Gallery Talk: Madonna and Child with Saints, Prophets (Pinnacles) with icon painter Michael Galovic
Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. NOMA welcomes Serbian-Australian artist Michael Galovic to discuss Madonna and Child with Saints, Prophets, a fourteenth-century work by a follower of Bernardo Daddi.
Gallery Talk: Blue Muse with Curator Russell Lord
Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Join Photography Curator Russell Lord for a discussion about the tintypes of roots musicians on view in Timothy Duffy: Blue Muse.
Friday Nights at NOMA: Opening of Bodies of Knowledge | Black Magic Dance Performance | Music by Mahmoud Chouki with Amigos de Samba
Friday Nights at NOMA features an exciting lineup of programs in 2019: live music, movies, children’s activities, and more. All galleries, the Museum Shop, and Café NOMA remain open till 9 pm. Be among the first to explore NOMA’s major summer exhibition, Bodies of Knowledge, beginning with a one-time-only, site-specific dance performance starting at 5 pm.
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 and children ages 0-3. Learn how to integrate music, movement, and drama into everyday playtime to foster children’s developmental growth. Advance registration required.
Baby Artsplay! Tiny Explorers Series (Ages 3-4)
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 3-4. Learn how to integrate music, movement, and drama into everyday playtime to foster children’s developmental growth. Advance registration required.
Artist’s Choice Film Series presents The Constant Gardener
Bodies of Knowledge brings together eleven 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 be screening movies selected by these artists that reflect their inspirations, interests, and ideals. Adriana Corral will introduce the 2005 film The Constant Gardener.
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. Sited on twelve acres adjacent to the museum, the garden contains more than ninety works by renowned sculptors.
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.
Gallery Talk: Decorative Arts Collection with Curator Mel Buchanan
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 Curator Mel Buchanan for a discussion about NOMA's decorative arts collection.
Independence Day – Special Holiday Hours
The New Orleans Museum of Art and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open on Independence Day for special holiday hours from noon to 5 pm.
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. Decorative Arts Curator Mel Buchanan will discuss NOMA's collection of furniture, in conjunction with the July book selection, Now I Sit Me Down: From Klismos to Plastic Chair, A Natural History by Witold Rybczynski.
French Fête – CANCELLED
Due to the threat of severe weather from Tropical Storm Barry, French Fête has been cancelled. NOMA and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will remain closed through Saturday, July 13. Please visit our Visitor Information page for updates.