Dario Robleto Traces The Cross-Generational Experience Of Blues, Jazz, And Rock ‘N Roll In Solo Exhibition, “The Prelives Of The Blues”
Exhibition Features New Work Inspired by New Orleans, on view March 23 through September 16, 2012 New Orleans, LA-Conceptual artist Dario Robleto explores the power of music to transcend time, race, circumstance, and life cycles in his upcoming solo exhibition, Dario Robleto: The Prelives of the Blues, at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA)…. Read More
Eight Great Works Of Art At NOMA
What do Mick Jagger and Marie Antoinette have in common? They’re both immortalized in the permanent collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), which celebrated its 100th year in 2011. With more than 40,000 objects in the collection, NOMA is a treasure trove of fascinating artwork and artifacts that -like everything in New… Read More
Romantic New Orleans: The Big Easy Casts Its Spell
Our destination is City Park, one of the nation’s largest urban parks and home to the biggest collection of mature live oaks on the planet. In the 19th century, these trees were a favored location for duels among the Creole elite over amorous insults real and imagined. Today, their expansive, moss-drizzled branches are a popular… Read More
Director Is Leading The New Orleans Museum Of Art Into The Future: A Letter To The Editor
Re: “Gifts that keep on giving,” Page A1, Jan. 20. I was pleased to see Doug MacCash’s front page article on the New Orleans Museum of Art’s highly successful centennial collection. Anne Milling, organized and effective, combined with our revered former director, John Bullard, spear-headed an effort that redounds to the museum’s greater glory. I… Read More
New Orleans Museum Of Art: The Times-Picayune Covers 175 Years Of New Orleans History
To be considered a great American city, Gilded Age New Orleans needed a great art museum like those in New York and Philadelphia. That was the opinion of aging sugar industry magnate Isaac Delgado, who donated $150,000 to build a Beaux Arts temple in City Park near the northwest terminus of Esplanade Avenue in 1911…. Read More
Architecture School, Museum Kindle Relationship
Call it a creative collaboration – the Tulane School of Architecture and the New Orleans Museum of Art are joining forces to bring renowned Spanish architect José Rafael Moneo to the Crescent City for a lecture today (Jan. 27) at 6 p.m. at the museum in City Park. Moneo is “an internationally prominent architect and… Read More