Fragmented Landscapes film series examines global relationships of people to the environment
Fragmented Landscapes/Beyond Acadia is a film series presented by Deltaworkers, a nomadic artistic production and residence program based in New Orleans. Throughout the run of Inventing Acadia: Painting and Place in Louisiana, a series of short films will be screened under various themes. Join us on Saturday, January 11, at 2 pm. Read More
December 1: Seven videos and panel discussion to mark World AIDS Day
The New Orleans Museum of Art is proud to partner with Visual AIDS for the thirtieth annual Day With(out) Art by presenting STILL BEGINNING, a program of seven newly commissioned videos responding to the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic, followed by a panel discussion of local activists. Read More
Donate to the NOMA cause of your choice
NOMA thanks all who attended the 2019 Odyssey Ball, a night of fun and fundraising that supports the museum’s exhibitions, conservation work, and community-engagement programming. Opportunities remain to donate to your cause of choice. Read More
November 23: Family Field Day offers art and nature lessons in Besthoff Sculpture Garden
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. Read More
Five works at NOMA with stories of misery, mayhem, and the macabre
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! Prowl our halls and the shadowy outdoor paths of the sculpture garden to view scenes and objects that are guaranteed to give visitors the willies. Some works present less obvious but definitively grisly and creepy stories beyond the frame or pedestal. Presented here are five selections from the permanent collection with stories of misery, mayhem, and the macabre. Read More
Q&A: Fred Wilson rethinks the representation of race in museum exhibitions
In 1992 Fred Wilson became a cultural provocateur by taking an unorthodox approach to arranging museum artifacts in an exhibition that ignited debate over how to fairly represent race in museum galleries. He will speak at NOMA on Thursday, October 24, at 6 pm in conversation with New Orleans artist Ron Bechet. Read More
