Q&A: Environmental scientist Elizabeth Chamberlain studies Louisiana’s fragile terrain and its resilient people
In conjunction with the exhibition East of the Mississippi: Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Photography, enviromental scientist Elizabeth Chamberlain of Tulane University will speak at NOMA on Friday, November 10, at 7 pm about her research tracing the history of human settlement in south Louisiana’s deltaic terrain. Read More
Remembering the 1980s in Sixteen Candles
Nostalgic and wannabe Gen-Xers will recognize many touchstones of the 1980s in the coming-of-age movie Sixteen Candles, screening on Friday, November 3rd. Read More
Ceramics “craftivist” Garth Johnson breaks the rules—and plates
Garth Johnson is a self-described “craft activist” who serves as the curator of ceramics at the ASU Art Museum in Tempe, Arizona. He will speak at NOMA on Thursday, November 2, at 6 pm in advance of the opening of the exhibition Personalities in Clay: American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection. Read More
If you dare! NOMA’s galleries and garden include frightful encounters for Halloween
The works of art contained in NOMA’s galleries and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden depict the full gamut of human emotions — from love and compassion to vengeance and fright! This… Read More
Odyssey Ball Online Auction offers rare finds and opportunities to enhance NOMA
The 51st-annual Odyssey Ball features an online silent auction with one-of-a-kind items and, for the first time, opportunities to make a lasting legacy at the museum through sponsored programs, art purchases, and exhibitions. Read More
NOMA curators will join hundreds of authors in Baton Rouge for 2017 Louisiana Book Festival
NOMA curators Russell Lord and Katie Pfohl and donor Arthur Roger will be among hundreds of presenting authors at the fourteenth annual Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge on Saturday,… Read More