Museum Month and Pride of Place close with special tours and talks at NOMA
Thursday, August 31, marks the last day for reciprocal free admission to sixteen museums across New Orleans as part of the annual Museum Month. In this final week, NOMA will… Read More
NOMA to host premiere of Designing Life: The Modernist Architecture of Albert Ledner
On Friday, August 25, at 7 p.m., the New Orleans Museum of Art will play host to the premiere of Designing Life: The Modernist Architecture of Albert Ledner, a documentary that chronicles the career of an architect whose vision shaped the built environment in New Orleans and other major American cities in the latter half of the twentieth century. Read More
Arts in Peril Film Series examines controversies in art
The arts—from the visual and fine arts to music and literary arts—have always served to reflect and amplify culture and community. This media can also serve as a way of… Read More
Celestial Wonders: 10 Works of Art to Reflect Upon the Solar Eclipse
South Louisiana will witness a partial eclipse on Monday, August 21. NOMA invites visitors year-round to view works of art inspired by the sun, moon, and stars. Read More
Art and A/C: Free admission to NOMA if August temps hit 95 degrees
Admission to NOMA will be FREE to Louisiana residents on the hottest days of late summer as part of the “Art and A/C” program courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Throughout the month of August, if the temperature forecasted by FOX8 chief meteorologist David Bernard is at or above 95 degrees, three of New Orleans’ top art museums will open their doors free of charge. Read More
Soldier-Artists honored in ‘Ghost Army’ documentary/lecture
In 2005, documentary filmmaker Rick Beyer became fascinated with the history of the “Ghost Army,” a top-secret tactical deception unit charged with tricking the Nazis during World War II whose work had only recently been declassified. Among the veterans of that unit was Jim Steg, the subject of a retrospective on view at NOMA through October 8th. Read More