The Sculpture Garden Expansion project is now 85% complete and will open to the public on May 15, 2019. Ten sculptures have been installed to date, and the exterior finish… Read More

The Sculpture Garden Expansion project is 70% complete with an anticipated finish date late Spring, 2019. All of the land elements—the amphitheater, outdoor classroom, east and west lawn, and cypress… Read More

After a very wet September, the construction crew is working around the clock to keep to our estimated opening date of April, 2019. The steel is up on the outdoor… Read More

Progress continues on the Besthoff Sculpture Garden Expansion. From the Roosevelt Mall Bridge in New Orleans City Park, passersby can get a good view of the work being done on… Read More

  At this point in the construction process, the most prominent element of the Sculpture Garden Expansion is the sculpture pavilion structure. There is now steel up in the expansion… Read More

The Besthoff Sculpture Garden Expansion project is moving along! Neighbors who have stopped by to check in on our progress have likely noticed that the grounds in the expansion area… Read More

This morning, in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden, NOMA accepted a generous contribution from Hancock Whitney Bank in support of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden Expansion. Following a brief ceremony, the NOMA… Read More

The lagoon in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden expansion area has been de-watered to allow for the process of reshaping and stabilizing the lagoon to begin. Reshaping the lagoon will emphasize the… Read More

This week, NOMA began mobilization of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden Expansion construction site. Mobilization consists of preparatory work and operations necessary for the movement of equipment, supplies, and incidentals to the project site before… Read More

On Friday, January 12, 2018, NOMA Director Susan Taylor led a presentation to update the public on the 2018 Besthoff Sculpture Garden Expansion. Following the presentation, attendees were invited to ask… Read More