Through December 2, 2020, the Museum Shop is hosting a pop-up shop by Wet London Boutique, a local business founded and curated by Mariah Walton-Bencik and named for her desire to bridge European style and American culture. Read More
NOMA presents a series of virtual concerts featuring a range of music’s best and brightest performing from their homes. Assembled by internationally renowned multi-instrumentalist and composer Mahmoud Chouki, enjoy these relaxed and informal music experiences with acclaimed musicians from New Orleans and beyond. Haruka Kikuchi and Yoshitaka “Z2” Tsuji perform traditional jazz. Read More
WGNO, the ABC affiliate in metro New Orleans, featured a news segment about the installation of the “Stunting” Garniture Set on September 28, 2020. Mel Buchanan, the RosaMary Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, explained how this commission came to arrive at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Read More
NOMA presents a series of virtual concerts featuring a range of music’s best and brightest performing from their homes. Assembled by internationally renowned multi-instrumentalist and composer Mahmoud Chouki. Enjoy a duet performance by Cindy Scott and Brian Seeger. Read More
NOMA’s Learning and Engagement team is excited to present monthly suggested reading lists for all ages based on a theme or exhibition in partnership with Octavia Books. Direct links for… Read More
NOMA presents a series of virtual concerts featuring a range of music’s best and brightest performing from their homes. Assembled by internationally renowned multi-instrumentalist and composer Mahmoud Chouki, enjoy these… Read More
Baseera Khan is one of eleven artists whose work will be presented in NOMA’s exhibition Mending the Sky, on view from October 9, 2020, through January 31, 2021. Khan’s video-performance… Read More
In 2019, the New Orleans Museum of Art commissioned Philadelphia-based artist Roberto Lugo to create the “Stunting” Garniture Set, a set of porcelain covered vases and sculpture that expands the parameters of NOMA’s ceramics collection to highlight New Orleans music icons Louis Armstrong, Lil Wayne, and No Limit Records. Read More
The New Orleans Museum of Art will present Mending the Sky this fall as the museum’s first major exhibition following New Orleans’ months-long shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On view October 10, 2020 through January 31, 2021, the exhibition will bring together ten artists’ projects that respond to a world turned upside down. Read More
NOMA presents a series of virtual concerts featuring a range of music’s best and brightest performing from their homes. Assembled by internationally renowned multi-instrumentalist and composer Mahmoud Chouki, enjoy these relaxed and informal music experiences with acclaimed musicians from New Orleans and beyond. Read More
NOMA and Camp Able, a program for adults and youth with developmental disabilities, maintained a thriving partnership throughout the COVID-19 shutdown. Read More
Express yourself and share your talent through writing, drawing, mixed media, dance, or spoken word with a new weekly prompt from NOMA. Read More
Created for the lobby of the New Orleans Times-Picayune building in 1967, Enrique Alférez’s plaster relief mural Symbols of Communication will find a new home in NOMA’s renovated auditorium complex. Read More
The Board of Trustees of the New Orleans Museum of Art fully supports NOMA’s leadership and staff as they guide the museum through the pandemic, address resulting challenges, and further the work of advancing social justice and racial equity. Read More
Youth Programs Coordinator Danielle Rives shares her thoughts and observations about NOMA’s Teen Art Council. Read More
The following is an excerpt from the July/August edition of ARTFORUM. Torkwase Dyson’s new series Black Compositional Thought: 15 Paintings for the Plantationocene, 2020, was organized into small groupings, with… Read More
NOMA recognizes the legitimate issues in front of us and embraces the responsibility to address them. Read more about our Agenda for Change. Read More
After reopening July 8, the New Orleans Museum of Art will be launching the Creative Assembly Program Series, a new monthly online forum which will bring together thought leaders, community representatives, and interdisciplinary creatives to explore the role of social justice and racial equity in the museum field. Read More