It all goes back to Africa. As the source of so much that makes New Orleans unique among cities, our Afro-Caribbean heritage looms large, but the influence of Africa is also evident in American music, modern art, the history of civilization and even the origin of human DNA itself. So it is really quite surprising… Read More

The New Orleans Museum of Arts is a great place to bring the family to get away from the troubles in the city. Visitors could ride the Esplanade or Haynes bus to visit the museum. Located near the bayou called St. John, the museum is in City Park, New Orleans. You cannot miss it. Sitting… Read More

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright swung through town for a conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu, more or less defending President Barack Obama’s recent speech on the conflict and placing the recent Arab uprisings on par with game-changing world events like the collapse of the Soviet Union. An overflow crowd turned up at the New… Read More

Every Friday evening, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) keeps its doors open late for the Where Y’Art program. This weekly series offers an enjoyable variety of live music, performances, children’s activities, exhibition walk-throughs, guest speakers, film, theater, and, of course, GREATART. Continue reading on Examiner.com  Read More

An ocean goddess will soon rise inside NOMA, pointing out the water’s oil spill-related decline as well as the sometime graffiti artist’s rise to stardom. A giant paper ocean goddess will soon dominate the atrium of the New Orleans Museum of Art. Her beseeching face will point upward toward the ceiling, as if she were… Read More