Tours
Museum Highlights Tour
NOMA docents guide visitors on hour-long tours of either the permanent collection or special exhibitions. Tours are free with NOMA admission. Meet in the Great Hall to join in!
Noontime Talk: Women, Fashion, and Power with Kelsey Brosnan, Curatorial Fellow for European Art
In conjunction with A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes, join Kelsey Brosnan, Curatorial Fellow for European Art, for a discussion about women's fashion as depicted in NOMA's eighteenth-century French art collection.
Small Talk: Women and Power
Small Talks are 10–15 minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. Join NOMA curatorial intern María Beatriz Carrión as she discusses works in the permanent collection related to women and power.
Friday Nights at NOMA: NOMA-Tulane Design Symposium | Carlos Rolón Tour | Music by Josh Paxton | Taco Truck Theater
Friday Nights at NOMA opens the museum’s doors for many interesting activities throughout the year: live music, movies, children’s activities, and more. Regular admission prices apply—NOMA members are FREE—but there is no extra charge for programs or films. All galleries and Café NOMA remain open till 9 pm.
Sculpture Garden Tour
Join NOMA’s docents for a free guided tour of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Saturdays at noon through mid-June. Sited on five acres adjacent to the museum, the garden contains more than 60 works by renowned sculptors placed among a picturesque mature grove of pine, magnolia, and moss-draped live oak trees bisected...
Noontime Talk: Carlos Rolón: Outside/In with Curator Katie Pfohl
Noontime talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Wednesdays are FREE to all Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Join Curator Katie Pfohl for a discussion about Carlos Rolón: Outside/In, the solo show of a Puerto Rican artist that expresses the shared...
Small Talk: Ironwork in Carlos Rolon: Outside/In
Small Talks are ten to fifteen minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. Learn more about the wrought ironwork in the exhibition Carlos Rolón: Outside/In. All Louisiana residents receive free admission on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Small Talk: Ironwork in Carlos Rolón: Outside/In
Small Talks are ten to fifteen minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about artworks in our permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Join NOMA curatorial intern Lucia Momoh as...
Noontime Talk: Veronese in Murano with Curator Vanessa Schmid
Join Vanessa Schmid, Senior Research Curator for European Art, for a discussion about sixteenth-century Venetian painter Paolo Veronese and the two restored altarpieces he painted for a church, on loan at NOMA in Veronese in Murano.
Collage in Context: Exploring Robert Rauschenberg’s Legacy for Contemporary Art
This program celebrates NOMA’s 2013 acquisition of Robert Rauschenberg’s monumental fabric collage Melic Meeting (Spread) by inviting artist Ebony G. Patterson to speak about Rauschenberg’s continued resonance for contemporary artists such as herself who work with fabric, found objects and collage. In conversation with NOMA’s Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Katie A. Pfohl, Patterson...
Small Talk: Photographing American Musicians
Small Talks are ten to fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about artworks in our permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Join NOMA Mellon Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper as...
International Sculpture Day in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden
In celebration of International Sculpture Day, join NOMA’s docents for a free guided tour of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at noon. Visitors are also invited to partake in a scavenger hunt through the garden, exploring sculptures placed among winding footpaths through live oaks and magnolia trees.