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Odyssey 2021 Presented by IBERIABANK | First Horizon
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAOdyssey celebrates and enhances the New Orleans Museum of Art in an evening of unparalleled elegance. Critically important to the museum and the wide community it serves, Odyssey raises the funds necessary to support NOMA’s nationally-recognized exhibitions and educational programs.
Day With(out) Art 2021: Enduring Care
The New Orleans Museum of Art is proud to partner with Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2021 by presenting ENDURING CARE, a video program highlighting strategies of community care within the ongoing HIV epidemic. The program features newly commissioned work by Katherine Cheairs, Cristóbal Guerra, Danny Kilbride, Abdul-Aliy A. Muhammad and Uriah Bussey, Beto Pérez, Steed Taylor, and J Triangular and the Women’s Video Support Project.
Opera on Tap
The New Orleans Opera presents a special holiday edition of Opera on Tap. Visit the museum after hours for a musical treat in the Lapis Center for the Arts. The Opera on Tap holiday concert will include both sacred and secular music of the season, with familiar carols and songs from many lands.
Common Purpose: Support Local Organizations at NOMA
All museum admission from Saturday, January 15, and Thursday, January 20, will be donated directly to these nonprofits: 826 New Orleans, Birthmark Doulas, Children’s Hospital New Orleans, Familias Unidas en Acción, House of Tulip, Innocence Project New Orleans, Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and Our Voice Nuestra Voz.
Community Day Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the New Orleans Museum of Art. On January 17, the museum will be open 10 am–3 pm with free admission for all.
Self-Guided Tour for Teens | Dawn DeDeaux: The Space Between Worlds
NOMA’s Teen Art Council invites you to experience Dawn DeDeaux: The Space Between Worlds through their eyes. Visit NOMA on Saturday, January 22, and pick up a free zine from the TAC featuring original artwork, and activities to make the most of your visit. TAC members will be on hand from 12 pm to 3 pm to share their experiences learning about DeDeaux’s work and creating their own art in response.
Member Magic Hours: Queen Nefertari’s Egypt
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAExperience Queen Nefertari’s Egypt during our exclusive members-only hours. These special Member Magic Hours offer the opportunity to see this monumental exhibition outside of NOMA’s standard open hours. We’re offering these timeslots so that our biggest supporters have additional chances to see this once-in-a-lifetime presentation.
Member Evening Celebrating Queen Nefertari’s Egypt
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAJoin us for a special member evening to celebrate the opening of Queen Nefertari’s Egypt.
This exhibition brings to life the role of Nefertari and other powerful women in ancient Egypt through 230 exceptional objects drawn from the collection of the Museo Egizio in Turin. These include statues, jewelry, vases, papyrus, steles, wooden coffins, and stone sarcophagi, as well as tools and various items of daily life from the artisan village of Deir-el-Medina, home to those who created the royal tombs.
Be among the first to see this once-in-a-lifetime presentation.
Art in Bloom 2022: In Full Bloom Presented by First Horizon
One of the most anticipated springtime events in New Orleans, Art in Bloom showcases spectacular floral designs created by garden clubs, floral designers, and creative talents from New Orleans and beyond. This year’s theme, In Full Bloom, celebrates, through floral expression, the joy of returning to our pre-pandemic way of life. In addition to fabulous floral installations on view for for five days at NOMA, Queen Nefertari’s Egypt will also be on display during Art in Bloom. Nefertari, the royal wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II, is linked to some of the most magnificent monuments of ancient Egypt.
Artful Palate with Café NOMA
Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group and Café NOMA present a special series Artful Palate cooking demonstrations at the museum! Taking inspiration from Queen Nefertari’s Egypt, these editions of Artful Palate bring Egyptian-born chefs from near and fall to bring the flavors and culinary history of the country to you.
An Evening with Nefertari at Café NOMA
Café NOMA 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, New Orleans, LA, United StatesJoin us for a one-of-a-kind experience of Queen Nefertari’s Egypt. Take a private tour of the exhibition and then enjoy a multi-course dinner at Café NOMA created by Egyptian-born chef Dina Daniel of Fava Pot in Washington, DC.
Louisiana Rainbow Iris Festival
Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LAIris lovers and gardening enthusiasts are invited to the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden for the annual Louisiana Rainbow Iris Festival, presented by NOMA and the Greater New Orleans Iris Society.