Kids & Families
Family Festival: The Mighty Mississippi
Youth and grown-ups are invited to enjoy a day of family-friendly activities and art-making inspired by the Mississippi River and its ties to New Orleans.
Young Audiences of Louisiana Baby Artsplay! at NOMA
Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA) presents a free six-part workshop series for children ages 12–24 months and their caregivers—inspired by works on view at NOMA!
Mini Masters at the Library
Mini Masters at the Library brings together art and early literacy activities for children ages 2–5 and their caregivers. Each program takes place at the Norman Mayer Library.
Summer Camp Session 1: Sensing Is Knowing (Ages 5–7)
What can our five senses tell us about our world? Explore how sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing can be a part of experiencing and making art.
Summer Camp Session 2: Remember When? (Ages 8–10)
Walking through the galleries at NOMA is like a walk through time. In this session, explore the depths of your memory and make parallels between the past and present through some of NOMA’s oldest artworks and artifacts.
Summer Camp Session 3: Think Beyond (Ages 5–7)
Artists have a way of opening up doors to different worlds and possibilities. Take inspiration from art works as varied as glimmering Fairyland Lusterware bowls and vases and the larger-than-life snail of Hank Willis Thomas’ History of the Conquest in the Sculpture Garden to imagine mind-expanding creations of your own.
Summer Camp Session 4: If/Then (Ages 8–10)
Curious minds and busy hands are encouraged to reason and experiment through art and art-making in this awe-inspiring session. Record and document the world around you and test the cause and effects of different art-making techniques and processes.
Summer Camp Session 5: Only I Know (Ages 8–10)
When we talk about a work of art together, each viewer has unique thoughts and ideas to share! Dig deeper into ideas of self like self-portraiture, identity, and storytelling through projects that are all about you.
Summer Camp Session 6: Ways of Knowing Preteen Art Intensive (Ages 11–13)
NEW! NOMA is excited to introduce a new summer offering for middle school students: the Pre-Teen Art Intensive. This one-week camp program provides campers with an opportunity to work closely with a teaching artist to hone creative skills and develop their own projects.
Taylor Family Day
In partnership with the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation, NOMA presents an annual family day for Taylor Scholars. Students in the Taylor Scholars program are invited to #ExploreNOMA and participate in special activities throughout the day.
The Rainbow Prince
NOMA is hosting a free screening of The Rainbow Prince. Co-created by Marea Claybourne-Napier and her mother—filmmaker Laura Napier—the short film is a modern-day children’s story that presents a new take on traditional fairytales.
Mini Masters at the Library
Norman Mayer Library 3001 Gentilly Boulevard, New Orleans, LA, United StatesMini Masters at the Library brings together art and early literacy activities for children ages 2–5 and their caregivers. Each program takes place at the Norman Mayer Library.