This August, Pamela Buckman retired from her role as Sculpture Garden Manager after 17 years of service. We recently spoke with Pamela about her time at NOMA, her first encounter with the Sculpture Garden, and more. Read the full interview below. Q&A with Pam Buckman, Retired Besthoff Sculpture Garden Manager Question Can you tell me… Read More
2024-2025 Creative Assembly artist-in-residence Carl Harrison Jr. wrote an essay reflecting on his experiences engaging with the works and themes of the recent exhibition New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations across various events at the museum, including July’s Salon Supper Club. Read the full essay below. Spirit in Motion: Activating the Contemporary African Masquerade… Read More
This free, downloadable Educator’s Guide to the exhibition “Dawoud Bey: Elegy” features resources that can be used during visits to the exhibition, itself, as well as in post-visit lessons and activities in the K-12 classroom. Read More
This month, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) opens the highly anticipated exhibition Dawoud Bey: Elegy, on view at the museum September 26, 2025—January 4, 2026. A profound exploration of early experiences of African Americans in the United States, the groundbreaking survey, organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, marks the comprehensive exhibition of three photographic series and two film installations by renowned contemporary artist Dawoud Bey. Read More
To commemorate the centennial of Robert Rauschenberg’s birth, NOMA invited three New Orleans–based artists to share their own personal reflections on Rauschenberg’s legacy. Read More