Art-Making Activity: Word Power!
Create a positive message in your community with this Word Power activity. Read More
Four winning entries in Art Inspires short-story contest focus on works in decorative arts collection
In May 2020, NOMA’s learning and engagement department established an “Art Inspires” short story competition that asked contestants to craft a fictional tale based on selections from the museum’s permanent collection of decorative arts. Read More
Art-Making Activity: Community Quilt
Create a paper quilt square and ask your family members, friends, or neighbors to contribute to it. Read More
Object Lesson: Forever mural by Odili Donald Odita
Commissioned in honor of NOMA’s centennial, Forever is a large-scale wall painting by the Philadelphia-based, Nigerian-born artist Odili Donald Odita. Extending 150 feet, the mural contains 87 colors, calibrated to respond to the physical space and changing light of the McDermott Lobby. The title conveys the impressions of dynamism, musicality, and continuity Odita gathered from… Read More
Suggested Reading List: Besthoff Sculpture Garden
NOMA’s Museum Shop features books about the Besthoff Sculpture Garden and lavishly illustrated monographs about artists whose works are included in the Garden. Purchase a book for yourself or find a gift for the art lover in your life. Read More
Art-Making Activity: Scale It Up Grid Drawing
With inspiration from NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden, make a small drawing and then replicate it in a larger scale. Read More