Art-Making Activity: Layered Collage Inspired by Alma Thomas
In celebration of Women’s History Month, people of all ages can enjoy this art project inspired by “Dogwood Display II,” a painting by artist Alma Thomas. Read More
NOMA Announces Extraordinary Gift of Photographs from Cherye and James Pierce
Distinguished collectors Cherye R. and James (Jim) F. Pierce have gifted more than 260 photographs by master art photographers, ranging from the nineteenth-century to the present, to the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA). Read More
Musicians from Home: Olivya Lee
NOMA presents a series of virtual concerts featuring a range of music’s best and brightest performing from their homes. Olivya Lee is a composer and multi-instrumentalist from Montevideo, Uruguay Read More
Object Lesson: Demonstration of the Talbotype by Thomas Augustine Malone
Malone’s demonstration piece, believed to be one of a kind, then, is a strange but wonderfully conceptual work from early photography. As a photograph that consists of nothing but the word “Talbotype,” this work gives us photography twice over—that is, in word and in image. Read More
Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society
On view March 13 through June 7, 2020, Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon showcases the broad range of bronzes, ceramics, and metalwork assembled by John D. Rockefeller 3rd (1906–1978) and his wife Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller (1909–1992) between the 1940s and the 1970s. With highlights including Chinese vases, Indian Chola bronzes, and Southeast Asian sculptures, the collection reveals great achievements in Asian art spanning more than two millennia. Read More
Art-Making Activity: Yardi Gras Music Makers
This imaginative project involves creating a mirror-image transfer and a watercolor-resist painting of your signature then decorated as a monster. Read More