Museum Month Returns August 2024
From August 1 to 31, all current and new NOMA members receive free admission for up to two guests at any other participating museums in the New Orleans area. Read More
Bonfolk Releases New Designs in Collaboration with NOMA
Bonfolk released two new colorful sock designs in collaboration with the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA). Inspired by the museum’s iconic griffin, the patterns are now available exclusively from the NOMA Museum Shop (in store and online at shop.noma.org) and from bonfolk.com. Read More
The New Orleans Museum of Art Appoints Orlando Hernández Ying as Lapis Curator of the Arts of the Americas
The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) has announced the appointment of Orlando Hernández Ying as the museum’s Lapis Curator of the Arts of the Americas. This is the first permanent curatorial role at the museum dedicated to an expanded look at the arts of North, Central, and South America. Hernández Ying began the position in February 2024, and in the coming years, he will have a major role in the full reinstallation of the museum’s permanent collection of American art spanning from prehistory to present day. Read More
George Dunbar (1927–2024)
A significant artistic figure in New Orleans and Louisiana, George Dunbar shaped the course of abstract art in the American South with a career spanning over 75 years. At the… Read More
New Orleans Museum of Art Unveils New Installation by Artist Thomas J Price in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
The New Orleans Museum of Art has installed a new outdoor sculpture by artist Thomas J Price in the museum’s Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Read More
NOMA Celebrates Recent Hires and Promotions
We’re excited to welcome and celebrate new staff across all of the museum’s departments and at all levels of experience. Join us in congratulating these employees, who make our mission to inspire lifelong learning through the arts possible. Read More