Drink and Draw
Join us for Drink and Draw, an art-making series at NOMA. Seeing is an active process of focusing, negotiating, and making meaning at once. Attune your eyes, mind, and body through an exploratory approach to observational drawing—with drinks in hand! Warm up with sketching and looking in the galleries, participate in a drawing session facilitated by a teaching artist, and enjoy sounds by local DJs.
Member Appreciation Morning
Rise and Shine at NOMA! Join us for a members-only morning at the museum before it opens for the day. Members are invited to join us 8:30–10:00 am for coffee, pastries, and exclusive access to the NOMA galleries.
Virtual Premiere: Motion to Move
Join NOMA for a free virtual one-time-only screening of Motion to Move, a performance event by renowned dancer and choreographer Edward Spots with Magnolia Dance & Company.
Book Club Group Discussion
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! In addition to monthly book discussions, the Book Club meets periodically...
POSTPONED — TRUST by Kelly Love Jones
The New Orleans Museum of Art in collaboration with PowerHouse Productions is excited to present TRUST, a concept and performance by singer/songwriter Kelly Love Jones. Join us in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden amphitheater for an evening of music, visual art, dance, and theater. Jones brings to the stage a star-studded cast: Lakeba Angelle, Tiffany Morris, Jamal Baptiste, Xavier Molina, and Cameron Watson.
CANCELED — LOVE in the Garden 2021 Presented by Hancock Whitney
Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LANOMA’s annual fall soirée in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden features dining and dancing beneath the stars and moss-draped oaks in a spectacular outdoor setting.
Book Club Group Discussion
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! In addition to monthly book discussions, the Book Club meets periodically...
Virtual Way of Tea Demonstration
NOMA is excited to present a virtual Way of Tea demonstration led by Naomi Yoder (they/them), Japanese Way of Tea Practitioner, Urasenke Lineage. This program will occur on Friday, October 15, at 6:30 pm. Advance registration is required, and registration is free for all!
Members Sale at the NOMA Museum Shop
Start your holiday shopping early! NOMA members save 20% off all regular-priced items and get first access to 70% markdowns in the NOMA Museum Shop.
Public Opening for Dawn DeDeaux: The Space Between Worlds
Join us for an evening of music, activities, and exploration to celebrate the opening of the new exhibition Dawn DeDeaux: The Space Between Worlds, on view October 22, 2021–January 23, 2022. This is the first comprehensive museum exhibition for the New Orleans–based multimedia artist whose work often investigates past and present to imagine possible futures....
Book Club Group Discussion
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! In addition to monthly book discussions, the Book Club meets periodically...
The NOLA Project presents Tell It to Me Sweet
Wander through tales from spooky to strange in this brand-new look at some very old fables written by NOLA Project ensemble member Brittany N. Williams. Meet magical aunties, too-clever wolves, wicked stepmothers, foolish devils, and determined ghosts on a winding tour of five stories pulled from European and African American fairy tales and folklore.