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NOMA Book Club Curatorial Program
NOMA Book Club Curatorial 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. The selection for May 2019 is Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson.
Museum Highlights Tour
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.
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Dickie Landry SOLO Concert
Dickie Landry SOLO Concert
Louisiana-born saxophonist, artist, photographer, and composer Dickie Landry will perform one of his legendary site-specific SOLO concerts in tribute to the work of Keith Sonnier and Tina Girouard. In his 60-minute performance in NOMA’s Great Hall, Landry will play the tenor saxophone to explore the textures and abstract layers of sound within NOMA’s iconic architecture.
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Sculpture Garden Tour
Sculpture Garden Tour
Join NOMA’s docents for a free guided tour of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays, weather dependent, at noon.
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Sculpture Garden Tour
Sculpture Garden Tour
Join NOMA’s docents for a free guided tour of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays, weather dependent, at noon. Sited on ten acres adjacent to the museum, the garden contains more than ninety works by internationally renowned sculptors.
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Sculpture Garden Tour
Sculpture Garden Tour
Join NOMA’s docents for a free guided tour of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays, weather dependent, at noon. Sited on ten acres adjacent to the museum, the garden contains more than ninety works by renowned sculptors from the 19th through 21st centuries.
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Gallery Talk: Curator Russell Lord and Photographer Timothy Duffy discuss Blue Muse
Gallery Talk: Curator Russell Lord and Photographer Timothy Duffy discuss Blue Muse
Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Join Photography Curator Russell Lord and photographer Timothy Duffy as they discuss Duffy's series of tintype portraits of contemporary roots musicians, on view in the exhibition Blue Muse.
Blue Muse Book Signing with Timothy Duffy
Blue Muse Book Signing with Timothy Duffy
Photographer Timothy Duffy, whose tintype portraits of American roots musicians are on view in the exhibition Blue Muse, will sign his companion book of the same title at the Museum Shop.
Gallery Talk: Paper Revolutions with Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan
Gallery Talk: Paper Revolutions with Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan
Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Join Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan for a discussion about the exhibition Paper Revolutions: French Drawings from the New Orleans Museum of Art.
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The NOLA Project presents The Henchman: A Shakespeare Story
The NOLA Project presents The Henchman: A Shakespeare Story
ALERT: THE MAY 9 PRODUCTION HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO RAIN. The NOLA Project theater company returns to the Besthoff Sculpture Garden with The Henchman: A Shakespeare Story, an imagined sequel by playwright Michael Aaron Santos to A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Closure of NOMA | Limited hours for Besthoff Sculpture Garden
Closure of NOMA | Limited hours for Besthoff Sculpture Garden
The New Orleans Museum of Art will be closed on May 14. The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open from 10 am to 2 pm, closing early for a private event. The public is invited to tour the newly expanded sculpture garden on Wednesday, May 15.
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Opening of Besthoff Sculpture Garden Expansion
Opening of Besthoff Sculpture Garden Expansion
Be among the first to stroll the grounds of the newly expanded Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, opening on Wednesday, May 15, at 11 am. Food trucks will be parked in the vicinity from 11 am to 5:30 pm.
Gallery Talk: Paper Revolutions with Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan
Gallery Talk: Paper Revolutions with Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan
Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Join Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan for a discussion about the exhibition Paper Revolutions: French Drawings from the New Orleans Museum of Art.
The NOLA Project presents The Henchman: A Shakespeare Story
The NOLA Project presents The Henchman: A Shakespeare Story
The NOLA Project theater company returns to the Besthoff Sculpture Garden with The Henchman: A Shakespeare Story, an imagined sequel by playwright Michael Aaron Santos to A Midsummer Night's Dream. Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the gate.
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NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
Join fellow book lovers for discussions about fiction and nonfiction books related to art, artists, art museums, NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. The selection for May is Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson.
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Nuit Brillante — A Late Night Celebration
Nuit Brillante — A Late Night Celebration
In celebration of the glowing neon in Keith Sonnier's retrospective and the dazzling sequined Haitian Vodou flags created by Tina Girouard, sequin artists Edgar Jean-Louis & Georges Valris on display in the Great Hall, NOMA throws open the doors till midnight for Nuit Brilliante. Join us for an evening of live music, performances, gallery talks,...
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Gallery Talk: You Are Here with Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper
Gallery Talk: You Are Here with Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper
Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Join Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper for a discussion about the exhibition You Are Here: A Brief History of Photography and Place.
The NOLA Project presents The Henchman: A Shakespeare Story
The NOLA Project presents The Henchman: A Shakespeare Story
The NOLA Project theater company returns to the Besthoff Sculpture Garden with The Henchman: A Shakespeare Story, an imagined sequel by playwright Michael Aaron Santos to A Midsummer Night's Dream. Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the gate.
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Friday Nights at NOMA: Conversation with Photographer Rich Frishman
Friday Nights at NOMA: Conversation with Photographer Rich Frishman
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. All galleries, the Museum Shop, and Café NOMA remain open till 9 pm. Photographer Rich Frishman will discuss his ongoing project Ghosts of Segregation at 6 pm.
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Open Memorial Day | Special Holiday Hours
Open Memorial Day | Special Holiday Hours
NOMA and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open for Memorial Day on Monday, May 27, from 12 to 5 pm.
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Gallery Talk: Curator Katie Pfohl on Keith Sonnier: Until Today
Gallery Talk: Curator Katie Pfohl on Keith Sonnier: Until Today
Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Join Curator Katie Pfohl for a discussion about the exhibition Keith Sonnier: Until Now.
The NOLA Project presents The Henchman: A Shakespeare Sequel
The NOLA Project presents The Henchman: A Shakespeare Sequel
The NOLA Project theater company returns to the Besthoff Sculpture Garden with The Henchman: A Shakespeare Story, an imagined sequel by playwright Michael Aaron Santos to A Midsummer Night's Dream. Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the gate.
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NOMA Book Club Meet the Author Event
NOMA Book Club Meet the Author Event
Join fellow book lovers as we read and discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art, artists, art museums, NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. Author Anne Boyd Rioux will discuss her book Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters.
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Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by Susanne Ortner | Gallery Talks on You Are Here: A Brief History of Photography and Place and Keith Sonnier: Until Today
Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by Susanne Ortner | Gallery Talks on You Are Here: A Brief History of Photography and Place and Keith Sonnier: Until Today
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. All galleries, the Museum Shop, and Café NOMA remain open till 9 pm.
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Mindfulness Intensive Course
Mindfulness Intensive Course
Join a Mindfulness course under the instruction of Dr. Jayshee Rao for two days, Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2, from 10 am to 1 pm and 2 to...
Baby Artsplay! (Ages 3-4 Workshop)
Baby Artsplay! (Ages 3-4 Workshop)
Instill a love of art at a young age through a guided, hands-on gallery experience. Young Audiences Wolf Trap teaching artists will present a series of six workshops for caregivers and children ages 3–4. Learn how to integrate music, movement, and drama into everyday playtime to foster children’s developmental growth.
Baby Artsplay! Tiny Explorers Series (Ages 3-4)
Baby Artsplay! Tiny Explorers Series (Ages 3-4)
Instill a love of art at a young age through a guided, hands-on gallery experience. Young Audiences Wolf Trap teaching artists will present a series of six workshops for caregivers...