Talks & Tours
Gallery Talk on John Scott: Blues Poem for the Urban Landscape
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 Brian Piper, Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, Prints, and Drawings at NOMA, as he discusses the newly installed John Scott: Blues Poem for the Urban Landscape. This talk will be offered at 12:30 & 6:00 pm in the Great Hall.
Gallery Talk on John Scott: Blues Poem for the Urban Landscape
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 Brian Piper, Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, Prints, and Drawings at NOMA, as he discusses the newly installed John Scott: Blues Poem for the Urban Landscape. This talk will be offered at 12:30 & 6:00 pm in the Great Hall.
Gallery Talk on Clementine Hunter with Curator Lisa Rotondo-McCord
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 Lisa Rotondo-McCord, NOMA’s Deputy Director and Curator of Asian Art, for a discussion of Clementine Hunter in connection with September’s NOMA Book Club pick Letting in Air and Light by author Teresa Tumminello Brader.
Film Screening and Discussion: Katrina Babies
NOMA hosts a screening of director Edward Buckles Jr.’s Katrina Babies, a documentary offering an intimate look at the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and its impact on the youth of New Orleans.
Gallery Talk on Come! Come! Come!: A Triptych by Wang Qingsong
Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists, curators, and other special guests. This week, join Lisa Rotondo-McCord, NOMA’s Curator of Asian Art and Deputy Director, for a discussion on Come! Come! Come!: A Triptych by Wang Qingsong.
Breaking Boundaries: The Art of Hip-Hop with Creative Assembly Member Kr3wcial
NOMA’s Lapis Center for the ArtsKr3wcial, one of NOMA’s Creative Assembly Cohort members, presents Breaking Boundaries: The Art of Hip-Hop, which includes a screening of the artist’s latest visual work Carry Me, followed by insights into the creative process.
POSTPONED | Healing Through History with Creative Assembly Cohort Member Dianne Honoré
NOMA’s Lapis Center for the ArtsThis day-long workshop provides a space for collaborative learning about ethnic, gendered, and cultural practices that define our collective history and present reality. Led by Dianne Honoré, one of NOMA’s Creative Assembly Cohort members, program participants will explore local histories, cultures, and approaches to interpreting history and culture through talks, performances, and healing rituals.
POSTPONED | Virtual Program: Created to Create with Creative Assembly Member Simone Immanuel
The museum hosts a virtual livestream of Created to Create, a talk show hosted by Creative Assembly Cohort artist Simone Immanuel designed to foster honest conversations about creativity with Black artists in New Orleans.
Hispanic Heritage Month Gallery Talk with Museum Educator Laura Moreno
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, join Laura Moreno, NOMA Museum Educator, for a conversation on an Aztec Maize Goddess sculpture. The talk will begin on the museum’s third floor and will be offered at 12:30 pm and 6 pm.
Hispanic Heritage Month Gallery Talk with Museum Educator Laura Moreno
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, join Laura Moreno, NOMA Museum Educator, for a conversation on an Aztec Maize Goddess sculpture. The talk will begin on the museum’s third floor and will be offered at 12:30 pm and 6 pm.
Hispanic Heritage Month Cocktail Demonstration and Gallery Talk with Café NOMA Mixologist Virna Castillo
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, join Virna Castillo, Café NOMA Mixologist, for a cocktail demonstration and gallery talk. After the talk, guests will be invited to the café to sample the month’s specialty cocktail. This talk will be offered at 12:30 pm at Café NOMA on the first floor.
Elders Sacred Talk Series with Luther Gray and Jamilah Peters-Muhammad
NOMA and the Congo Square Preservation Society present the Elders Sacred Talk Series with prolific elder New Orleanians, celebrating the lives they lead while learning firsthand about the impact they’ve had on our city. NOMA and the Congo Square Preservation Society celebrates prolific New Orleanians Luther Gray and Jamilah Yejide Peters-Muhammad, co-founders of the Congo Square Preservation Society, during the Elders Sacred Talk Series.