Explore art from around the world—dating from ancient times to present day. The museum’s permanent collection and exhibitions span three floors.
Admission is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday, courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All initiative.
Where art meets nature—experience 100 works of art set in a unique Louisiana landscape.
Including over forty black-and-white photographs and two film installations, the exhibition elucidates the deeply profound historical memory still embedded in geography at historically significant sites in Virginia, Louisiana and Ohio.
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This collection of 17th- and 18th-century paintings illuminate the Indigenous Catholic religious practices and adaptations of European visual sources developed by Indigenous and Mestizo artists in Viceregal Peru and Bolivia.
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Floc'h's underwater and landscape photographs of the Mississippi River watershed reveal the river's hidden vibrancy along with the impacts of human activity on its composition.
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This exhibition highlights some of the most pioneering African artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in the museum’s collection.
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The photographs included in this exhibition—all from NOMA’s permanent collection—illustrate some of the exceptional diversity of landscape photographs made by women artists working in the United States since 1900.
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Paintings of richly dressed statues of the Virgin Mary were among the preferred themes in Spanish and Peruvian 17th- and 18th-century painting.
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Experience part of Super Bowl LIX history and enjoy music played on Suleika Jaouad and Jon Batiste's custom Yamaha piano on view at NOMA.
On Wednesday, December 11, join us at NOMA for a special screening of the new documentary film Chasing the Light: A Life Through Photographs, celebrating the life and career of Pailet.
Join visiting scientists and science educators from around the world as they lead fun, interactive science and art activities for youth and adults in NOMA's Lapis Center for the Arts.
Encounter the sounds of local New Orleans musicians while strolling through the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on select Sunday afternoons throughout the year. Performances will take place alongside sculptures across the garden.
Discover a rotating selection of artful books, gifts, jewelry, and more inspired by what’s on view at NOMA. Take home catalogues for your favorite exhibitions, special collaborations with local artists, and creative activities for all ages.
Enjoy pastries, coffee, lunch, cocktails, and more daily—set against the dramatic backdrop of over 90 objects from NOMA’s permanent collection highlighting global food and dining culture.
Stop by Café NOMA for happy hour on Wednesdays, 3–6 pm, for drink specials and shareable small plates.
Don't miss two upcoming sales at the NOMA Museum Shop. Place online orders December 18 to receive your gifts by December 24.
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This free, downloadable Educator's Guide to the exhibition "Dawoud Bey: Elegy" features resources that can be used during visits to the exhibition, itself, as well as in post-visit lessons and activities in the K-12 classroom.
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