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

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

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

The New Orleans Museum of Art presents NEW at NOMA: Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary Art, on view through June 26, 2022. NEW at NOMA spotlights contemporary art recently purchased or gifted to the museum and focuses on works by BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and female-identifying artists. Read More

NOMA announces the opening of the Lapis Center for the Arts. The newly renovated cultural space will serve multiple functions, including film screenings, lectures, theater and dance performances, and much more Read More

NOMA announces the addition of The Seated III, a sculpture by contemporary Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu, to the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Read More

On view March 13 through June 7, 2020, Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon showcases the broad range of bronzes, ceramics, and metalwork assembled by John D. Rockefeller 3rd (1906–1978) and his wife Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller (1909–1992) between the 1940s and the 1970s. With highlights including Chinese vases, Indian Chola bronzes, and Southeast Asian sculptures, the collection reveals great achievements in Asian art spanning more than two millennia. Read More