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Artful Palate with Café NOMA

Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group and Café NOMA present a special series Artful Palate cooking demonstrations at the museum! Taking inspiration from Queen Nefertari’s Egypt, these editions of Artful Palate bring Egyptian-born chefs from near and fall to bring the flavors and culinary history of the country to you.

Gallery Talk: Elements of Art

Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists, curators, and other special guests. During these casual conversations, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA.

Virtual Book Club Discussion: When Women Ruled the World

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!

An Evening with Nefertari at Café NOMA

Café NOMA 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, New Orleans, LA, United States

Join us for a one-of-a-kind experience of Queen Nefertari’s Egypt. Take a private tour of the exhibition and then enjoy a multi-course dinner at Café NOMA created by Egyptian-born chef Dina Daniel of Fava Pot in Washington, DC.

First Fridays at NOMA: Queens and Goddesses

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA

#ExploreNOMA after hours. The museum is open late night for an evening packed with musical performances, gallery tours, special pop-ups, and a full bar.

Louisiana Rainbow Iris Festival

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

Iris lovers and gardening enthusiasts are invited to the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden for the annual Louisiana Rainbow Iris Festival, presented by NOMA and the Greater New Orleans Iris Society.

Gallery Talk

Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists, curators, and other special guests. During these casual conversations, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA.

Teen Night: Timeless Flight

Up, up, and away with NOMA’s Teen Art Council! Embark on a journey of your own at Teen Night, hosted by the TAC.

NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival

The NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival is a fun and festive event for families featuring arts & crafts, games, face painting, a petting zoo, food, drinks, sweets, music, and more.

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Queen Nefertari at Night

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA

Queen Nefertari’s Egypt brings to life the role of Nefertari and other powerful women in ancient Egypt through 230 exceptional objects, including statues, jewelry, vases, papyrus, steles, wooden coffins, and stone sarcophagi, as well as tools and various items of daily life from the artisan village of Deir-el-Medina, home to those who created the royal tombs.

Gallery Talk with Curator Lisa Rotondo-McCord

Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists, curators, and other special guests. During these casual conversations, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA.

Gallery Talk: Blue Pigments

Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists, curators, and other special guests. During these casual conversations, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA.