Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists, curators, and other special guests. During these casual conversations, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA.  This week, join Mel Buchanan, RosaMary Curator of Decorative Arts and Design for a conversation about the new exhibition Sand, Ash, Heat: Glass at the New Orleans Museum of Art.

This week, join Creative Assembly Cohort member Daniel Fitzpatrick for a poetic journey through NOMA’s permanent collection. With his poetry and an interactive discussion, Fitzpatrick will connect the museum and its galleries with New Orleans culture and communities, encouraging viewers to see their own lives and traditions reflected in NOMA’s art and spaces.

In preparation for this week’s Japan Fest, Lisa Rotondo-McCord, NOMA’s Deputy Director and Curator of Asian Art, will give a gallery talk about the exhibition Envisioning Japan: Transformational Gifts from Kurt A. Gitter, M.D. and Alice Yelen Gitter.

This week, join Brian Piper, Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, Prints, and Drawings, for a discussion on Show & Tell: A Brief History of Photography and Text.

This week, join Brian Piper, Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, Prints, and Drawings, for a discussion on Show & Tell: A Brief History of Photography and Text.

This week, join Ayo Scott, local artist and son of John Scott, in NOMA’s Great Hall for a discussion on John Scott’s print series Blues Poem for the Urban Landscape. This talk will be offered at 12:30PM.

Celebrating PhotoNOLA festival week, join Brian Piper, Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, Prints, and Drawings, for a conversation on Show & Tell: A Brief History of Photography and Text. This talk will be offered at 12:30 pm.

This week, join Ingrid Seyb, NOMA’s Conservator of Objects, for a conservation on Sand, Ash, Heat: Glass at the New Orleans Museum of Art. This talk will be offered at 12:30 pm.

This week, join Eric Blanchard, NOMA Sculpture Garden Lead, in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden for a discussion on Time Unfolding by Thomas J. Price.