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NOMA is only southern venue for blockbuster exhibition “Seeing Nature: Landscape Masterworks from the Paul G. Allen Family Collection”

NEW ORLEANS, LA-Seeing Nature: Landscape Masterworks from the Paul G. Allen Family Collection features 39 masterpieces exploring the evolution of European and American landscape painting from the collection of Paul G. Allen, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist. This exhibition presents masterworks spanning nearly four hundred years—from Jan Brueghel the Younger’s series devoted to the five senses… Read More

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Something in the Way: A Brief History of Photography and Obstruction

on view through January 1st, 2017

This exhibition of works from NOMA’s collection explores photography’s relationship to the world through a diverse selection of photographs that include obstructing elements or remind us that the photograph itself is often an obstruction to the real world. Read More

Unfiltered Visions: 20th Century Self-Taught American Art

on view through October 9th, 2016

Throughout the twentieth century, the raw, instinctive approach of self-taught artists has quietly attracted acclaimed “contemporary” artists, collectors with keen eyes and in more recent decades, insightful museum curators, who bring this material to the public eye. The New Orleans Museum of Art was among the early pioneers, organizing the first solo exhibition of Clementine Hunter’s… Read More

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Movies in the Garden: WALL-E

5pm - 9pm

Due to a power outage in mid-city on Friday, September 9, the screening of WALL-E was cancelled. It will be shown in place of Forbidden Planet on Friday, September 30. The NeverEnding Story will be screened as planned on November 11. 5 – 7:30pm: Art on the Spot 5:30 – 7:30pm: Music by Heidijo 7:30... Read More

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Friday Nights at NOMA: Lecture with William Brumfield

5pm - 9pm

Tonight at NOMA, Tulane professor William Brumfield will give a lecture on the fascinating cultural heritage of the Russian North, defined as the area around the White Sea in the far northwestern part of the country–ancient monasteries, remarkable wooden churches, and forgotten villages–all part of a unique cultural legacy. 6 pm: Lecture: “Architecture at the... Read More

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Yoga/Pilates in the Sculpture Garden

8am - 9am

Instructor Terry Rappold leads relaxing Tai Chi exercises in various art galleries at NOMA. Read More

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