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Art Thrives: Shakespeare Alive! (Ages 55 and Up)

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA

NOMA’s Art Thrives program creates opportunities exclusively for adults ages 55 and up to learn new skills while building community and having fun in the process. In collaboration with the NOLA Project, we invite you to join us for an eight-session theater course, themed “Shakespeare Alive!”

Gallery Talk with Curator Russell Lord

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA

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.

Teen Night: Teens Take NOMA!

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA

Join us for a teen takeover at celebrating youth creativity and connection. Designed by NOMA’s Teen Art Council, the event features opportunities to engage with the museum, relax with friends, and connect with creative teens from across the city!

Studio KIDS! (Ages 6–10): Wind Sculpture Mobiles

Join us at the museum on select Saturday mornings for Studio KIDS! youth and pre-teen art-making workshops. We’ll take inspiration from an artwork in the galleries or garden, then return to the studio to make our own creations with a teaching artist. Registration is required and includes all art-making materials.

Studio KIDS! (Ages 11–13): Wind Sculpture Mobiles

Join us at the museum on select Saturday mornings for Studio KIDS! youth and pre-teen art-making workshops. We’ll take inspiration from an artwork in the galleries or garden, then return to the studio to make our own creations with a teaching artist. Registration is required and includes all art-making materials.

Artivism Dance Theatre Presents Birds, Bees, and IUDs

Artivism Dance Theatre presents Birds, Bees, and IUDs in partnership with NOMA and Planned Parenthood. Birds, Bees, and IUDs utilizes the art of dance and theatre to speak directly about reproductive rights, health care, and sexual education from a personal and intersectional perspective.

Book Club Discussion: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA

The NOMA Book Club meets monthly to discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art in NOMA’s collection and exhibitions. It is an informal group open to anyone on a month-to-month basis. You do not have to attend every meeting or read every book!

Book Club Curatorial Program with Curator Lisa Rotondo-McCord

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA

The NOMA Book Club meets monthly to discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art in NOMA’s collection and exhibitions. It is an informal group open to anyone on a month-to-month basis. You do not have to attend every meeting or read every book!

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Public Tours in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden Every Sunday

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA

Join us in the garden each Sunday for guided public tours with museum docents and staff. During these casual tours, we’ll take a close look at different sculptures currently on view in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden.

Music in the Garden feat. Victor Campbell and Victoria Doutón

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA

NOMA is excited to present Music in the Garden, a new outdoor music series for spring 2023. Encounter the sounds of local New Orleans musicians while strolling through the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on select Sunday afternoons beginning at 2 pm.