Come enjoy the newly opened Ralph Brennan Courtyard Café. This is a four month partnership with the New Orleans Museum of Art that coincides with the Dreams Come True: Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney Studio. Menu standouts include Turtle Soup by Ralph's on the Park, Alligator Sausage & Seafood Gumbo by Red Fish Grill, and Roasted Gulf Shrimp Salad with lemon parmesan dressing by Bacco. The 72-seat Courtyard Café will be serving breakfast, lunch, and snack items on Wednesdays noon - 4 p.m. and Thursdays - Sundays 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Click here to download the menu.

Through March 14, 2010
Dreams Come True
Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney Studio
(organized by NOMA) (EWF Galleries)

Dreams Come True showcases original artwork from legendary Disney animated films, including Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, and will feature a children's section celebrating Disney's connections with jazz music and the Crescent City. The artworks, on loan from the Walt Disney Studio Animation Research Library, will be accompanied by film clips to demonstrate how individual sketches and paintings lead to a finished celluloid masterpiece. Organized by the Walt Disney Animation Research Library and the New Orleans Museum of Art, this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition, which cannot be seen anywhere else in North America is set to coincide with the premier of Disney's upcoming animated feature, The Princess and the Frog, set in New Orleans during the 1920s Jazz Age.

With generous support from The Walt Disney Studio, the New Orleans Museum of Art is pleased to offer underwritten admission and transportation reimbursement for nearly 12,000 public school students in Louisiana, on a first-come, first-served basis, to experience this extraordinary exhibition. The Museum will reimburse busing expenses up to $100 for eligible public schools. For more information, call Sophie Hirabayashi at the Education Department at (504) 658-4128.