Collect-O-Mania Film Series examines the mind and motives of art collectors
What inspires a collector and when do personal collections become something more? Visit NOMA on select Fridays and Saturdays this winter to explore the on-screen stories of passionate collectors who have helped shape the 21st-century art museum landscape. Read More
A Thanksgiving Feast for the Eyes: 10 Must-Sees in NOMA’s Collections
Though you’re unlikely to see sliced turkey with cranberry sauce, football games, or napping relatives in any of the works of art displayed at NOMA, there are hints of Thanksgiving themes to be found within our galleries. Read More
NOMA Book Club sets 2018 reading list and schedule
Join NOMA staff and fellow book lovers as we read and discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art, artists, art museums, NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. Organized by NOMA’s Felix J. Dreyfous Library, the Book Club is an informal group that meets monthly, along with field trips and Meet the Author events. Read More
Q&A: Joe Earle discusses Japan’s enduring ceramics tradition
Joe Earle is considered one of the preeminent experts on contemporary Japanese art. As guest curator of NOMA’s current exhibition, New Forms, New Voices: Contemporary Japanese Pottery from the Gitter-Yelen… Read More
De-enigmatizing David Lynch: 10 Facts About the Filmmaker
Movie buffs are invited to settle into NOMA’s Stern Auditorium over the course of five select Saturdays in November and December to visit the strange, dream/nightmare-like worlds of filmmaker David Lynch. Though he is best known for his works on the big screen and the quirky television series Twin Peaks, Lynch’s interests and inspirations extend far beyond Hollywood studios. Read More
Bullard Ceramics Collection spans the American Studio Movement
American potters did not invent the idea that a chunk of dirt could be transformed into a glorious piece of art, but in the twentieth century, American ceramists expanded clay’s… Read More