NOMA curators will join hundreds of authors in Baton Rouge for 2017 Louisiana Book Festival
NOMA curators Russell Lord and Katie Pfohl and donor Arthur Roger will be among hundreds of presenting authors at the fourteenth annual Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge on Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The daylong event that brings together local and internationally acclaimed writers with avid readers will take place… Read More
Stereoscopes: Nineteenth-Century Virtual Reality Devices
Nineteenth-century stereoscopes and twenty-first century virtual reality headsets both provide means of visual escapism. Experience both during Friday Nights at NOMA at a technology symposium on October 20th. Read More
NOMA congratulates MacArthur Fellow award recipients Dawoud Bey and Njideka Akunyili Crosby
The MacArthur Foundation recently announced its prestigious Fellows recipients for 2017. Among the awardees are two artists whose works either have or will appear at the New Orleans Museum of Art: photographer and educator Dawoud Bey and painter Njideka Akunyili Crosby. Read More
St. Tammany Art Association hosts Self/Reflection photo exhibition
What is the difference between a selfie and a self-portrait? A new exhibition drawn from NOMA’s permanent collection of photographs from the 19th through 21st centuries opening at the St. Tammany Art Association on October 21 explores the many ways in which photographers used reflections as tools and stylistic devices. Read More
Beyond the Frame addresses photography of Native Americans
When photography arrived in the United States in 1839, populations of indigenous people in the East had been largely decimated by disease and forced removal to the West. Excluded from the new nation, Native peoples are also notably absent within the borders imposed by photographers of the eastern American landscape. Yet, Native Americans participated as… Read More
Members Only sale in Museum Shop to be held Monday, October 16
Start your holiday shopping early this year. The annual Members Only sale in the NOMA Museum Shop will take place on Monday, October 16, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Though the galleries are closed on that date, the shop will be open, offering 20 percent discounts on a wide range of merchandise, including books,… Read More