A FREE family festival will be held in the expansion of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden with programs that focus on the body, physical play, and the environment as it relates to art making. Activities and entertainment will include the following:
10 am | Besthoff Sculpture Garden opens | DOWNLOAD A MAP
10:15 am
• Pop-up talk on Wind Sculpture V by Yinka Shonibare
• Storytime at the Sculpture Pavilion lawn
Yinka Shonibare (British, b. Nigeria, 1962), Wind Sculpture V, 2013, Steel and fiberglass resin, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Installation funded by Chuck and Anne Reily, 2014.44
10:30 am
• Performance by Washboard Chaz at the Amphitheater
• Yoga Class with Project Peaceful Warriors on the North Lawn
11:15 am
• Pop-up Talk on Striding Figure (Rome I) by Thomas Houseago
Thomas Houseago (British, b. 1972), Striding Figure (Rome I), 2013, Bronze, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, 2017.193
11:30 am
• Movement workshop with POSH Expressions Performing Arts Experience at the Amphitheater
• Yoga class with Project Peaceful Warriors on the North Lawn
12:15 pm
• Pop-up Talk on History of the Conquest by Hank Willis Thomas
Hank Willis Thomas (American, b. 1976), History of the Conquest, 2017, Bronze, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Installation funded by Brian and Jacki Schneider, 2018.30
12:30 pm
• Movement workshop with Posh Expressions at the Amphitheater
• Yoga class with Project Peaceful Warriors on the North Lawn
1:15 pm
• Pop-up Talk on Bear With Us by Frank Gehry
• Storytime on the Sculpture Pavilion Lawn
Frank Gehry (American, b. Canada, 1929), Bear with Us, 2014, Stainless steel, Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, Installation funded by Robert E. Smith Lupo
and Mary L. Puissegur Lupo, 2019.3
1:30 pm
• Closing dance performance with POSH Expressions Performing Arts Experience at the Amphitheater
2:00 pm
• As the festival concludes, enjoy discounted admission inside the museum (enter at front entrance), play in City Park, or visit our neighbor, the Louisiana Children’s Museum
Ongoing drop-in activities, 10 am – 2 pm
• Art-making: Binoculars – South Lawn
• Art-making: Birdlifes – South Lawn
• Art-making: Veggie Prints – North Lawn
• Community art-making: Exquisite Landscapes – Sculpture Pavilion Patio• Activity Card Station – Sculpture Pavilion Lawn – pick up cards, self-guided
• Wayfinding activity – Outdoor Classroom
• Photo Booth: Stroller Parade! – adjacent to the Amphitheater
• All About NOMA Station & Prize Wheel – Main Gate
• Drop-In movement & play with POSH Expressions Performing Arts Experience at the Amphitheater, in between performances
Food options
• Two food trucks will be stationed by the Friedrichs Drive gate
• NOMA Cafe – enter through the courtyard across from the Main Gate