Louisiana-born saxophonist, artist, photographer, and composer Dickie Landry will perform one of his legendary site-specific SOLO concerts in tribute to the work of Keith Sonnier and Tina Girouard. In his 60-minute performance in NOMA’s Great Hall, Landry will play the tenor saxophone to explore the textures and abstract layers of sound within NOMA’s iconic architecture.

Photographer Timothy Duffy, whose tintype portraits of American roots musicians are on view in the exhibition Blue Muse, will sign his companion book of the same title at the Museum Shop.

NOMA and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open for Memorial Day on Monday, May 27, from 12 to 5 pm.

Narrative 4 (N4), in partnership with NOMA's Art & Letters series, presents an extraordinary night of music and literature. Eight renowned international authors will read excerpts of their literary work accompanied by a musical composition created to match the piece and the author's home region. The writers include: National Book Award-winning author Colum McCann from Ireland...

The New Orleans Museum of Art and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open on Independence Day for special holiday hours from noon to 5 pm.

Taylor Scholars Family Day honors Louisiana educators and Taylor Scholars with free admission and a daylong schedule of family-oriented events, including tours of the museum and Besthoff Sculpture Garden, hands-on art activities, and a DJ.

NOMA and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open on Labor Day for special holiday hours from noon to 5 pm.

NOMA will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticket holders on Saturday September 21, 2019 as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 15th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of boundless curiosity in which participating museums emulate the free admission policy at the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington D.C.-based museums. Advance registration required.

Organized by NOMA, the Consulate General of Japan in Nashville and the Japan Club in New Orleans, Japan Fest is the largest celebration of Japanese culture in the Gulf South. It’s a day to sample Japanese cuisine and enjoy traditional dance groups, martial arts demonstrations, anime cosplayers, tours of NOMA’s Japanese art collection, fashion shows, and much more.

Singers from the Opéra Nouvelle will perform a variety of works in the setting of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Please bring lawn chairs or blankets for this roving three-part concert that will move from sculpture to sculpture throughout the garden. Seating is bring-your-own. Admission is FREE for this joint production between NOMA and the New Orleans Opera Association.

In preparation for the Odyssey Ball, NOMA will waive admission for all visitors on Thursday, November 14.