Video: Gallery Talk with Kr3wcial on Roberto Lugo
In a gallery talk, Creative Assembly Cohort member Kr3wcial discusses Roberto Lugo’s “Stunting” Garniture Set, on view on the museum’s second floor. Read More
News
This Fall the New Orleans Museum of Art Hosts the Visionaries Gala and Garden Party Presented by First Horizon to Mark Twenty Years of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
NOMA has announced dates and details for the Visionaries Gala and Garden Party Presented by First Horizon, marking twenty years of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. The two events—on Thursday, November 7, and Friday, November 8, respectively—will raise funds to support the future of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden and NOMA, and they will serve as capstones for a year of programming designed to highlight the natural and artistic beauty of the garden. Read More
NOMA Opens New Exhibition Highlighting Works by Contemporary African Artists
Afropolitan: Contemporary African Arts at NOMA—on view in The Helis Foundation Gallery on the museum’s second floor—includes paintings, sculptures, and mixed-media works by some of the most pioneering artists of the 20th and 21st centuries working in cities across the African continent. Read More
Big Chief Victor Harris of the Mandingo Warriors Retires After 59 Years as a Black Masking Indian
On Wednesday, February 28, NOMA hosted the retirement celebration for Big Chief Victor Harris, also known as the Spirit of Fi Yi Yi, honoring 59 years as a Black Masking Indian with a night of drumming, words from community leaders and tribe members, film, and food. Read More
Object Lesson: Mary L. Proctor’s Freedom of Expression
Mary L. Proctor of Tallahassee, Florida says she paints “the world I want to live in. I want to be peaceful. I want to see joy.” Creating art from found objects, Proctor celebrates people and especially chooses to glorify women. Read More
Video: Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Fellow Presents at National Symposium for Emerging Scholars
In January 2024, Laura Ochoa Rincon, NOMA’s Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Fellow, gave a presentation at the Decorative Arts Trust’s eighth annual Emerging Scholars Colloquium in New York, New York. Read More
Urban Mosaics with Creative Assembly Cohort Members Kr3wcial and Charm Taylor
Last week, the New Orleans Museum of Art hosted Urban Mosaics, an electrifying event showcasing the extraordinary talent of Creative Assembly Cohort artists Kr3wcial and Charm Taylor. True to the artists’ visions—and this year’s Creative Assembly theme—the night blended the essence of hip-hop with the rich cultural tapestry of New Orleans’s diverse neighborhoods. Read More
NOMA Shares New Youth and Wellness Programs, Announces Sara Lowenburg as Director of Education
This winter and spring, the New Orleans Museum of Art introduces a suite of new public programs designed to bolster the organization’s commitment to inspiring learning through the arts for visitors of all ages. In addition to new programs, the museum announced that Sara Lowenburg joined the museum as Director of Education. Read More
NOMA Presents Exhibition on Prohibition and Temperance in New Orleans and the American South
Friday, March 1, the New Orleans Museum of Art opens a new decorative arts exhibition that looks at Prohibition in the American South. Rebellious Spirits: Prohibition and Resistance in the South explores the unique methods in which communities in the United States, particularly in New Orleans, dealt with the passage of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which banned alcohol in the country. Read More
The New Orleans Museum of Art Hosts Art in Bloom Presented by First Horizon, in Partnership with the Garden Study Club of New Orleans
Next month, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) and the Garden Study Club of New Orleans host the popular springtime celebration Art in Bloom Presented by First Horizon. Garden clubs and other creative talents will build innovative floral installations throughout all three floors of NOMA. Read More
NOMA Announces New Trustees for 2024
During their December 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees of the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) elected seven new members, who joined the board on January 1, 2024. Read More
The New Orleans Museum of Art Celebrates 20 Years of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden with New Site-Specific Installations and a Year of Programming
The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) has announced a year-long celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, an important part of the museum’s campus and collection. The occasion will be marked with new permanent additions to the nearly 100 works of art installed in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden, programmatic offerings highlighting the natural and artistic beauty of the garden, and a book by publisher Monacelli that focuses on the history of the 12-acre garden and its expansion in 2019. Read More
The New Orleans Museum of Art and the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden Are Nominated for Two Readers’ Choice Awards from USA Today’s 10Best
The New Orleans Museum of Art and the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden are nominated in two categories in USA Today’s popular 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. The awards champion the most celebrated cultural institutions and travel destinations across the United States. Each category gives voters four weeks to vote for their favorites from a list of twenty nominees selected by a national panel of experts. Read More
Major Exhibition of Artist Wangechi Mutu Opens at the New Orleans Museum of Art This Month
On view January 31–July 14, 2024, Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined features installations in the museum and site-specific interventions in NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Read More
Update on Admission from the New Orleans Museum of Art
The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) is adjusting general admission ticket pricing in 2024 for out-of-state visitors, beginning immediately. Pricing for Louisiana residents will not change. Read More
Field Drawing Workshop with Artist Alyssa Lizzini and Creative Assembly Cohort Members Paige DeVries and Daniel Fitzpatrick
In the first 2023–24 program of NOMA’s Creative Assembly initiative, cohort members Paige DeVries and Daniel Fitzpatrick worked with guest artist Alyssa Lizzini to bring the innovative Neighborhood Workshop to two vibrant New Orleans districts. Read More
New Orleans Museum of Art Announces Major Exhibitions for 2024
The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) announces its major exhibitions for 2024, showcasing NOMA’s curatorial scholarship and highlighting the museum’s exceptional collection across genres and disciplines. Read More
The New Orleans Museum of Art Receives Southeastern Museums Conference Awards for Called to the Camera: Black American Studio Photographers
The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) received three awards in the publication and technology competitions for the groundbreaking exhibition Called to the Camera: Black American Studio Photographers. Read More