Friday Nights at NOMA: Member Appreciation Night | Music by Crossing Canal | Gallery Talk of Changing Course | Screening of Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together
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. Member Appreciation Night: All NOMA members receive...
Picturing Us Film Series: Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together
Filmmaker Stevenson Palfi’s 1982 documentary portrait of three great New Orleans pianists—Isidore “Tuts” Washington, Henry “Professor Longhair” Byrd, and Allen Toussaint—examines how these men influenced one another’s music.
Baby ArtsPlay!
Instill a love of art at a young age through a guided, hands-on gallery experience. Young Audiences Wolf Trap teaching artists will present a series of 6 workshops for caregivers and children ages 0-3. Learn how to integrate music, movement, and drama into everyday playtime to foster children’s developmental growth. Saturdays at 10:30 am This...
Small Talk: Veronese in Murano with Docent Mike Boudreaux
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 works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Join docent Mike Boudreaux as he discusses the...
Mujeres de Cine Film Series: Júlia 1st
Created in 2010 with the purpose of boosting and spreading Spanish films and shorts made by women, Mujeres de Cine is made possible by SPAIN arts & culture. Four films will be screened as matinees at 2 pm on select Saturdays between July 14 and August 25. Saturday, July 14, 2 pm: Dancing Beethoven, directed...
Small Talk: Giovanni Boldini’s Portrait of a Young Woman in Profile with Docent Beth Akin
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 works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Join docent Beth Akin as she discusses Portrait...
Small Talk: Buddhist Art at NOMA with Docent Ambika Prasad
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 works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Join docent Ambika Prasad as she discusses Buddhist...
Small Talk: Amedeo Modigliani’s Portrait of a Woman with Docent Connie Traub
Amedeo Modigliani, Portrait of a Young Woman, 1918, Oil on canvas, Gift of Marjorie Fry Davis and Walter Davis, Jr. through the Davis Family Fund, 92.68 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...
Noontime Talk: Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories with Curatorial Fellow Allison Young
Noontime talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Join Curatorial Fellow Allison Young for a discussion about the numerous installations representing chapters from the city's past in Changing Course:...
NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
Join NOMA staff and 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 2018 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...
Small Talk: Edgar Degas’s Portrait of Estelle Musson Degas with Docent Dianne Chesson
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 works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Wednesdays are FREE to all Louisiana residents courtesy...
Small Talk: Artist Jet Costello and his installation in Carlos Rolón’s Hustleman cart
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 works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Join artist Jet Costello as he discusses the...