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Besthoff Sculpture Garden Tour

Join NOMA’s docents for a free guided tour of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays, weather dependent, at noon. Represented sculptors include Pierre Auguste Renoir, Rene Magritte, Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi, George Rodrigue, and Robert Indiana, among others.

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Museum Highlights Tour

NOMA docents guide visitors on hour-long tours of either the permanent collection or special exhibitions. Tours are free with NOMA admission. Meet in the Great Hall to join in.

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Friday Nights at NOMA: Special Evening for Educators | Screening of The Quiltmakers of Gee’s Bend | Music by Naydja Cojoe

Friday Nights at NOMA features an exciting lineup of programs in 2019: 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, the Museum Shop, and Café NOMA remain open till 9 pm. On this special evening for educators, all educators and up to four of their guests will receive free admission after 5 pm. 

Mindfulness Intensive Course

Join a Mindfulness course under the instruction of Dr. Jayshee Rao for two days, Saturday, November 2, and Sunday, November 3, from 10 am to 1 pm and 2 to 5 pm. Advance registration required.

Baby Artsplay! (Ages 0-3)

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 six workshops for caregivers...

Mindfulness Intensive Course

Join a Mindfulness course under the instruction of Dr. Jayshee Rao for two days, Saturday, November 2, and Sunday, November 3, from 10 am to 1 pm and 2 to 5 pm. Advance registration required.

Gallery Talk: Curator Ndubuisi Ezeluomba on Ancestors in Stone

Gallery 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 Ndubuisi Ezeluomba, the Francoise Billion Richardson Curator for African Art, for a discussion about the exhibition Ancestors in Stone.  

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. In conjunction with November's reading selection, Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh, Curator Lisa Rotondo-McCord will offer a curatorial program related to the subject matter.

Friday Nights at NOMA: Screening of Bauhaus Spirit | Music by Keith Burnstein

Friday Nights at NOMA features an exciting lineup of programs in 2019: 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, the Museum Shop, and Café NOMA remain open till 9 pm. Watch a new documentary about the centennial of the Bauhaus art and design movement.

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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 six 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. Advance registration requested.

Gallery Talk: Tina Freeman: Lamentations with Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper

Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Join Brian Piper, Mellon Fellow for Photography, for a discussion about the exhibition Tina Freeman: Lamentations, a seven-year photo-documentation of Louisiana’s wetlands and the glacial landscapes of the Arctic and Antarctic by Tina Freeman.