“The Second Line” Cocktail Service reflects New Orleans’ soundscape
The undulating, dancing shapes of drinking vessels in Geoffrey Mann’s “The Second Line” cocktail service embody the sound waves of jazz and a touching conversation between two strangers. Read More
CT scans reveal mysterious figures in Malian terracotta
Recent research into a Malian terracotta architectural model by a Djenne artist, circled at the base with serpent figures and currently on view in NOMA’s François Billion Richardson Gallery of African Art, provides an example of how science can enhance a deeper analysis of a piece of sculpture. Read More
Israeli designer Ron Arad’s Big Easy chair represents refined 1980s style
Ron Arad is one of the most influential designers of our time, known for his daring forms that span the disciplines of furniture, sculpture, and architecture. When the Museum of Modern Art mounted a 2009 retrospective of the Israeli-born designer, they summed up Arad as having been “imitated, idolized, feverishly discussed, and criticized, but never… Read More
NOMA reaches Tricentennial year milestone by welcoming 300,000th visitor for 2018
On Sunday, December 9, the New Orleans Museum of Art welcomed its 300,000th visitor in 2018. In celebration of a significant year for New Orleans, NOMA set the goal of reaching over 300,000 visitors for the city’s 300th birthday. Read More
Historian Joan DeJean to lecture about New Orleans’ connection to Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
In conjunction with The Orleans Collection exhibition, historian Joan DeJean will present a lecture titled “Champs-Elysées: Building Paris, Building New Orleans” on Thursday, November 29 at 6 pm. The event is free and open to the public. Vanessa Schmid, NOMA’s Senior Research Curator of European Art, spoke with professor DeJean in advance of the talk. Read More
The Orléans Collection reunites Old Masters for the first time in two centuries
Rembrandt, Rubens, Veronese, and Coypel are but a few of the Old Masters whose works comprised the famed collection of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans. NOMA has reunited a selection of these paintings for the first time since their dispersal in the 1790s. Read More