Sculpture Garden Tour
Join NOMA’s docents for a free guided tour of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays, weather dependent, at noon. Sited on ten acres adjacent to the museum, the garden contains more than ninety works by renowned sculptors from the 19th through 21st centuries.
Gallery Talk: Curator Russell Lord and Photographer Timothy Duffy discuss Blue Muse
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 and photographer Timothy Duffy as they discuss Duffy's series of tintype portraits of contemporary roots musicians, on view in the exhibition Blue Muse.
Blue Muse Book Signing with Timothy Duffy
Photographer Timothy Duffy, whose tintype portraits of American roots musicians are on view in the exhibition Blue Muse, will sign his companion book of the same title at the Museum Shop.
Gallery Talk: Paper Revolutions with Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan
Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Join Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan for a discussion about the exhibition Paper Revolutions: French Drawings from the New Orleans Museum of Art.
The NOLA Project presents The Henchman: A Shakespeare Story
The NOLA Project theater company returns to the Besthoff Sculpture Garden with The Henchman: A Shakespeare Story, an imagined sequel by playwright Michael Aaron Santos to A Midsummer Night's Dream. Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the gate.
The NOLA Project presents The Henchman: A Shakespeare Story
ALERT: THE MAY 9 PRODUCTION HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO RAIN. The NOLA Project theater company returns to the Besthoff Sculpture Garden with The Henchman: A Shakespeare Story, an imagined sequel by playwright Michael Aaron Santos to A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Closure of NOMA | Limited hours for Besthoff Sculpture Garden
The New Orleans Museum of Art will be closed on May 14. The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open from 10 am to 2 pm, closing early for a private event. The public is invited to tour the newly expanded sculpture garden on Wednesday, May 15.
Opening of Besthoff Sculpture Garden Expansion
Be among the first to stroll the grounds of the newly expanded Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, opening on Wednesday, May 15, at 11 am. Food trucks will be parked in the vicinity from 11 am to 5:30 pm.
Gallery Talk: Paper Revolutions with Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan
Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Join Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan for a discussion about the exhibition Paper Revolutions: French Drawings from the New Orleans Museum of Art.
The NOLA Project presents The Henchman: A Shakespeare Story
The NOLA Project theater company returns to the Besthoff Sculpture Garden with The Henchman: A Shakespeare Story, an imagined sequel by playwright Michael Aaron Santos to A Midsummer Night's Dream. Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the gate.
NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
Join fellow book lovers for discussions about fiction and nonfiction books related to art, artists, art museums, NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. The selection for May is Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson.
Nuit Brillante — A Late Night Celebration
In celebration of the glowing neon in Keith Sonnier's retrospective and the dazzling sequined Haitian Vodou flags created by Tina Girouard, sequin artists Edgar Jean-Louis & Georges Valris on display in the Great Hall, NOMA throws open the doors till midnight for Nuit Brilliante. Join us for an evening of live music, performances, gallery talks,...