NOMA Expands Wellness Programs for 2026
Starting Wednesday, February 26, NOMA will offer additional weekly tai chi and yoga classes on Wednesdays in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Read More
Sculpture Garden
Q&A with Pam Buckman, Retired Besthoff Sculpture Garden Manager
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… Read More
New Orleans Museum of Art Unveils New Installation by Artist Thomas J Price in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
The New Orleans Museum of Art has installed a new outdoor sculpture by artist Thomas J Price in the museum’s Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Read More
This Fall the New Orleans Museum of Art Hosts the Visionaries Gala and Garden Party Presented by First Horizon to Mark Twenty Years of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
NOMA has announced dates and details for the Visionaries Gala and Garden Party Presented by First Horizon, marking twenty years of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. The two events—on Thursday, November 7, and Friday, November 8, respectively—will raise funds to support the future of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden and NOMA, and they will serve as capstones for a year of programming designed to highlight the natural and artistic beauty of the garden. Read More
New Orleans Museum of Art Hosts its Annual Fundraiser LOVE in the Garden Presented by Hancock Whitney
The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) will host its popular fundraising event LOVE in the Garden Presented by Hancock Whitney on Friday, September 22, 2023. Held in NOMA’s Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, LOVE in the Garden celebrates the culture and spirit of New Orleans through food, drink, and music—all in support of the museum’s mission to inspire lifelong learning through the arts. Read More
In Besthoff Sculpture Garden, Teresita Fernández’s mosaic mural evokes “a landscape within a landscape”
ith the debut of the six-acre expansion of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden in May of 2019, thousands of visitors have been entranced by Viñales (Mayombe Mississippi), a 60-foot-long ceramic-tile mural that forms an exterior wall of the garden’s pavilion. Artist Teresita Fernández will speak at The Helis Foundation Artist Talk on Wednesday, January 15, at 6 pm. Read More
Besthoff Sculpture Garden harmoniously blends art and nature
The 6.5 acre expansion of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden was designed with Louisiana’s native landscape as the central focus. Read More
NOMA to break ground on six-acre expansion of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
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
Large-scale puppets thrill audiences for The Spider Queen play in the Sculpture Garden
Audiences have been transported into a hidden fantasy realm among the live oaks, lagoons, and works of art in a new play by The NOLA Project underway in the Besthoff… Read More
Native Louisiana irises thrive in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden
The Syndey and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden puts on a spectacular show of spring blooms during the annual Louisiana Rainbow Iris Festival. Horticulturist Patrick O’Connor discusses the labors of keeping nature’s artwork in pristine condition. Read More
NOMA and The NOLA Project present “Don Quixote” in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden May 4-22
New Orleans, LA– This spring, The NOLA Project and NOMA have once again partnered to bring a new and hilarious adaptation to Miguel de Cervantes’ classic tale, “Don Quixote”. Pete… Read More
The New Orleans Museum Of Art Reveals Two New International Additions To Its Sculpture Garden
By Eileen Fleming | WWNO Listen to the entire interview here There are two new additions on display at the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden: Caduto a Ragione by… Read More
Audiences Pick Their Rabbit Hole In Sculpture Garden’s ‘Wonderland’
By Jim Fitzmorris | The New Orleans Advocate This article originally appeared here Since he’s staging a wild theatrical party, director Andrew Larimer is counting on New Orleans audiences to… Read More
NOLA Project Conjures Theatrical ‘Alice In Wonderland’ In New Orleans Museum Of Art Sculpture Garden
By Chris Waddington, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune This article originally appeared here Alice chased the rabbit and I followed her through the sculpture garden at New Orleans City Park. That’s… Read More
Much Ado About NOLA: Shakespeare Returns To NOMA’s Sculpture Garden
You can read the full article here Much ado about NOLA: Shakespeare returns to NOMA’s sculpture garden by Will Coviello A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the NOLA Project’s first Shakespeare production… Read More