Video: Way of Tea Demonstration with Naomi Yoder
NOMA presents a virtual Way of Tea demonstration led by Naomi Yoder, Japanese Way of Tea Practitioner, Urasenke Lineage, in the museum’s Japanese art gallery. Read More
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NOMA’s Teen Art Council Visits Dawn DeDeaux at Camp Abundance
On a chilly November evening, members of the Teen Art Council (TAC) gathered under string lights on the patio at Camp Abundance, an artist residency and special event compound headed by artist and most generous host Dawn DeDeaux. DeDeaux’s retrospective exhibition The Space Between Worlds, currently on view at NOMA, has served as the focus of the TAC’s year thus far, fueling explorations in the galleries, conversations with NOMA staff members, and an upcoming creative offering for New Orleans teens. Read More
Suggested Reading List | December 2021
As we approach the end of 2021, we asked our fellow staff members to share some of the books that impacted them the most this past year. Check out a handful of our picks. Read More
Q&A: Singer-Songwriter Kelly Love Jones
Singer-songwriter Kelly Love Jones brings a star-studded cast to NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts on Thursday, November 18, for an evening of music, visual art, dance, and theater. Presented in collaboration with PowerHouse Productions, TRUST invites us to let our guard down and believe in our own power. In advance of the performance, Jones sat down with Gabrielle Wyrick, NOMA’s Deputy Director of Learning and Engagement, to give a sneek peek behind the stage of the brand new work. Read More
Q&A: Brittany N. Williams and A. J. Allegra of The NOLA Project
The NOLA Project is back in residence at NOMA with Tell It To Me Sweet, their first in person production since winter 2020. The company commissioned Brittany N. Williams to write a “trail of tales” inspired by folk and fairy tales and set outdoors in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Beginning in January, Brittany will take on a new position within the company, becoming a Co-Artistic Director with company founder and longtime Artistic Director A.J. Allegra. NOMA Curator of Education Tracy Kennan chatted with Brittany and A.J. about the merits of performing in public spaces and the importance of telling stories. Read More
NOMA Celebrates the Return of Odyssey 2021 Presented by IBERIABANK | First Horizon
On Friday, November 12, 2021, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) celebrates Odyssey 2021 Presented by IBERIABANK | First Horizon. Read More
NOMA Awarded Major Grants from IMLS and NEH
The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) has been awarded grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) to support museum operations and new roles at the institution. Read More
Suggested Reading List for All Ages | October 2021
NOMA’s Learning and Engagement team is excited to present monthly suggested reading lists for all ages, in partnership with Octavia Books. Direct links for ordering books are found in the listings below. This month’s selection focuses on museums and their role in society. Read More
NOMA Announces Free Admission for Louisiana Educators Through 2021
As an expression of support and appreciation, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) announces free museum admission to Louisiana educators through December 31, 2021. Read More
NOMA Presents Career Retrospective for Acclaimed New Orleans Artist Dawn DeDeaux
The New Orleans Museum of Art presents Dawn DeDeaux: The Space Between Worlds, the first comprehensive museum exhibition for the pioneering multimedia artist Dawn DeDeaux, on view October 22, 2021 through January 23, 2022. One of the first American artists to connect questions about social justice to emerging environmental concerns, DeDeaux’s art responds to an uncertain future imperiled by runaway population growth, breakneck industrial development, and the imminent threat of climate change. Read More
An Update from NOMA
While the last two weeks have been a difficult time for all of us, I am happy to report that the New Orleans Museum of Art staff are all safe and accounted for. On Wednesday, September 8, full power and internet services were restored to the museum. After the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina, the museum developed an emergency preparedness protocol that is activated in anticipation of extreme weather events. Upon learning of the expected severity of Hurricane Ida, we began to immediately roll out the protocol in order to maintain the safety of NOMA’s collection, building, and grounds. Read More
LOVE in the Garden Presented by Hancock Whitney Returns to NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden
LOVE in the Garden Presented by Hancock Whitney returns to the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) on September 24, 2021. This year, guests will enjoy a fun, festive, casual evening offering the best of New Orleans food, spirits, and entertainment. Read More
Redesigning Artful Minds for 2020–21
Since 2015, NOMA’s Learning and Engagement department has worked with Poydras Home to offer Artful Minds, a program for visitors with Alzheimer’s and other dementias and their caretakers. Typically, Artful Minds was offered nearly once a month. Poydras Home residents and their family members were able to visit NOMA in January and February 2020. Then, like so many of the museums offerings during the coronavirus pandemic, it was necessary to redesign the Artful Minds program for the remainder of 2020. Read More
New Orleans Museum Month Returns August 2021
Museum Month is the perfect time to support NOMA, whether you are a New Orleans local or just visiting for the week. In addition to all of the benefits that come with your annual membership, you’ll receive complementary admission for two to all participating Museum Month organizations. Read More
Activate Your New Online Account to Purchase Tickets and More
NOMA has a new online system to better serve you. In order to purchase admission tickets, register for classes, and renew your membership online, you will need a my.noma.org account. Read More
GIRLS NOLA Spends the Day at NOMA and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden
After several quiet months, the museum is slowly and safely welcoming small groups of young visitors back into our spaces, sprinkling chatter and laughter back into the sounds and rhythms of the galleries. Lit in hot pink on a Saturday in May, NOMA’s new Lapis Center for the Arts became home-for-a-day to GIRLS NOLA—the Girls Initiative for Reproducing Leaders in Society—for an incredibly special reunion and retreat. Read More
Free Admission to NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden Resumes on July 12
The New Orleans Museum of Art resumes free admission to the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at 10 am on Monday, July 12. The Garden will be free and open to the public, seven days a week. Read More
Remembering Curator and Collaborator Diego Cortez (1946-2021)
NOMA honors the life and lasting legacy of curator and collaborator Diego Cortez (1946-2021). Read More