Small Talks: Ganesh, the Elephant-Headed God
Join Lisa Rotondo-McCord, Curator of Asian Art, as she discusses religious art of Ganesh, the elephant-headed Hindu god, in the third-floor Indian Art Gallery.
Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by the Dirty Rain Revelers | Artist Perspective with Cristina Molina and Jonathan Traviesa
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.
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 Talks: Georgia O’Keeffe’s My Backyard
Small Talks are ten to fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. Join Curator of Education Tracy Kennan as she discusses My Backyard (1937) by Georgia O'Keeffe, an oil painting of the desert scenery surrounding the artist's home and studio in Abiquiu, New Mexico.
Noontime Talk: Veronese in Murano with Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan
Noontime talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Wednesdays are FREE to Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Join Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan as she discusses the two 16th-century altarpieces by Paolo Veronese in the exhibition Veronese in Murano: Two Venetian Masterpieces...
Small Talks: Will Ryman’s America
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 docent Regina Shujaa as she discusses the...
Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by Carmela Rappazzo | Artist Perspective: Metalworker Darryl Reeves in Conversation with Jonn Hankins | Film: Always for Pleasure
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. 5 - 8 pm: Art on the...
Baby ArtsPlay! at NOMA
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: Andy Warhol’s Diamond Dust Shoes
Small Talks are ten to fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. Join docent Gary Gusick as he discusses Diamond Dust Shoes by Andy Warhol.
Lee Friedlander and the Musicians of Preservation Hall: A Conversation with Curator Russell Lord and Preservation Hall’s Ben Jaffe
Join Russell Lord, NOMA's Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, Prints, and Drawings, for a conversation with Ben Jaffe about musicians from the era of the founding of Preservation Hall. Founded in 1961 by Jaffe's parents, Allan and Sandra, Preservation Hall was intended to preserve the music of New Orleans' earliest generation of jazz musicians. Many...
Small Talk: Attributed To: Photographs by E. J. Bellocq
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. Join Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper as he discusses photographs on view in Attributed To: Photographs by E. J. Bellocq, a focus exhibition that examines the famous portraits of Storyville prostitutes attributed to the early 20th-century New Orleans photographer.
Noontime Talk: Carlos Rolón: Outside/In 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.
Join Curatorial Fellow Allison Young for a discussion about Carlos Rolón: Outside/In, a solo exhibition by the artist that examines the cultural connections between New Orleans, the Caribbean, and Latin America.