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 on the sculpture pavilion is complete. The canal link bridge has also been completed. All other bridges will be in by the end of this… 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 island—have been formed and are in the planting stage.   The weir is constructed and in place. The weir will allow for changes in water level… 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 pavilion, and as you can see from the images below, the walls are now up to close in the pavilion. All bridge and boardwalk supports have… 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 the canal link bridge. The bridge will connect the existing garden to the new, taking visitors under the Roosevelt Mall Bridge, as visible in the… 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 area, giving visitors an exciting vision of what the sculpture pavilion will look like. Construction teams have created landforms to build out the two islands… 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 are beginning to take shape, giving a preview of the layout of the new garden. Our partners at Palmisano have begun site work on the newly… 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 and Hancock Whitney Bank teams viewed the expansion area and discussed construction plans. We thank our friends at Hancock Whitney Bank for their ongoing support!… 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 expanse of the open water, and, when finished, will capture, clean, and aerate the water as a healthy and sustainable resource. A bladder dam system has… 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 construction can begin. Museum and park visitors will notice that a fence has gone up around the site as part of this process. As an… 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 questions to a panel which included Susan Taylor,  Bill LaCorgne and Joe Yenni from Palmisano Construction, environmental consultant Lee Walker, and New Orleans City Park… Read More