Including nearly 100 dramatic black-and-white photographs, In Light of Everything is the first career retrospective for photographer Debbie Fleming Caffery.
Starting this month, NOMA is open until 7 pm every Wednesday with free admission for Louisiana residents.
Celebrate Japanese culture through art, performances, food, and more—presented in partnership with the Japan Club of New Orleans.
Celebrate the culture and spirit of New Orleans with a festive evening in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
This workshop series provides engaging arts-based activities designed to instruct caregivers on how to use the arts at home to promote early learning.
Join us for a talk and catalogue signing with art jewelry collector Susan Grant Lewin and writer Thomas Beller.
NOMA is committed to being a welcoming, inclusive, anti-racist institution. We invite you to follow our progress.
From cowboy boots and bathing suits to Hollywood gowns and streetwear, this exhibition presents American fashion as a powerful emblem of culture.
Read moreThis exhibition includes a selection of works recently given to the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Read moreFor centuries, Japanese Zen masters have created works of art intended to focus the minds of students and practitioners.
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Artist #AlmaThomas was born #OnThisDay in 1891 in Columbus, Georgia.
In Thomas’s painting "Dogwood Display II," a rainbow of color ripples beneath streaks of white paint, recalling the bursting blossoms of a dogwood tree, or white clouds shimmering in the sky on a sunny spring day.
Often inspired by sources close to home—especially the flowers in her garden—Thomas created a style of abstract painting entirely her own. A junior high school art teacher for more than thirty-five years, she only began devoting herself full time to painting after retiring in 1960. Twelve years later—at the age of 84—she became the first African American woman to have a solo exhibition at the @whitneymuseum.
👉 Click the link in our bio to learn more about Thomas and this work in NOMA`s permanent collection.
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🎨: Alma W. Thomas, "Dogwood Display II," 1972. Acrylic on canvas. Gift of Elizabeth R. French, 2000.23. © Alma Thomas.
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Meet the creative bartending talents in the eighth annual LOVE in the Garden Cocktail Challenge, sponsored by @sazeraccompanyofficial. You may recognize their faces from some of the best bars around New Orleans, including @latitude29nola @espiritunola @dba_neworleans @pigeonandwhale @jewelnola @dovetailnola @turningtablesnola @usbgnola
LOVE in the Garden Presented by Hancock Whitney is tomorrow, Friday, September 22.
🎟️ Tickets are available at noma.org/love and at the door.
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A Kermit-approved glass pitcher? 🐸🏺
So-called "lily pad" pitchers—named after the thick tendrils of glass forming pools akin to aquatic plants—are coveted by collectors of American glass.
“Lily pad” pitchers are historically associated with the glasshouses of southern New Jersey, where the nation’s first successful glass production started in the 18th century.
This forested area—copious wood is needed to fuel furnaces for melting glass—was home to 11 glass factories by 1820, many employing German immigrants with skills from European glass factories.
The bread-and-butter of these American factories would have been practical glass items such as window panes and bottles. Fanciful objects like “lily pad” pitchers are thought to have been made in the glassblower’s after-hours.
👉 Click the link in our bio to learn about how this "lily pad" pitcher was made in a @nolanews article by Mel Buchanan, NOMA`s RosaMary Curator of Decorative Arts and Design.
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🎨: United States, Possibly New Jersey, "Lily Pad" Pitcher, c. 1825–1850. Glass, free blown. Gift of Melvin P. Billups in memory of his wife, Clarice Marston Billups, 58.109.
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Coming in 2024 🗓️ NOMA presents "Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined," a major solo exhibition that brings together nearly 100 sculptures, paintings, collages, drawings, and films by the Kenyan–American artist from the 1990s to today.
Traveling from the @newmuseum, "Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined" traces connections between recent developments in Mutu’s sculptures and her decades-long exploration of the legacies of colonialism, globalization, and African and diasporic cultural traditions.
NOMA’s presentation of the exhibition will feature Mutu’s work inside the museum’s galleries in conversation with two sculptures by the artist permanently sited in NOMA`s Besthoff Sculpture Garden: "The Seated III," and "Crocodylus."
The exhibition opens January 31, 2024. Click the link in our bio to learn more.
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🎨: Wangechi Mutu, "Lizard Love," 2006. Mixed media, ink, spray paint, and collage on Mylar. 25 × 21 1/2 in (63.5 × 54.6 cm) 28 1/4 × 24 1/4 in (71.8 × 61.6 cm) framed. Courtesy the artist, Gladstone Gallery, and Victoria Miro Gallery.
🎨: Wangechi Mutu, "The Seated III," 2019. Bronze, Edition of 3 + 1AP. Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, 2021.1. ©️ Wangechi Mutu, courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels.
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Ever dreamed of capturing the dynamism of an outfit on paper? 💃✏️🕺 Artist Rhonda Corley leads three illustration workshops in "Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour" on Wednesdays, September 20, October 25, and November 1.
Advanced registration is required. Registration includes admission to "Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour." Click the link in our bio to sign up today.
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🎨: Installation view of "Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour" at NOMA. Photo by @goldentimetay
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Algunas oportunidades para explorar “Fabricando Moda en EE.UU.: De la Firmeza al Glamour” en español. 👇 A few opportunities to explore "Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour" in Spanish.
En persona 💃 Miércoles 20 de septiembre, 12:30 y 6:00 p.m.: Sumérgete en “Fabricando Moda en EE. UU.” con curadora de el Decorative Arts Trust, Laura Ochoa Rincon.
Virtual 💻 Martes 26 de septiembre, 12:00 p.m.: súbete a Instagram Live para una introducción a la exposición con curadora Laura Ochoa Rincón.
En Persona 🖼️ Durante el horario normal del museo: “Fabricando Moda en EE. UU.” incluye etiquetas completamente bilingües en español que tienes toda la información de cada una de las prendas y obras presentadas.
In Person 💃 Wednesday, September 20, 12:30 and 6:00 pm: Dive into "Fashioning America" with Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Fellow Laura Ochoa Rincon.
Virtual 💻 Tuesday, September 26, 12:00 pm: Hop on Instagram Live for an introduction to the exhibition with Curatorial Fellow Laura Ochoa Rincon.
In Person 🖼️ During regular museum hours: "Fashioning America" includes completely bilingual Spanish–English labels and information on each of the garments and works featured.
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In preparation for LOVE in the Garden, the Besthoff Sculpture Garden is closing at 4 pm today, Friday, September 22.
The museum remains open until 5 pm.