Enrique Alférez mural gifted to NOMA permanently installed in new auditorium complex
Created for the lobby of the New Orleans Times-Picayune building in 1967, Enrique Alférez’s plaster relief mural Symbols of Communication will find a new home in NOMA’s renovated auditorium complex. Read More
A Statement from the Board of Trustees of the New Orleans Museum of Art
The Board of Trustees of the New Orleans Museum of Art fully supports NOMA’s leadership and staff as they guide the museum through the pandemic, address resulting challenges, and further the work of advancing social justice and racial equity. Read More
Teen Art Council members serve as community ambassadors for NOMA
Youth Programs Coordinator Danielle Rives shares her thoughts and observations about NOMA’s Teen Art Council. Read More
Torkwase Dyson exhibition reviewed in ARTFORUM
The following is an excerpt from the July/August edition of ARTFORUM. Torkwase Dyson’s new series Black Compositional Thought: 15 Paintings for the Plantationocene, 2020, was organized into small groupings, with one standalone work, in her recent show of the same name. Within each piece, Dyson layered constellation-like white lines and minimalist black shapes over deep-black… Read More
Our Agenda for Change
NOMA recognizes the legitimate issues in front of us and embraces the responsibility to address them. Read more about our Agenda for Change. Read More
NOMA reopens galleries on July 8 and launches a new forum series dedicated to social justice and racial equity in the museum field
After reopening July 8, the New Orleans Museum of Art will be launching the Creative Assembly Program Series, a new monthly online forum which will bring together thought leaders, community representatives, and interdisciplinary creatives to explore the role of social justice and racial equity in the museum field. Read More