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Give NOLA Day at NOMA
Give NOLA Day at NOMA
A day of activities celebrating NOMA's role in the community are planned for Give NOLA Day, a citywide, online effort to raise funds for nonprofits. Join docent tours, a scavenger hunt in the sculpture garden, and savor a special menu item at Café NOMA.
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Noontime Talk: Decorative Arts at NOMA, with Curator Mel Buchanan
Noontime Talk: Decorative Arts at NOMA, with Curator Mel Buchanan
Curator Mel Buchanan will lead visitors through the newly installed Decorative Arts Gallery, where NOMA's renowned collection of
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Friday Nights at NOMA: “Reinstalling the Decorative Arts at NOMA,” A gallery talk with Curator Mel Buchanan | Music by Carlo Ditta and Friends
Friday Nights at NOMA: “Reinstalling the Decorative Arts at NOMA,” A gallery talk with Curator Mel Buchanan | Music by Carlo Ditta and Friends
Friday Nights at NOMA offers an array of opportunities during extended museum hours. Curator Mel Buchanan will lead a tour through the newly reimagined Lupin Foundation Decorative Arts Galleries. In the Great Hall, Carlo Ditta and Friends will entertain visitors. The Art on the Spot activity table is set up for young visitors and all galleries are open till 9 p.m.
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Noontime Talk: A Life of Seduction, Venice in the 1700s, with Curator Vanessa Schmid
Noontime Talk: A Life of Seduction, Venice in the 1700s, with Curator Vanessa Schmid
Join Vanessa Schmid, Senior Research Curator for European Art, as she gives a Noontime Talk on the exhibition, A Life of Seduction: Venice in the 1700s. Noontime Talks are brief, casual discussions on exhibitions or works of art in the galleries given by NOMA curators and special guests. A Life of Seduction: Venice in the...
The Spider Queen, a world-premiere play by The NOLA Project
The Spider Queen, a world-premiere play by The NOLA Project
In this highly fantastical new play, a rebellious teenager on a mission to discover the truth about her father’s death and a squeamish park ranger who just wants to maintain some order find themselves accidentally thrust into a hidden fantasy realm full of exotic creatures, nefarious villains, and a giant spider who rules the land....
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Masquerade: Late Night at NOMA
A costume bash replete with live music, a cocktail bar, Carnival parading groups, drag performers, and tours of the exhibition A Life of Seduction: Venice in the 1700s will keep NOMA in a party mode till midnight.
NOMA Book Club Field Trip: Latin American Library at Tulane University
NOMA Book Club Field Trip: Latin American Library at Tulane University
Join NOMA staff and fellow book lovers as we read and discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art, artists, art museums, NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. Our full 2017 schedule and reading list has been announced. Organized by NOMA’s Felix J. Dreyfous Library, the Book Club is an informal group. You do not have to...
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Studio KIDS!
Studio KIDS!
Aspiring artists, get ready to sharpen your creative skills! This Spring, students will explore art made by diverse cultures as inspiration for art projects.
StoryQuest
StoryQuest
Spark 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.
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Noontime Talk: A Life of Seduction: Venice in the 1700s, with Curator Vanessa Schmid
Noontime Talk: A Life of Seduction: Venice in the 1700s, with Curator Vanessa Schmid
Join Vanessa Schmid, Senior Research Curator for European Art, as she gives a Noontime Talk on the exhibition A Life of Seduction: Venice in the 1700s. Noontime Talks are brief, casual discussions on exhibitions or works of art in the galleries given by NOMA curators and special guests. A Life of Seduction: Venice in the...
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Free admission for Art Museum Day
Free admission for Art Museum Day
On Thursday, May 18, 2017, NOMA offers FREE admission to all visitors as part of the Association of Art Museum Directors' (AAMD) Art Museum Day. The theme of this year's Art Museum Day is "Art Museums Foster Vibrant Communities." AAMD members across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico will be offering programs and initiatives to celebrate the...
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Movies in the Garden: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Disko Obscura and drag performance
Movies in the Garden: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Disko Obscura and drag performance
Movies in the Garden is back! Join us in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden for a screening of the 1994 Australian film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. 5:00 – 7:30 pm: Art on the Spot family activity table 5:00 – 7:30 pm: Music by Disko Obscura 7:30 – 8:00 pm: Drag queen...
Friday Nights at NOMA | Don’t Look Now movie screening
Friday Nights at NOMA | Don’t Look Now movie screening
Friday Nights at NOMA opens the museum’s doors for many interesting activities throughout the year: live music, movies, children’s activities, and more. 5 to 7:30 pm: Art on the Spot (in the Garden) 5 to 7:30 pm: Music by Disko Obscura (in the Garden) 6 pm: Docent guided tour of A Life of Seduction: Venice...
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Studio KIDS!
Studio KIDS!
Aspiring artists, get ready to sharpen your creative skills! This Spring, students will explore art made by diverse cultures as inspiration for art projects.
Taylor Scholars Family Day
Taylor Scholars Family Day
Join us for a a special Family Day at NOMA that celebrates the academic achievements and excellence shown by Taylor Scholars throughout Louisiana, all of whom are eligible for free admission. A full day of activities for students, families, and educators of all ages is planned throughout the galleries and Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Schedule of Events All...
StoryQuest
StoryQuest
Spark 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.
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NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
Join NOMA staff and fellow book lovers as we read and discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art, artists, art museums, NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. Our full 2017 schedule and reading list has been announced. Organized by NOMA’s Felix J. Dreyfous Library, the Book Club is an informal group. You do not have to...
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Noontime Talk: “Decorative Arts at NOMA,” with Curator Mel Buchanan
Noontime Talk: “Decorative Arts at NOMA,” with Curator Mel Buchanan
Join Curator Mel Buchanan as she leads visitors through the newly reimagined Lupin Foundation Decorative Arts Galleries, a multiphase work in progress. Included is a dazzling large display of glass vessels from the Melvin P. Billups collection. Billups assembled one of America’s most important glass collections in the 1950s, amassing more than 1,000 pieces that cover...
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Friday Nights at NOMA | Documentary Film: The Ghost Army | Music by Joe Cabral Thrio
Friday Nights at NOMA | Documentary Film: The Ghost Army | Music by Joe Cabral Thrio
Friday Nights at NOMA presents the documentary film The Ghost Army in tribute to World War II veteran and lifelong printmaking artist Jim Steg, the subject of a NOMA retrospective. Music by The Joe Cabral Thrio, an Art on the Spot family-activity table, and a docent tour are also among the evening's offerings.
Create Late
Create Late
Exclusively for adults, Create Late allows participants a chance to unwind in an artist-led workshop. Two drink tickets are included in the registration fee.
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Memorial Day Special Opening Hours
Memorial Day Special Opening Hours
NOMA and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open for Memorial Day from noon to 5 p.m. Visitors are welcome to view all galleries and current special exhibitions, including: NEW at NOMA: Recent Acquisitions in Modern and Contemporary Art Jim Steg: New Work Regina Scully | Japanese Landscape: Inner Journeys
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Noontime Talk: Regina Scully | Japanese Landscape: Inner Journeys, with Regina Scully and Curator Lisa Rotondo-McCord
Noontime Talk: Regina Scully | Japanese Landscape: Inner Journeys, with Regina Scully and Curator Lisa Rotondo-McCord
Abstract artist Regina Scully and Curator Lisa Rotondo-McCord guide visitors through an exhibition of Scully's paintings displayed alongside 17th and 18th-century Edo period Japanese scrollworks.
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Friday Nights at NOMA | Music by Debbie Davis and Josh Paxton
Friday Nights at NOMA | Music by Debbie Davis and Josh Paxton
Debbie Davis and Josh Paxton will perform a jazzy repertoire ranging from Duke Ellington and Jelly Roll Morton to Stevie Wonder and
Randy Newman. All galleries and Café NOMA will be open till 9 p.m. A docent tour and the popular Art on the Spot family activity table round out the evening.
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