The New Orleans Museum of Art presents Teaching Beyond Doctrine: Painting and Calligraphy by Zen Masters, on view July 14, 2018 through January 20, 2019, featuring forty paintings and works of calligraphy of the Edo period (1615-1868) in the Japanese Art Gallery. Read More

The New Orleans Museum of Art presents Lina Iris Viktor: A Haven. A Hell. A Dream Deferred, the first major museum presentation of the work of Lina Iris Viktor, on view October 5, 2018, through January 6, 2019. Read More

For the 14th year, the New Orleans Museum of Art will celebrate LOVE in the Garden presented by Hancock Whitney. On September 28, 2018, 1,500 guests will enjoy cuisine from over 60 of New Orleans’ finest restaurants, and craft cocktails from New Orleans’ top bartenders as they vie for first place in the 5th annual LOVE Cocktail Challenge. Read More

Susan M. Taylor, the Montine McDaniel Freeman Director at the New Orleans Museum of Art, has announced the appointment of Ndubuisi C. Ezeluomba, PhD. as the Françoise Billion Richardson Curator of African Art. Ezeluomba, who will begin his work at NOMA August 1, 2018. Read More

The Department of Interpretation and Audience Engagement announces the hiring of Nic Brierre Aziz as Community Outreach Coordinator and Jennifer M. Williams as Youth and Family Programs Manager. NOMA’s Department of Development and External Affairs announces the hiring of Jane Wood as Visitor Engagement Manager. Read More

The New Orleans Museum of Art, in partnership with the New Orleans Photo Alliance (NOPA) and the Everyday Projects, announces #EverydayNewOrleans, an educational and community outreach initiative. Using photography to promote a broader understanding of life across diverse neighborhoods in the Greater New Orleans region, the #EverydayNewOrleans project consists of a series of educational workshops. Read More

The New Orleans Museum of Art presents Changing Course: Reflecting on New Orleans Histories, an exhibition that celebrates the New Orleans Tricentennial by bringing together a group of seven contemporary art projects that focus on forgotten or marginalized histories of the city. Read More

Lisa Rotondo-McCord, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs at the New Orleans Museum of Art, has announced Kelsey Brosnan as Doris Zemurray Stone Curatorial Fellow for European Art, and Madeleine Wieand as Collection Database Associate. Read More

NOMA is only the second American museum to host Veronese in Murano, a focused exhibition featuring two Renaissance masterpieces by the celebrated artist Paolo Veronese (1528–1588). Two sixteenth-century altarpieces from a church on the island of Murano were restored by Venetian Heritage with support from BVLGARI. Read More

On view April 27 through August 12, 2018, Lee Friedlander in Louisiana explores the ways in which Louisiana, and New Orleans in particular, have had a profound impact on the career of this important artist, while also highlighting Friedlander’s significance as a documentarian of the local music community. Read More

The exhibition Carlos Rolón: Outside/In, featuring the work of Puerto Rican artist Carlos Rolón, will be on view at NOMA March 16 through August 26 of 2018. Read More

Marking the city of New Orleans’ Tricentennial in 2018, the Zemurray Foundation has generously provided the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) with a gift to support a renovation of the museum’s auditorium complex. Planning for the project is expected to be underway in 2018, with construction anticipated to begin in 2019. Read More

The New Orleans Museum of Art has received funding from The Walton Family Foundation and Ford Foundation in support of NOMA’s HBCU Professional Pathways Internship Program to recruit paid university-level interns from under-represented and under-served backgrounds. Read More

Showcasing rare pieces from one of the world’s largest private collections of Alexander McQueen fashion, NOMA presents A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes, on view from February 21 through May 28, 2018. NOMA’s first major fashion exhibition will feature contemporary designers showcased in an immersive gallery presentation. Read More

Susan Taylor, the Montine McDaniel Freeman Director of the New Orleans Museum of Art, has been selected as the 2017 City Business Woman of the Year. Read More

In celebration of Sydney Besthoff’s 90th birthday, the New Orleans Museum of Art announces the establishment of The Sydney Besthoff Legacy Award, or “The Sydney.” Given once every several years, “The Sydney” honors individuals who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to the visual arts. Read More