Lee Deigaard is among the artists represented in Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary Art in New Orleans, an exhibition of more than 70 works of art donated by renowned New Orleans gallerist Arthur Roger. She will deliver an Artist Perspective lecture on Friday, July 28, at 6 p.m. Read More
The longstanding partnership that Audubon Nature Institute and New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) have with the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation continued to blossom during the 2016/2017 academic year with a record-setting 211,582 students taking part in a program that rewards excellence in the classroom. Read More
Bob Snead is among the dozens of artists represented in Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary Art in New Orleans, an exhibition of more than 70 works of art donated to NOMA by renowned New Orleans’ gallerist Arthur Roger. Snead’s Family Dollar General Tree represents the type of “small box” stores that have proliferated across America. It is created entirely of cardboard boxes salvaged from these stores, emblazoned with the logos of the crated products. Read More
NOMA is renowned for its collection of French art. As the museum opens its doors for a Bastille Day Fête on July 14 from 6-9 p.m., we invite you to share the vision of Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Auguste Rodin, and Marie Élisabeth Louise Vigée, among the many French artists represented at the museum. Read More
Works by Thornton Dial, Ronald Lockett, Joe Minter, Mary Proctor, and the quilters of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, are part of gift/purchase from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation. Read More
Works by African American artists Thornton Dial, Ronald Lockett, Joe Minter, Mary Proctor and the quilters of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, are included in recent gift/purchase. Read More
NOMA unveils Automaton Clock, Re-opens Beloved Decorative Arts Galleries NEW ORLEANS, LA – The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA)’s automaton musical clock would have been viewed as a mechanical wonder when it was made in London around 1800, and it still charms today as the centerpiece of a new installation. On view through October… Read More
Chefs of the Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group will demonstrate their own culinary masterpieces at Café NOMA’s “Artful Palate,” the sixth-annual summer cooking series featuring eight artfully inspired demonstrations. Read More
American art is as diverse as the nation itself. NOMA’s collection spans the country’s historical evolution and diverse ethnicities, from pre-Columbian Native American tribal art to cutting-edge contemporary works that express the freedom of unbound creativity. NOMA will be open on the Fourth of July with special hours from noon to 5 p.m. Read More
Most at home surrounded by the chaos of Mardi Gras and the percussive beats of a marching band, Bruce Davenport Jr., better known as Dapper Bruce Lafitte, a New Orleans native, has found success in his unique style of pen-and-marker drawings of the city’s vibrant street parades. Read More
Simon Gunning is among dozens of New Orleans-based artists who have been represented by Arthur Roger Gallery. As Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary Art in New Orleans opens at NOMA, featuring the donated collection of Arthur Roger, Gunning discusses his career and artistic influences, and the role Roger has served in promoting the region’s contemporary artists and collecting their works. Read More
Filmmaker John Waters is among the artists represented in a new exhibition featuring the donated collection of renowned New Orleans gallerist Arthur Roger. Read More