Press Release

CONTACT
Jim Mulvihill
504-658-4106
jmulvihill@noma.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 5, 2008

"MidWeek in MidCity" Helps with the Revival of MidCity

New Orleans Museum of Art evening hours promotes Recovery

NEW ORLEANS - On Wednesday, March 5, 2008, the New Orleans Museum of Art initiates new evening hours one day a week. The Museum will be open every Wednesday from Noon until 8:00 pm. The adjacent Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open from 10:00 am until 8:00 pm on Wednesdays as well. The Museum and Garden also are open Thursday through Sunday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

The purpose of the extended hours is not only to make the Museum available in the evening for students and those who work during the day but to help to promote the many fine restuarants, both old and new, in the MidCity area. So after touring the Museum, visitors are encouraged to have dinner at an area restuarant. A list of MidCity participating restuarants will be available at the Museum.

Besides viewing its permanent collections and special exhibitions, NOMA is planning additional activities for visitors on Wednesday nights, including films, music and refreshments. On Wednesday, March 26, in conjunction with the exhibition, Rodrigue's Louisiana: Cajuns, Blue Dogs, and Beyond Katrina, a special "Cocktails Unleashed" event is planned, featuring a cash bar with "Blue Dog Martinis" and other drinks and music by the LaFourche Cajun Band.

During the Rodrigue Exhibition, through June 8, admission is $5.00 for Louisiana resident adults and $10 for non-resident adults. Visitors under 18 years are admitted free courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Museum Members are free at all times.

Among MidCity restaurants open for dinner are old favorites like Crescent City Steak House, 1001 Broad Street (821-3271); Ralph's on the Park, 900 City Park Avenue (488- 1000), Cafe Degas, 3127 Esplanade (945-5635), Madina's, 3800 Canal Street (482-9197), Parkway Bakery and Tavern, 538 Hagan Street (482-3047), Venezia Restaurant, 134 North Carrollton Avenue (488-7991), and Angelo Brocato Ice Cream, 214 North Carrollton Avenue (486-1465), as well as many new ones that have opened since the storm, including Cafe Minh, 4139 Canal Street (482-6266), and Little Tokyo, 310 North Carrollton Avenue (485-5658). Reservations are suggested.

IMPORTANT MUSEUM & SCULPTURE GARDEN INFORMATION

CURRENT INFORMATION is available on our website, www.noma.org
GENERAL INFORMATION: (504) 658-4100
HOURS OF OPERATION: Wednesday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
SYDNEY AND WALDA BESTHOFF SCULPTURE GARDEN ADMISSION: Admission is FREE to all visitors. Dogs, bicycles, rollerblades, skateboards and picnicking are not allowed in the Garden. You may touch, but do not climb on sculptures. Please walk on the grass.

SPECIAL POLICIES: Backpacks, umbrellas, cameras, video devices must be checked. Baby strollers are not permitted during peak times. Photographing, sketching, lecturing require special permission. Please do not touch the works of art.

HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBILITY: NOMA is fully handicapped accessible. Wheelchairs are available at the front desk. Additional special accommodations are happily made with adequate notice.

THE MUSEUM SHOP offers great collectibles, books, jewelry, gifts and art-related items.

THE COURTYARD CAFÉ is closed until further notice.

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