Pop-Up Performance: The Nutcracker in New Orleans
Enjoy a special preview of everyone's favorite holiday classic with a New Orleans twist. In this special pop-up performance at NOMA, students from New Orleans School of Ballet will perform excerpts of the original production The Nutcracker in New Orleans. Set to Tchaikovsky's iconic score, the localized production includes a Flight of the Pelicans, a...
Opera on Tap
The New Orleans Opera presents a special holiday edition of Opera on Tap. Visit the museum after hours for a musical treat in the Lapis Center for the Arts. The Opera on Tap holiday concert will include both sacred and secular music of the season, with familiar carols and songs from many lands.
SOLD OUT — Studio KIDS!: Confetti Postcards
On Saturday, December 18, explore works from the exhibition A Brief History of Photography and Transmission to think about the ways people shared photos with loved ones in the past, then make your own photographic confetti postcard to send in the mail!
Tai Chi in the Sculpture Garden
NOMA, in collaboration with the East Jefferson Wellness Center, presents Tai Chi classes on Saturday mornings. Join East Jefferson Wellness Center instructor Terry Rappold, as he leads participants through relaxing Tai Chi exercises in NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
Virtual Artist Talk with Dawn DeDeaux
Don’t miss a virtual talk with artist Dawn DeDeaux, who discusses her comprehensive museum exhibition The Space Between Worlds at NOMA. The lecture, titled “Between Time” addresses the artwork currently on view at the museum, as well as her larger body of work.
Common Purpose: Support Local Organizations at NOMA
All museum admission from Saturday, January 15, and Thursday, January 20, will be donated directly to these nonprofits: 826 New Orleans, Birthmark Doulas, Children’s Hospital New Orleans, Familias Unidas en Acción, House of Tulip, Innocence Project New Orleans, Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and Our Voice Nuestra Voz.
Community Day Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the New Orleans Museum of Art. On January 17, the museum will be open 10 am–3 pm with free admission for all.
Virtual Book Club: Curatorial Program with Katie Pfohl
The NOMA Book Club meets monthly to discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art in NOMA’s collection and exhibitions. It is an informal group open to anyone on a month-to-month basis. You do not have to attend every meeting or read every book!
Self-Guided Tour for Teens | Dawn DeDeaux: The Space Between Worlds
NOMA’s Teen Art Council invites you to experience Dawn DeDeaux: The Space Between Worlds through their eyes. Visit NOMA on Saturday, January 22, and pick up a free zine from the TAC featuring original artwork, and activities to make the most of your visit. TAC members will be on hand from 12 pm to 3 pm to share their experiences learning about DeDeaux’s work and creating their own art in response.
Pedro Segundo in the Great Hall
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAIn conjunction with the closing of Dawn DeDeaux: The Space Between Worlds, Pedro Segundo presents a solo percussion performance in NOMA’s Great Hall. A musical composition by Segundo is featured in DeDeaux’s work Where’s Mary, and this special event is inspired by that score and the exhibition’s themes of beginnings and ends.
Virtual Book Club Discussion: Stephen Hawking: A Memoir of Friendship and Physics
The NOMA Book Club meets monthly to discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art in NOMA’s collection and exhibitions. It is an informal group open to anyone on a month-to-month basis. You do not have to attend every meeting or read every book!
CreativeMornings New Orleans: Joy Clark
CreativeMornings New Orleans returns to in-person programming on Friday, January 28, for an event with singer-songwriter Joy Clark in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts.