents Museum Matinees: a day of film screenings related to the exhibition in the Lapis Center for the Arts.
Showtimes
11 am: The Jazz Ambassadors (90 minutes)
1 pm: Jacob Lawrence: The Glory of Expression (30 minutes)
2 pm: Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman (90 minutes)
4 pm: Jacob Lawrence: The Glory of Expression (30 minutes)
PURCHASE TICKETS
Seating is available on a first come, first served basis. This program is free with museum admission.

About Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman
After his king dies, a horseman must sacrifice himself to serve his ruler in the afterlife but sudden distractions lead to unexpected tragedy. This 2022 Yoruba-language Nigerian historical drama, directed by Biyi Bandele, is based on Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman.

Book Club Discussion: Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth
2023-04-25 12:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
The NOMA Book Club meets monthly to discuss fiction and non-fiction books related to art in NOMA’s collection and exhibitions. It is an informal group open to anyone on a month-to-month basis. In addition to monthly book discussions, the book club meets periodically for curatorial programs related to the book selections. You do not have to attend every meeting or read every book to join.
Book selections are inspired by the museum’s exhibition schedule. Participants are expected to procure their own copies, and selections are also available at the NOMA Museum Shop, where museum members receive a 10% discount.
Meetings are held in person or via Zoom. All meetings begin at 12 pm.
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

April 2023
Book Club Discussion | Tuesday, April 25, 12 pm

Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth by Wole Soyinka
2021, ISBN-13: 978-0593320167

In an imaginary Nigeria, a cunning entrepreneur is selling body parts stolen from Dr. Menka’s hospital for use in ritualistic practices. Dr. Menka shares the grisly news with his oldest college friend, bon viveur, star engineer, and Yoruba royal, Duyole Pitan-Payne. The life of every party, Duyole is about to assume a prestigious post at the United Nations in New York, but it now seems that someone is determined that he not make it there. And neither Dr. Menka nor Duyole knows why, or how close the enemy is, or how powerful. Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth is at once a literary hoot, a crafty whodunit, and a scathing indictment of political and social corruption. It is a stirring call to arms against the abuse of power from one of our fiercest political activists, who also happens to be a global literary giant.

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.

Lecture with Leslie King-Hammond and Elizabeth Hutton Turner
2023-04-25 18:30 | NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence & the Mbari Club, NOMA invites you to a lecture titled “Lawrence’s Lessons: Workshops of Empowerment” on important modern artist Jacob Lawrence with art historians Leslie King-Hammond and Elizabeth Hutton Turner. Following the lecture, attendees will have access to explore the exhibition Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence & the Mbari Club until 8:30 pm.
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This program is free with museum admission. Seating in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club was made possible in part by major funding from National Endowment for the Humanities, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Getty Foundation Paper Project, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the IFPDA Foundation. The Wyeth Foundation for American Art provided support for the exhibition catalogue.

Talk with Danai Giannoglou and Maro Michalakakos, Inaugural ARCAthens Fellows in New Orleans
2023-04-26 13:00 | NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
The New Orleans Museum of Art is proud to host presentations from Danai Giannoglou and Maro Michalakakos, the inaugural ARCAthens research fellows in New Orleans. Join us in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts to learn about the fellows, their artistic practices and experiences in New Orleans.
This program is free and open to the public.
About ARCAthens
Based in New York City, ARCAthens was created in 2017 to provide opportunities and support to visual artists, curators, and scholars through its artist residency programs. The inaugural NOLA/NYCBX Research Fellowship gives Greek artists and curators the opportunity to focus on cultural exchange and community engagement in two American cities: New Orleans and New York City. Visit ARCAthens to learn more about the organization and their programs.
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Film Screening: City of a Million Dreams
2023-04-26 18:00 - 20:00 | NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
Join us on Wednesday, April 26, in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts for a screening of the acclaimed documentary City of a Million Dreams. The film, based on the book of the same name by Jason Berry, explores New Orleans’s jazz funerals and second lines.
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About the Film
Famous the world over, jazz funerals have origins shrouded in mystery. Filmed over twenty-two years, City of a Million Dreams explores race relations at a tearing time in American society. Burial traditions train a lens on the unique and resilient culture of New Orleans. City of a Million Dreams draws from the 2018 book of the same title by Jason Berry.
Deb Cotton, an African American and observant Jew, leaves “hard-hearted Hollywood” for New Orleans, and becomes a chronicler of the parading clubs spawned by 19th century burial societies. Her zeal for the city grows as she becomes a blogger for Gambit Weekly, adopting the handle “Big Red Cotton.” As Deb explores her adopted culture, Dr. Michael White, a prolific clarinetist and New Orleans native, plays “the widow’s wail” on his clarinet, a cry of lamentation in the funeral marches.
White’s transcendent music also includes joyous peals for the soul’s cutting-loose, which happens when the band leaves the cemetery, followed by dancers in what New Orleanians call “the second line.” Risen in the ranks of brass bands, White, too, is on a journey of self-discovery, seeking clues about his ancestor who played at the dawn of jazz. White says of jazz funerals: “For someone dealing with American racism and trying to figure out your place in this life…you can be transformed into another world that really sets you free.”
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Education and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The City of New Orleans; First Horizon; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation; 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 Howard Foundation; Karen and Henry Coaxum; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Laitram.

GiveNOLA Day
2023-05-02
Hosted by the Greater New Orleans Foundation, GiveNOLA Day is a 24-hour event in support of regional nonprofits. Your donation on GiveNOLA Day supports NOMA’s exhibitions and programs all year round. And when you show your support on GiveNOLA Day, your gift is supplemented by additional funds from the Greater New Orleans Foundation.
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Called to the Camera: Black American Studio Photographers Book Signing
2023-05-02 17:00 - 19:00 | NOMA Museum Shop
Join us for a celebration of the newly published catalogue Called to the Camera: Black American Studio Photographers. Brian Piper, NOMA’s Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, Prints, and Drawings, will sign copies of the book.
Distributed by Yale University Press for the New Orleans Museum of Art this year, Called to the Camera is a timely reconsideration of the history of photography that places Black studio photographers, and their subjects, at the center.
This catalogue features essays by Piper; Russell Lord; John Edwin Mason; and Carla Williams.
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Art Thrives Printmaking Showcase
2023-05-03 10:00 - 16:00
Join us for a special showcase highlighting the work of participants in our Art Thrives printmaking course offered in conjunction with the Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club exhibition.
NOMA’s Art Thrives program aims to create opportunities exclusively for adults ages 55 and up to learn new creative skills while building community and having fun in the process. Over eight weeks, participants worked with teaching artist, Belinda Tanno and to learn the tools, processes, media, and techniques of printmaking, while examining prints in the museum’s extensive collection.
The work will be on view in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts on Wednesday, May 3, 10 am–4 pm.
For more information about Art Thrives, contact education@noma.org.

NOMA’s Art Thrives programs are supported by E.A. Michelson Philanthropy.

Gallery Talk
2023-05-03 12:00 - 12:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
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 us for a talk on the exhibition Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club.
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.

Mini Masters Showcase
2023-05-09 10:00 - 2023-05-11 12:00
Come celebrate with students, families, partners, and supporters to recognize the creativity and achievements of Mini Masters prekindergarten students! The showcase features works of art made by students from participating ReNEW Schools, Educare New Orleans, and Clover (formerly Kingsley House).
Artwork will remain on view from Tuesday, May 9, through Thursday, May 11 at noon.

NOMA is grateful to the following donors for their support of the Mini Masters program: The City of New Orleans, First Horizon, Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack, Sara and David Kelso, Karen and Henry Coaxum, and The Patrick F. Taylor Foundation.
Mini Masters Partner Schools are Educare New Orleans, Clover (formerly Kingsley House), ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Academy, and ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary.

Gallery Talk
2023-05-10 12:00 - 12:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
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.
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.

Much Ado About Cutting: A Call to Collage
2023-05-10 14:00 - 17:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
World Collage Day is an annual, international celebration of collage on the second Saturday of May. Join Arijino Artistry at NOMA on Wednesday, May 10, 2–5 pm, and spend intentional time nurturing imagination, prioritizing play, and exploring the medium of collage. This activity table is open for artists of all ages and skill levels.
Free with museum admission. Admission to the museum is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
About World Collage Day
Initiated by Kolaj Magazine in 2018, World Collage Day is about artists connecting across borders against a global context of entrenchment and separation. Additionally, the day is about an art medium that excels at bringing different things together to create new forms and new ways of thinking.

The NOLA Project Presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream
2023-05-10 19:30 | NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts
An audience favorite returns to the Besthoff Sculpture Garden after twelve long years! In this Shakespearian classic, chaos takes center stage when four lovers, an amateur troupe of actors, and the fairy king and queen all converge on the woods outside of Athens.
​This family-friendly production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is presented outdoors in the Oak Grove in NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
TICKETING AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Performances take place May 10–28 on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday evenings at 7:30 pm. Café NOMA will be open nightly for dinner service from 6 to 7 pm.
General admission is $38 for adults | $30 for NOMA members | $20 for guests ages 21 and under | $55 for Premier Seating
Tickets for the March 10 and 11 performances are available for a special $10 rate.
PURCHASE TICKETS
Online ticket sales end two hours prior to performances. If you wish to purchase tickets less than two hours prior to a show, you will need to do so in person at the show venue.

This production is supported by grants from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and the New Orleans Theatre Association.

NOMA at Night feat. Handmade Worldwide
2023-05-12 18:00 - 22:00 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
Unwind from the week with NOMA at Night—an evening of music, art, and fun at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
On select Fridays throughout the year, we’re open late so that you can #ExploreNOMA after hours, enjoy special performances and pop-ups, and get creative.
$25 General Admission | $15 for Members
PURCHASE TICKETS
Please note that food and drinks are not included in the ticket price. They are available for purchase directly from our partner vendors.

NOMA AT NIGHT LINE-UP

Live Music from Handmade Worldwide
7:30–9:00 pm in the Lapis Center for the Arts
A collective of musicians showcases handmade instruments from around the world featuring: Mahmoud Chouki, Sam Dickey, Yusa, Jafet Perez, Brett Gardner, Ben Fox, Hanna Mignano, and Barnaby Gold.

DJ set with Delores Galore
6–7:30 pm & 9–9:45 pm in the Great Hall

Art-making Activity: Watercolor Collections
6–9:30 pm on the museum’s first floor

NOMA Art Cart: Adinkra Symbols
6-9:30 pm on the museum’s second floor

Julie Cockburn, Armour, 2019. Hand embroidery and ink on found photograph. Museum purchase with funds provided by James F. and Cherye R. Pierce, 2019.58.
Featured Exhibition and Gallery Talks| Photogenic: Photographs from the Collection of Cherye R. and James F. Pierce
On view in the Great Hall and the second-floor A. Charlotte Mann and Joshua Paillet Mann and Templeman Galleries
Presenting a selection of recent and promised gifts from collectors James and Cherye Pierce, Photogenic: Photographs from the Collection of Cherye R. and James F. Pierce celebrates the monumental impact of the Pierces’ longtime support of the museum’s renowned photography collection as well as their dedication to collecting photography for almost 50 years.
Nayla Maaruf, Conservator of Photographs, will host a gallery talk for this exhibition on the museum’s second floor at 6:30 pm.

Ablade Glover, Market Lane II, 1998. Oil on canvas. Gift of Diane and Charles L. Frankel, 2022.33.
Featured Exhibition | Field and Figure: Recent Gifts from Diane and Charles L. Frankel
On view in the 2nd-floor Stafford Gallery
Field and Figure represents an ongoing commitment to collect and conserve a variety of objects in the fields of African and African diasporic art, spanning national borders, time periods, and different media. The term “field” also refers to the space within the borders of a picture, and this gallery includes a variety of approaches to picture-making using different ideas about color and form, realism and abstraction.

TICKETING AND ADMISSION
$25 General Admission | $15 for Members
PURCHASE TICKETS
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 NOMA at Night program in collaboration with museum staff.
Thank You to Our Supporters
NOMA at Night 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.

NOMA Volunteer Committee General Meeting
2023-05-15 11:30 - 12:30 | New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119
NOMA Volunteer Committee (NVC) members are invited to a presentation on the upcoming exhibition Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour by RosaMary Curator of Decorative Arts & Design, Mel Buchanan. Attending guests, please enter through the Coleman Courtyard entrance next to Café NOMA.
RSVP for this event at nvc@noma.org or 504.658.4121.
Members of the NVC receive special invitations to lectures, luncheons, and private tours of artist studios, galleries, and more.
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About the Exhibition
From cowboy boots and bathing suits to Hollywood gowns and streetwear, Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour presents American fashion as a powerful emblem of global visual culture. Highlighting experimental art-garments, ready-to-wear classics, and iconic red carpet fashion moments, Fashioning America demonstrates the widespread impact of media and celebrity culture through fashion.
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