NOMA celebrates 30 years of Art in Bloom, the most anticipated springtime event in New Orleans. Themed Queen of Arts: Celebrating 30 Years of Art in Bloom, the event will showcase spectacular floral designs created by over 75 exhibitors, which will remain on display from March 15-18, 2018. Queen of Arts: Celebrating 30 Years of Art in Bloom is in partnership with IBERIABANK. Read More
In its effort to further unite, inspire, and engage the New Orleans community, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) plans to break ground on an expansion of the renowned Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden in December 2017. NOMA’s initiative to expand the sculpture garden enables the museum to continue sharing significant art and artists with the broadest possible public. Read More
Marking the city of New Orleans’ Tricentennial in 2018, the Zemurray Foundation has generously provided the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) with a gift to support a renovation of the museum’s auditorium complex. Planning for the project is expected to be underway in 2018, with construction anticipated to begin in 2019. Read More
The New Orleans Museum of Art has received funding from The Walton Family Foundation and Ford Foundation in support of NOMA’s HBCU Professional Pathways Internship Program to recruit paid university-level interns from under-represented and under-served backgrounds. Read More
Showcasing rare pieces from one of the world’s largest private collections of Alexander McQueen fashion, NOMA presents A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes, on view from February 21 through May 28, 2018. NOMA’s first major fashion exhibition will feature contemporary designers showcased in an immersive gallery presentation. Read More
Susan Taylor, the Montine McDaniel Freeman Director of the New Orleans Museum of Art, has been selected as the 2017 City Business Woman of the Year. Read More
In celebration of Sydney Besthoff’s 90th birthday, the New Orleans Museum of Art announces the establishment of The Sydney Besthoff Legacy Award, or “The Sydney.” Given once every several years, “The Sydney” honors individuals who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to the visual arts. Read More
On Saturday, November 4, 2017, at the New Orleans Museum of Art, Odyssey 2017 presented by IBERIABANK will commemorate the city’s Tricentennial and highlight both NOMA and the Odyssey Ball’s integral place in New Orleans’ cultural life and history. Read More
Designer Bror Anders Wikstrom (1854–1909), a Swedish émigré, made a name for himself in New Orleans by engaging with the heart of the Crescent City’s culture: Mardi Gras. In celebration of Wikstrom’s artistry, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) presents Bror Anders Wikstrom: Bringing Fantasy to Carnival. Read More
For the first time in over 20 years, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) will present an exhibition devoted to modern and contemporary ceramics. New Forms, New Voices: Japanese Ceramics from the Gitter-Yelen Collection, on view November 3, 2017 through April 2018 in NOMA’s Japanese galleries, will showcase selected works by masters of the medium. Read More
In the post-WWII studio ceramics movement, American potters evolved clay into an expressive art form, free from the confines of function or industrial production. Personalities in Clay: American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection showcases the ceramic collection of New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) director emeritus John Bullard. Read More
Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp is the fourth iteration of the international contemporary art triennial, on view to the public from November 18, 2017 through February 25, 2018, aligning with the City of New Orleans’ Tricentennial celebration. The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) is among more than 17 venues and sites showcasing works for the citywide exhibition. Read More