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2024-25 Creative Assembly

2024-25 Creative Assembly

NOMA is seeking local artists for the Creative Assembly Cohort, a community engagement initiative.

Visionaries Gala and Garden Party

Visionaries Gala and Garden Party

Join us for the Visionaries Gala and Garden Party and celebrate 20 years of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden with live music, food, drinks, and more.

Japan Fest

Japan Fest

Celebrate Japanese culture through art, performances, food, and more at Japan Fest on Saturday, October 26.

Creative Writing at the Library

Creative Writing at the Library

Creative Assembly member Daniel Fitzpatrick leads a poetry workshop at the New Orleans Public Library throughout September.

Fall Festival

Fall Festival

Celebrating 20 years of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden, NOMA is hosting a free, outdoor festival for all ages.

NOMA X BONFOLK

NOMA X BONFOLK

In collaboration with the museum, Bonfolk releases two NOMA-inspired designs of their iconic socks.

ON VIEW NOW

ON VIEW NOW

Wang Qingsong creates elaborately staged large-format photographs that focus on the dramatic social, political, and cultural changes in China in the post-Mao era.

New in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden

New in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden

Thomas J Price’s Time Unfolding is the first of three new additions in celebration of the garden’s 20th anniversary.

 

20 YEARS OF THE BESTHOFF SCULPTURE GARDEN

20 YEARS OF THE BESTHOFF SCULPTURE GARDEN

Celebrate 20 years of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden with a year-long celebration of events and more.

Drawn from NOMA’s permanent collection, this exhibition explores the intersection between photography and written language, from the medium’s invention to the present day.

Show & Tell: A Brief History of Photography and Text

Drawn from NOMA’s permanent collection, this exhibition explores the intersection between photography and written language, from the medium’s invention to the present day.

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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.

Afropolitan: Contemporary African Arts at NOMA

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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Drawn from NOMA’s permanent collection, works by Ilse Bing, Ruth Bernhard, Lola Alvarez-Bravo, Carlotta M. Corpron, Florence Henri, and Lee Miller illustrate ways that women pushed the boundaries of surrealist art.

Double Space: Women Photographers and Surrealism

Drawn from NOMA’s permanent collection, works by Ilse Bing, Ruth Bernhard, Lola Alvarez-Bravo, Carlotta M. Corpron, Florence Henri, and Lee Miller illustrate ways that women pushed the boundaries of surrealist art.

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This exhibition explores the unique methods in which the South, in particular New Orleans, dealt with the passage of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which banned alcohol in the United States.

Rebellious Spirits: Prohibition and Resistance in the South

This exhibition explores the unique methods in which the South, in particular New Orleans, dealt with the passage of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which banned alcohol in the United States.

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Sep 13

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We hope you and your loved ones are safe following the landfall of Hurricane Francine. The museum and Besthoff Sculpture Garden reopen for regular museum hours today, Friday, September 13. Keep reading for updates on upcoming programs at the museum. 👇 Tonight, 7–9 pm: Explore the new exhibition “Sand, Ash, Heat: Glass at the New Orleans Museum of Art” with FREE after-hours access to the museum, live music from @alexeymarti, a new specialty cocktail from @cafenoma inspired by the exhibition, guided tours, and more. Saturday’s “Healing Through History” workshop and Sunday’s virtual screening of “Created to Create” have been postponed. We look forward to announcing new dates for these programs soon. Visit noma.org/events for information on all upcoming programs and events. — 📷: @gradual_disconnect

We hope you and your loved ones are safe following the landfall of Hurricane Francine.

The museum and Besthoff Sculpture Garden reopen for regular museum hours today, Friday, September 13.

Keep reading for updates on upcoming programs at the museum. 👇

Tonight, 7–9 pm: Explore the new exhibition “Sand, Ash, Heat: Glass at the New Orleans Museum of Art” with FREE after-hours access to the museum, live music from @alexeymarti, a new specialty cocktail from @cafenoma inspired by the exhibition, guided tours, and more.

Saturday’s “Healing Through History” workshop and Sunday’s virtual screening of “Created to Create” have been postponed. We look forward to announcing new dates for these programs soon.

Visit noma.org/events for information on all upcoming programs and events.
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Sep 10

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In preparation for Tropical Storm Francine’s landfall, the museum and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be closed Wednesday, September 11. We look forward to reopening when safe to do so for visitors and staff.⁠ ⁠ If you have a question about an upcoming visit to NOMA, please visit noma.org for updates about closures and scheduled programs or contact hello@noma.org.⁠ —⁠ 📸: @wolfinadoan

In preparation for Tropical Storm Francine’s landfall, the museum and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be closed Wednesday, September 11. We look forward to reopening when safe to do so for visitors and staff.⁠
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If you have a question about an upcoming visit to NOMA, please visit noma.org for updates about closures and scheduled programs or contact hello@noma.org.⁠
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📸: @wolfinadoan ...

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Sep 9

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Introducing the Spicy Orange Flame 🔥🔥🔥 a new specialty cocktail from @cafenoma inspired by the alchemy of glassmaking and the current exhibition “Sand, Ash, Heat: Glass at the New Orleans Museum of Art”—featuring fiery tequila, balanced fruit notes, and jalapeño heat.⁠ ⁠ Be the first to try the Spicy Orange Flame this Friday, September 13, 7–9 pm as we celebrate “Sand, Ash, Heat” with an evening filled with music from @alexeymarti, after-hours tours of the exhibition, and more.⁠ ⁠ The cocktail is also available during regular hours at Café NOMA throughout the run of the exhibition.

Introducing the Spicy Orange Flame 🔥🔥🔥 a new specialty cocktail from @cafenoma inspired by the alchemy of glassmaking and the current exhibition “Sand, Ash, Heat: Glass at the New Orleans Museum of Art”—featuring fiery tequila, balanced fruit notes, and jalapeño heat.⁠
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Be the first to try the Spicy Orange Flame this Friday, September 13, 7–9 pm as we celebrate “Sand, Ash, Heat” with an evening filled with music from @alexeymarti, after-hours tours of the exhibition, and more.⁠
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The cocktail is also available during regular hours at Café NOMA throughout the run of the exhibition. ...

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Sep 2

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In observance of Labor Day, the museum and Besthoff Sculpture Garden are closed today, Monday, September 2.⁠ ⁠ We look forward to welcoming you back tomorrow!⁠ —⁠ 🎨: George Segal, "Three Figures and Four Benches," 1979. Painted bronze. Gift of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Foundation, 98.147.⁠ 📸: kristlekristell⁠ 📍: Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden

In observance of Labor Day, the museum and Besthoff Sculpture Garden are closed today, Monday, September 2.⁠
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We look forward to welcoming you back tomorrow!⁠
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🎨: George Segal, "Three Figures and Four Benches," 1979. Painted bronze. Gift of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Foundation, 98.147.⁠
📸: kristlekristell⁠
📍: Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden ...

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A fall color palette to get you in the mood for our upcoming free fall festival in celebration of 20 years of NOMA's Besthoff Sculpture Garden 🍂🌞🍁⁠ ⁠ Join us on Saturday, September 28, for a special day filled with live music, tours of the garden, art-making for kids & adults, food and drink, and more—free and open to all.⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Click the link in our bio to learn more.⁠ ⁠ Special thanks are due to our sponsors for this event:⁠ Lead Sponsor: @hancockwhitney⁠ Entertainment & Program Sponsors: Howard Family Foundation, Cammie and Charles Mayer⁠ Art Activity Sponsors: @mosartsupplynola⁠ —⁠ 🎨: Ugo Rondinone, "The Sun," 2018. Bronze and stainless steel with gold leaf. Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, 2019.59.⁠ 📍: Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden⁠ 📸: @randykrauseschmidt

A fall color palette to get you in the mood for our upcoming free fall festival in celebration of 20 years of NOMA`s Besthoff Sculpture Garden 🍂🌞🍁⁠
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Join us on Saturday, September 28, for a special day filled with live music, tours of the garden, art-making for kids & adults, food and drink, and more—free and open to all.⁠
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🔗 Click the link in our bio to learn more.⁠
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Special thanks are due to our sponsors for this event:⁠
Lead Sponsor: @hancockwhitney⁠
Entertainment & Program Sponsors: Howard Family Foundation, Cammie and Charles Mayer⁠
Art Activity Sponsors: @mosartsupplynola⁠
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🎨: Ugo Rondinone, "The Sun," 2018. Bronze and stainless steel with gold leaf. Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, 2019.59.⁠
📍: Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden⁠
📸: @randykrauseschmidt ...

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