Friday Nights at NOMA | Opening of Pride of Place | Artist Perspective with Simon Gunning | Music by Sabine McCalla
New Orleans-based, Australian-born artist Simon Gunning will discuss his career and influences as part of programming associated with Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary and Modern Art in New Orleans. Friday Nights at NOMA also includes the Art on the Spot family activity table, live music, and open galleries till 9 p.m.
Create Late
Exclusively for adults, kick off your weekend with a glass of wine and create a series of tiny prints! Unwind with a teaching artist-led creative project and two drink tickets.
StoryQuest
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LASpark imagination, creativity, and a love of reading. Professional authors, actors and artists bring the world of children’s literature to NOMA in this family program. Family activities are offered after each StoryQuest to encourage museum exploration.
Noontime Talk: Jim Steg: New Work, with Curator Russell Lord
Curator Russell Lord will discuss the works of New Orleans' preeminent 20th-century printmaker Jim Steg. The retrospective Jim Steg: New Work spans the career of the artist, from his sketches as an art student and World War II soldier to his experimental works using a variety of media as a Newcomb College professor from the...
Friday Nights at NOMA | Artist Perspectives with Dapper Bruce Lafitte and Ron Bechet | Music by Dr. Jee Yeoun Ko
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. 5 – 8 pm: Art on the Spot family activity table 5:30 - 8:30 pm: Music by...
Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by James Singleton | Frances Swigart-Steg discusses Jim Steg: New Work
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. New Orleans jazz musician James Singleton will perform and artist Frances Swigart-Steg will discuss the work of her late husband, Jim Steg. The popular Art on the Spot activity table allows families to create together.
StoryQuest
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LASpark imagination, creativity, and a love of reading. Professional authors, actors and artists bring the world of children’s literature to NOMA in this family program. Family activities are offered after each StoryQuest to encourage museum exploration.
Noontime Talk: Pride of Place exhibition, with Curatorial Fellow Allison Young
Join Curatorial Fellow Allison Young for a tour of Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary and Modern Art in New Orleans, an exhibition drawn from the donated collection of renowned New Orleans' gallerist Arthur Roger.
NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAJoin 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 2017 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...
Bastille Day Fête
Named the third best Bastille Day celebration in the world by Reuters.com, Bastille Day Fête celebrates the connection between Louisiana and France at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Now in its sixth year, the celebration will be bring a Gallic joie de vivre to the people of New Orleans. Bastille Day Fête is presented by...
Friday Nights at NOMA: Artist Perspective with Bob Snead | Music by Alfred Banks and Cool Nasty | Artful Palate: Multicultural Cuisine
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. 5 - 8 pm: Art on the Spot family-activity table 5: 30 - 8:30 pm: Music by...
John Waters Film Festival: Pink Flamingos
In conjunction with the exhibition Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary Art in New Orleans, five films by iconic movie director and artist John Waters will be screened in Stern Auditorium throughout the summer. Waters' photography is featured in the exhibition. All movies start at 7 pm. NOTE: Due to expected high demand, Pink...