NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
Join fellow book lovers as we read and discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art, artists, art museums, NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. The selection for August is The Queen’s Embroiderer: A True Story of Paris, Lovers, Swindlers, and the First Stock Market Crisis by Joan DeJean. Book Club sessions are conducted on Zoom until further notice.
Labor Day Special Hours
The Museum and Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open on Labor Day for special holiday hours from 10 am to 3 pm.
NOMA Book Club Curatorial Program
Join fellow book lovers as we read and discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art, artists, art museums, NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. The selection for September is The Forgotten Room by Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig.
Virtual Preview of Mending the Sky
Grab your favorite beverage and join Katie Pfohl, Curator of Contemporary Art, and Nic Brierre Aziz, Community Engagement Curator, for a virtual happy hour preview of a forthcoming exhibition, Mending the Sky. The virtual preview will be hosted on Zoom on Friday, September 18 at 6 pm. A Zoom link will be sent to all registrants for access to the free virtual program. Registration will close at 5 pm on Friday, September 18.
Members Sale at the Museum Shop – RESCHEDULED
⚠️ Due to a hurricane watch in southeast Louisiana, the Members Sale for September 14 has been postponed to September 21. For more information, call (504) 658-4116 or email museumshop@noma.org. Start your holiday shopping early! NOMA Members will receive a 20% discount on all merchandise in the Museum Store*, and first access to 70% markdowns.
Virtual Lunch Hour Preview of Mending the Sky
Grab your lunch and participate in a virtual online preview of our forthcoming exhibition Mending the Sky. Enroll in a Zoom video conference for Tuesday, September 22, from 12 to 1 pm with curator Katie Pfohl and community engagement curator Nic Brierre Aziz as they describe works by eleven contemporary artists that address themes of calamity and regeneration.
LOVE in the Garden 2020 presented by Hancock Whitney – CANCELED
Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LAThe New Orleans Museum of Art has made the difficult decision to cancel our annual fundraiser, LOVE in the Garden presented by Hancock Whitney scheduled for Friday, September 25, 2020....
NOMA Book Club Discussion Program
Join fellow book lovers as we read and discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art, artists, art museums, NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. Our full 2020 schedule and reading list has been announced. Organized by NOMA’s Felix J. Dreyfous Library, the Book Club is an informal group. You do not have to attend every meeting...
Music in the Garden Series presents Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes
This fall, join the New Orleans musicians you love for intimate, socially distanced outdoor performances in NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden, assembled by internationally renowned multi-instrumentalist and composer Mahmoud Chouki. Choose the "Music Box" by Café NOMA for an exciting boxed dinner option to enjoy during each performance. NOMA is excited to present Bruce "Sunpie'" Barnes...
Helen Gillet in Virtual Concert for Mending the Sky
Helen Gillet is a singer-songwriter and surrealist-archaeologist who explores synthesized sounds, textures, and rhythms using an acoustic cello. For Mending the Sky, Gillet will weave together a soundscape using cello, drum machine, sounds in nature, loop pedal, poetry and storytelling.
Music in the Garden presents Ashlin Parker
This fall, join the New Orleans musicians you love for intimate, socially distanced outdoor performances in NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Jazz musician Ashlin Parker will take the stage on Friday, October 16. SOLD OUT. Join a wait list.
NOMA Reset: Freedom at the Mat
Join NOMA for a new virtual series of quarterly workshops that focuses on mindfulness, creativity, comfort and reflection. NOMA Reset programs provide a much-needed infusion of relaxation and wellness by engaging our collective and individual wellbeing.