Small Talk: Giovanni Boldini’s Portrait of a Young Woman in Profile with Docent Beth Akin

Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Join docent Beth Akin as she discusses Portrait...

West African Cinema Series: Sembene!

Featuring recent award-winning films from Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Senegal, and the United States, the West African Cinema Series is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Lina Iris Viktor: A Haven. A Hell. A Dream Deferred. The documentary Sembene! traces the life of renowned Sengalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembene.

West African Cinema Series: Green White Green

Featuring recent award-winning films from Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Senegal, and the United States, the West African Cinema Series is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Lina Iris Viktor: A Haven. A Hell. A Dream Deferred. Saturday, September 29, 2 pm: Sembene! (Not rated, 2015 Saturday, October 13, 2 pm: Green White Green (Rated PG, 2017) Saturday, December...

French Connections Film Series: A Little Chaos

Travel through time to 18th-century France with films exploring life among the aristocracy. This series, presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Orleans Collection, takes place Saturday afternoons in November and December. Saturday, November 3, 2 pm: A Little Chaos (Rated R, 2015) Saturday, November 17, 2 pm: The Death of Louis XIV (La mort de Louis XIV) (Not...

French Connections Film Series: The Death of Louis XIV

Travel through time to 18th-century France with films exploring life among the aristocracy. This series, presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Orleans Collection, takes place Saturday afternoons in November and December. Saturday, November 3, 2 pm: A Little Chaos (Rated R, 2015) Saturday, November 17, 2 pm: The Death of Louis XIV (La mort...

French Connections Film Series: The Royal Exchange (L’Echange des Princesses)

Travel through time to 18th-century France with films exploring life among the aristocracy. This series, presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Orleans Collection, takes place Saturday afternoons in November and December. Saturday, November 3, 2 pm: A Little Chaos (Rated R, 2015) Saturday, November 17, 2 pm: The Death of Louis XIV (La mort...

French Connections Film Series: Dangerous Liaisons

Travel through time to 18th-century France with films exploring life among the aristocracy. This series, presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Orleans Collection, takes place Saturday afternoons in November and December. Saturday, November 3, 2 pm: A Little Chaos (Rated R, 2015) Saturday, November 17, 2 pm: The Death of Louis XIV (La mort...

West African Cinema Series: Borders

Featuring recent award-winning films from Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Senegal, and the United States, the West African Cinema Series is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Lina Iris Viktor: A Haven. A Hell. A Dream Deferred. In Borders, Burkinabe director Apolline Traoré poignantly explores the developing friendships among four women from different regions as they travel by bus across a gorgeous West African landscape

West African Cinema Series: Pray the Devil Back to Hell

Featuring recent award-winning films from Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Senegal, and the United States, the West African Cinema Series is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Lina Iris Viktor: A Haven. A Hell. A Dream Deferred. Saturday, September 29, 2 pm: Sembene! (Not rated, 2015) Saturday, October 13, 2 pm: Green White Green (Rated PG, 2017)...

Artist’s Choice Film Series presents The Constant Gardener

Bodies of Knowledge brings together eleven international contemporary artists to reflect on the role that language plays in archiving and asserting our cultural identities. In conjunction with this exhibition, NOMA will be screening movies selected by these artists that reflect their inspirations, interests, and ideals. Adriana Corral will introduce the 2005 film The Constant Gardener.

Artist’s Choice Film Series – CANCELLED

Due to the threat of severe weather from Tropical Storm Barry, the screening of Sidewalk Stories is cancelled. The film may be rescheduled for a future date.

When I Get Home by Solange Knowles: Two Film Screenings

Visual artist and singer/songwriter Solange Knowles presents an extended director’s cut of her interdisciplinary performance art film When I Get Home. The 41-minute film will be shown at two times: 6:30 pm and 7:45 pm. Both screenings are sold out. Those who have tickets will be asked to check in at the RSVP table in front of the museum and given a wristband only for the screen time they reserved. A standby line will be set up for unclaimed seats.

Free