Scent-Blending Workshop with Xodo Botanicals
In conjunction with the exhibition Inventing Acadia, scent specialist Jane Bleecker of Xodo Botanicals and visual artist Hannah Chalew invite you to explore your own relationship with scent and sensory memories with this hands-on scent-blending workshop. Participants will be given the opportunity to work with essential oils, native raw materials, and a variety of other...
Studio KIDS!
Get Creative with Studio KIDS This fall, Studio KIDS presents “Text and Textures” art classes for kids on select Saturday mornings from 10 am to noon. Perfect for students ages 5-10 who want to get creative and learn art-making techniques. Studio KIDS explore art in NOMA’s galleries or the Besthoff Sculpture Garden as inspiration for...
Tina Freeman: Lamentations book signing
Photographer Tina Freeman will visit the Museum Shop to sign copies of her book that accompanies the exhibition Tina Freeman: Lamentations. The book includes pairings of photographs by Freeman of Louisiana's wetlands and the ice caps of the Arctic and the Antarctic.
Gallery Talk: Inventing Acadia: Painting and Place in Louisiana with Curator Katie Pfohl
Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Join Curator Katie Pfohl for a discussion about the exhibition Inventing Acadia: Painting and Place in Louisiana.
Gallery Talk: An Ideal Unity: The Bauhaus and Beyond with Curatorial Associate Anne Roberts
Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Join Curatorial Associate Anne Roberts for a discussion about the exhibition An Ideal Unity: The Bauhaus and Beyond.
The Helis Foundation Lecture: Regina Agu with Tia-Simone Gardner
Regina Agu's installation of Passage in NOMA's Great Hall marks the first museum show for the contemporary artist. In a lecture sponsored by The Helis Foundation, Agu will discuss the environmental and historical themes in her creation of panoramas with Tia Simone-Gardner. Admission is free to all Louisiana residents on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Christmas Eve Holiday Hours
The New Orleans Museum of Art and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open on December 24 from 10 am to 3 pm.
Closed for Christmas
NOMA and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be closed on Wednesday, December 25, in observance of Christmas.
New Year’s Eve Special Holiday Hours
The New Orleans Museum of Art and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open on December 31st from 11 am to 5 pm.
New Year’s Day Special Holiday Hours
The museum and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open on January 1 from 11 am to 5 pm.
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.
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 eleven acres adjacent to the museum, the garden contains more than ninety works by renowned sculptors placed among a picturesque mature grove of pine, magnolia, and moss-draped live oak trees bisected by a lagoon.