NOMA announces Auditorium Complex renovation
In its mission to serve as a multi-faceted cultural convener for all audiences, the New Orleans Museum of Art began construction on renovations to its auditorium complex in early January of 2020. Flexible and contemporary, the reimagined space will serve in multiple capacities. Read More
January 31: NOMA celebrates all things Scottish on festive Robert Burns Night
More than 200 years after his untimely death, Robert Burns remains a beloved Scottish poet whose birthday is celebrated the world over. Bagpipes, folk dancing, dramatic recitations—and a parade of haggis—will all be part of a Friday Nights at NOMA tribute on January 31 from 5 to 9 pm in partnership with The NOLA Project theater company. Read More
NOMA awarded $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the New Orleans Museum of Art a $1,000,000 grant to support the planning and staffing of a new conservation initiative. The funds will support the establishment of a conservation center at NOMA, and create two new museum positions in the areas of object conservation including outdoor sculpture, and photography conservation. Read More
Southerly Gold reconstructs The Land of Evangeline in interactive installation
In conjunction with the exhibition Inventing Acadia: Painting and Place in Louisiana, the New Orleans-based artists ensemble known as Southerly Gold was invited to create an interactive installation for the Evelyn L. Burkenroad Creative Concept Studio on NOMA’s first floor. Read More
Torkwase Dyson’s commissioned works examine Black Compositional Thought
Torkwase Dyson will speak about her new exhibition, Torkwase Dyson: Black Compositional Thought | 15 Paintings for the Plantationocene, as part of Friday Nights at NOMA on January 24 at 7 pm. Her abstract works are informed by Black Compositional Thought, a working term that considers how waterways, architecture, objects, and geographies are composed and inhabited by black bodies. Read More
Greenwood Parlor installation recognizes all lives lived at a Louisiana plantation
In 2014, NOMA acquired the parlor furnishings from Greenwood Plantation, today called Butler-Greenwood, in St. Francisville, Louisiana. In its installation, NOMA has taken thoughtful steps to present the parlor’s story and recognize all the lives lived at Greenwood Plantation—original purchaser Harriet Mathews, her family, and, equally, the enslaved men, women, and children whose labor created their wealth. Read More
