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Besthoff Sculpture Garden Tour
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. Sited on twelve acres adjacent to the museum, the garden contains more than ninety works by renowned sculptors.
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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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Gallery Talk: Decorative Arts Collection with Curator Mel Buchanan
Gallery Talk: Decorative Arts Collection with Curator Mel Buchanan
Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Join Curator Mel Buchanan for a discussion about NOMA's decorative arts collection.
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Independence Day – Special Holiday Hours
Independence Day – Special Holiday Hours
The New Orleans Museum of Art and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open on Independence Day for special holiday hours from noon to 5 pm.
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Book Club Curatorial Program
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. Decorative Arts Curator Mel Buchanan will discuss NOMA's collection of furniture, in conjunction with the July book selection, Now I Sit Me Down: From Klismos to Plastic Chair, A Natural History by Witold Rybczynski.
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French Fête – CANCELLED
French Fête – CANCELLED
Due to the threat of severe weather from Tropical Storm Barry, French Fête has been cancelled. NOMA and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will remain closed through Saturday, July 13. Please visit our Visitor Information page for updates.
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Yoga in the Sculpture Garden – CANCELLED
Yoga in the Sculpture Garden – CANCELLED
Due to the threat of severe weather from Tropical Storm Barry, Yoga in the Garden has been cancelled.
Baby Artsplay! (Ages 0-3) – CANCELLED
Baby Artsplay! (Ages 0-3) – CANCELLED
Due to the threat of severe weather from Tropical Storm Barry, Baby Artsplay! is cancelled.
Baby Artsplay! Tiny Explorers Series (Ages 3-4) – CANCELLED
Baby Artsplay! Tiny Explorers Series (Ages 3-4) – CANCELLED
Due to the threat of severe weather from Tropical Storm Barry, Baby Artsplay! is cancelled.
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Besthoff Sculpture Garden Tour
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. Sited on twelve acres adjacent to the museum, the garden contains more than ninety works by renowned international sculptors.
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Gallery Activation for 168:01 with artist Wafaa Bilal
Gallery Activation for 168:01 with artist Wafaa Bilal
Artist Wafaa Bilal will visit NOMA to interpret his interactive installation 168:01 in the exhibition Bodies of Knowledge. The work comprises 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 (for sale in the Museum Shop) that will be shipped to the College of Fine Arts at the University of Baghdad at the closing of the exhibition.
Safar musical performance with Mahmoud Chouki and Steve Lands
Safar musical performance with Mahmoud Chouki and Steve Lands
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 trumpeter Steve Lands.
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Friday Nights at NOMA: Artist’s Perspective with Wafaa Bilal | Music by Keiko and Mateo | Artful Palate cooking demonstration
Friday Nights at NOMA: Artist’s Perspective with Wafaa Bilal | Music by Keiko and Mateo | Artful Palate cooking demonstration
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 and exhibitions, the Museum Shop, and Café NOMA remain open till 9 pm.
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Taylor Scholars Teen Day
Taylor Scholars Teen Day
Taylor Scholars Family Day honors Louisiana educators and Taylor Scholars with free admission and a daylong schedule of family-oriented events, including tours of the museum and Besthoff Sculpture Garden, hands-on art activities, and a DJ.
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Gallery Talk: Bodies of Knowledge with Curatorial Fellow Allison Young
Gallery Talk: Bodies of Knowledge with Curatorial Fellow Allison Young
Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Join Curatorial Fellow Allison Young for a discussion about the exhibition Bodies of Knowledge.
Gallery Activation of Brève braises with artist Manon Bellet
Gallery Activation of Brève braises with artist Manon Bellet
In the installation Brève braises, on view in the exhibition Bodies of Knowledge, artist Manon Bellet affixes the charred remains of burned paper upon the wall of a gallery. Over the course of the exhibition, she allows these papers to gradually drop to the floor, encouraged by movement of air generated by the improvisational energy of bodies and musical performances. Musicians from the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) will perform as part of this activation.
You Are Here Photographer’s Perspective with Abdul Aziz
You Are Here Photographer’s Perspective with Abdul Aziz
New Orleans-based photographer Abdul Aziz will discuss his connection to themes in the exhibition You Are Here: A Brief History of Photography and Place. Admission is free on Wednesdays to all Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Aziz is a freelance photojournalist, filmmaker, and serial entrepreneur. For nearly two decades, he has worked to...
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Book Club Discussion Group
Book Club Discussion Group
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 July is Now I Sit Me Down: From Klismos to Plastic Chair, A Natural History by Witold Rybczynski.
Friday Nights at NOMA: Free admission | Safar musical performance with Mahmoud Chouki and Oscar Rossignoli | Artful Palate cooking demonstration at Café NOMA
Friday Nights at NOMA: Free admission | Safar musical performance with Mahmoud Chouki and Oscar Rossignoli | Artful Palate cooking demonstration at Café NOMA
Friday Nights at NOMA features an exciting lineup of programs in 2019: live music, movies, children’s activities, and more. All galleries, the Museum Shop, and Café NOMA remain open till 9 pm. Admission will be free after 5 pm on Friday, July 26.
When I Get Home by Solange Knowles: Two Film Screenings
When I Get Home by Solange Knowles: Two Film Screenings
Visual artist and singer/songwriter Solange Knowles presents an extended director’s cut of her interdisciplinary performance art film When I Get Home. The 41-minute film will be shown at two times: 6:30 pm and 7:45 pm. Both screenings are sold out. Those who have tickets will be asked to check in at the RSVP table in front of the museum and given a wristband only for the screen time they reserved. A standby line will be set up for unclaimed seats.
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Baby Artsplay! (Ages 0-3)
Baby Artsplay! (Ages 0-3)
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 0-3. Learn how to integrate music, movement, and drama into everyday playtime to foster children’s developmental growth. Advance registration required.
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 and children ages 3-4. Learn how to integrate music, movement, and drama into everyday playtime to foster children’s developmental growth. Advance registration required.
Costume workshop for 1811 Slave Rebellion reenactment with Antenna and ricRack Inc.
Costume workshop for 1811 Slave Rebellion reenactment with Antenna and ricRack Inc.
Volunteers are invited to assist in the creation of costumes for the Slave Rebellion Reenactment scheduled to take place in November 2019. All skill levels of sewing are welcome to participate. Advance registration is requested.
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Gallery Talk: Decorative arts with Curator Mel Buchanan
Gallery Talk: Decorative arts with Curator Mel Buchanan
Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Join Curator Mel Buchanan for a discussion about NOMA's decorative arts collection.
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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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Besthoff Sculpture Garden Tour
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. Sited on twelve acres adjacent to the museum, the garden contains more than ninety works by renowned sculptors placed among a picturesque mature grove of pine, magnolia, and moss-draped live oak trees bisected by a lagoon.
Friday Nights at NOMA: Screening of Shirin Neshat’s Looking for Oum Kulthum | Music by Joy Clark | Artful Palate cooking demonstration
Friday Nights at NOMA: Screening of Shirin Neshat’s Looking for Oum Kulthum | Music by Joy Clark | Artful Palate cooking demonstration
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.