Object Lesson
Although best known for her innovative ceramics, Katherine Choy also earned acclaim for her textile design during her short career.
LOVE is back!
Celebrate NOMA during an evening under the stars featuring live music, our annual cocktail challenge, and culinary creations from across the city.
Join the Studio Circle
Help tell the story of Black photographers working in professional portrait studios in the United States from photography’s first century and beyond.
Stay Cool
Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA every Saturday in August, courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Now On View
Picture Man: Portraits by Polo Silk presents a unique body of work that blends elements of portraiture, fashion, and street photography.
New Orleans Museum Month
All August long, NOMA members can take advantage of free admission to participating institutions in the New Orleans area.
#ExploreNOMA Late Night
Join us for each month for an after-hours program filled with performances, tours, pop-ups, and more.
Gallery Talks
Join us for in-person gallery talks with NOMA curators and staff every Wednesday at noon.
Creative Assembly
Creative Assembly uses neighborhood-based participatory art experiences as a vehicle for personal exploration, community collaboration, and social change.
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DEI Progress Report
NOMA is committed to being a welcoming, inclusive, anti-racist institution. We invite you to follow our progress as we become the institution we aspire to be.
![Want to help tell the story of Black photographers working in portrait studios from the 19th century to today? Join the Studio Circle. 📸
This special group supports the major exhibition "Called to the Camera: Black American Studio Photographers," the accompanying catalogue, and related museum programming.
From photography’s beginnings in the United States, Black studio photographers operated on the developing edge of photographic media to produce beautiful portraits for their clients, while also making a variety of other photographic work in keeping with important movements like pictorialism, modernism, and abstraction.
Opening September 16 at NOMA, "Called to the Camera" illustrates the artistic virtuosity, social significance, and political impact of Black photographers working in commercial portrait studios during photography’s first century.
👉 Click the link in the @neworleansmuseumofart bio to join the Studio Circle today.
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🎨: Hooks Brothers Studio, "Untitled [Hooks’ School of Photography Students Reviewing Photographs]," c. 1950. Gelatin silver print. Collection of Andrea and Rodney Herenton. (The Hooks Brothers Photograph Collection, consisting of original photographs, negatives, equipment, and ephemera was acquired by the RWS Company, LLC in 2018.)](https://noma.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
