Artist’s Choice Film Series: Sidewalk Stories
Bodies of Knowledge brings together ten international contemporary artists to reflect on the role that language plays in archiving and asserting our cultural identities. In conjunction with this exhibition, NOMA will be screening movies selected by these artists that reflect their inspirations, interests, and ideals. Artist's Choice Film Series Saturday, June 29, 2 pm | Adriana...
Gallery Talk about Wafaa Bilal’s 168:01
NOMA curators will be present to discuss artist Wafaa Bilal's interactive installation 168:01 in the exhibition Bodies of Knowledge. The work is comprised of a large bookshelf filled with blank, white books which symbolizes the burning and looting of libraries in Baghdad during the 2003 American invasion of Iraq. Museum visitors are invited to transform...
Museum Highlights Tour
NOMA docents guide visitors on hour-long tours of either the permanent collection or special exhibitions. Tours are free with NOMA admission. Meet in the Great Hall to join in.
Labor Day – Special Holiday Hours
NOMA and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open on Labor Day for special holiday hours from noon to 5 pm.
Gallery Talk: Ancestors in Stone with Curator Ndubuisi Ezeluomba
Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Join Curator Ndubuisi Ezeluomba for a discussion about the exhibition Ancestors in Stone.
Besthoff Sculpture Garden Tour
Join NOMA’s docents for a free guided tour of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays, weather dependent, at noon. Represented sculptors include Pierre Auguste Renoir, Rene Magritte, Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi, George Rodrigue, and Robert Indiana, among others. Meet at the gates to the garden, which offers free admission year-round.
Friday Nights at NOMA: Opera Nouvelle presents a preview of Carmen
Friday Nights at NOMA features an exciting lineup of programs in 2019: live music, movies, children’s activities, and more. Regular admission prices apply—NOMA members are FREE—but there is no extra charge for programs or films. Members of the New Orleans Opera will present selections from Georges Bizet's Carmen. All galleries, the Museum Shop, and Café NOMA remain open till 9 pm.
Studio KIDS! Quilt Design workshop
Get Creative with Studio KIDS! This fall, Studio KIDS presents “Text and Textures” art classes for kids on select Saturday mornings from 10 am to noon. Perfect for students ages 5-10 who want to get creative and learn art-making techniques. Studio KIDS explore art in NOMA’s galleries or the Besthoff Sculpture Garden as inspiration for...
The NOLA Project presents Measure for Measure
The NOLA Project presents its ninth collaborative play at the New Orleans Museum of Art with a modern-verse interpretation of William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure.
Activation of Wafaa Bilal’s 168:01 with guest speaker Kristina Kay Robinson
NOMA curators will be present to discuss artist Wafaa Bilal’s interactive installation 168:01 in the exhibition Bodies of Knowledge. The work is comprised of a large bookshelf filled with blank, white books which symbolizes the burning and looting of libraries in Baghdad during the 2003 American invasion of Iraq. Museum visitors are invited to transform the shelves from austere white to color by donating a book that will be shipped to the College of Fine Arts at the University of Baghdad at the close of the exhibition.
Safar musical performance with Mahmoud Chouki and Jesse Autumn
Throughout the run of Bodies of Knowledge, Mahmoud Chouki will create a new musical composition and series of site-specific performances for the exhibition, collectively titled Safar, that explore how music can speak across cultural divides to envision new forms of dialogue between East and West. Chouki will be joined by New Orleans-based surrealist chamber folk singer/songwriter and harpist Jesse Autumn.
Book Club Meet the Author Program
Join fellow book lovers as we read and discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art, artists, art museums, NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. New Orleans writer C. F. Hampton will read from his short story, Paris: City of Culture, December 1982, and answer questions from the group.