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LOVE in the Garden 2019 presented by Hancock Whitney

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

NOMA’s annual fall soiree in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden features dining and dancing beneath the stars and moss-draped oaks in a spectacular outdoor setting. Tickets will be available at the door.

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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.

Gallery Talk: The Quilts of Gee’s Bend with Curator Mel Buchanan

Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Join Mel Buchanan, RosaMary Curator of Decortive Arts and Design, for a discussion about the exhibition The Quilts of Gee’s Bend.

Gallery activation of Wafaa Bilal’s 168:01

NOMA curators and guest speakers will be present to discuss artist Wafaa Bilal’s interactive installation 168:01 in the exhibition Bodies of Knowledge. The work is comprised of a large bookshelf filled with blank, white books which symbolizes the burning and looting of libraries in Baghdad during the 2003 American invasion of Iraq. Museum visitors are invited to transform the shelves from austere white to color by donating a book that will be shipped to the College of Fine Arts at the University of Baghdad at the close of the exhibition.

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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. Meet at the gates to the garden, which offers free admission year-round.

Studio KIDS! Grayscale Collage workshop

This fall, Studio KIDS presents “Text and Textures” art classes for kids on select Saturday mornings from 10 am to noon. Perfect for students ages 5-10 who want to get creative and learn art-making techniques. Advance registration required.

Artist’s Choice Film Series: Fame

Bodies of Knowledge brings together ten international contemporary artists to reflect on the role that language plays in archiving and asserting our cultural identities. In conjunction with this exhibition, NOMA will screen movies selected by these artists that reflect their inspirations, interests, and ideals. The series concludes with the 1980 blockbuster hit Fame, selected by performance artist Edward Spots.

Safar musical performance by Mahmoud Chouki and Dan Oestreicher

Throughout the run of Bodies of Knowledge, Mahmoud Chouki will create a new musical composition and series of site-specific performances for the exhibition, collectively titled Safar, that explore how music can speak across cultural divides to envision new forms of dialogue between East and West. Chouki will be joined by New Orleans-based bassist and luthier Martin Masakowski.

Gallery Talk: An Ideal Unity with Curatorial Associate Anne Roberts

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 Curatorial Associate Anne Roberts for a discussion about the exhibition An Ideal Unity: The Bauhaus & Beyond.

Japan Fest 2019

Organized by NOMA, the Consulate General of Japan in Nashville and the Japan Club in New Orleans, Japan Fest is the largest celebration of Japanese culture in the Gulf South. It’s a day to sample Japanese cuisine and enjoy traditional dance groups, martial arts demonstrations, anime cosplayers, tours of NOMA’s Japanese art collection, fashion shows, and much more.

$5