Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year.

In conjunction with the exhibition Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society, Naomi Yoder will demonstrate a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Yoder is a board member of the Japan Society of New Orleans and holds an intermediate license (shikaden) with the Urasenke Tea School and has studied the Way of Tea for ten years.