NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
Join fellow book lovers as we read and discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art, artists, art museums, NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. The selection for July is The Sympathizer: A Novel by by Viet Than Nyguen.
Teen Summer Series: Sound Mapping
Join us virtually on Fridays August 14, 21, and 28 for a series of workshops with local creatives. Workshops are free and open to all teens. No art experience or prior knowledge necessary! The August 14 session will focus on sound mapping, led by teaching artist Mary Scott.
Teen Summer Series workshop with Christian “Cubs the Poet” Davenport
The Teen Summer Series aims to create a virtual space for teens to learn about artists' practices and to create together. Christian "Cubs the Poet" Davenport will lead a workshop on the five senses as they relate to personal identity. Advance registration is required for this free workshop.
Virtual Family Festival: Courage and Care
Please join us for NOMA’s very first Virtual Family Festival! Since we can’t be together in person, we’ve partnered with local organizations and creatives to bring you on-screen fun at home. We’re exploring what it means to have courage and to take care of ourselves and one another.
Teen Summer Series workshop with Dorothy Ray
The Teen Summer Series aims to create a virtual space for teen to learn about artists’ practices and to create together.
join teaching artist Dorothy Ray to learn more about sharpening creative thinking skills. Advance registration is required for this free workshop.
NOMA Book Club Discussion Group
Join fellow book lovers as we read and discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art, artists, art museums, NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. The selection for August is The Queen’s Embroiderer: A True Story of Paris, Lovers, Swindlers, and the First Stock Market Crisis by Joan DeJean. Book Club sessions are conducted on Zoom until further notice.
Labor Day Special Hours
The Museum and Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open on Labor Day for special holiday hours from 10 am to 3 pm.
NOMA 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. The selection for September is The Forgotten Room by Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig.
Virtual Preview of Mending the Sky
Grab your favorite beverage and join Katie Pfohl, Curator of Contemporary Art, and Nic Brierre Aziz, Community Engagement Curator, for a virtual happy hour preview of a forthcoming exhibition, Mending the Sky. The virtual preview will be hosted on Zoom on Friday, September 18 at 6 pm. A Zoom link will be sent to all registrants for access to the free virtual program. Registration will close at 5 pm on Friday, September 18.
Members Sale at the Museum Shop – RESCHEDULED
⚠️ Due to a hurricane watch in southeast Louisiana, the Members Sale for September 14 has been postponed to September 21. For more information, call (504) 658-4116 or email museumshop@noma.org. Start your holiday shopping early! NOMA Members will receive a 20% discount on all merchandise in the Museum Store*, and first access to 70% markdowns.
Virtual Lunch Hour Preview of Mending the Sky
Grab your lunch and participate in a virtual online preview of our forthcoming exhibition Mending the Sky. Enroll in a Zoom video conference for Tuesday, September 22, from 12 to 1 pm with curator Katie Pfohl and community engagement curator Nic Brierre Aziz as they describe works by eleven contemporary artists that address themes of calamity and regeneration.
LOVE in the Garden 2020 presented by Hancock Whitney – CANCELED
Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LAThe New Orleans Museum of Art has made the difficult decision to cancel our annual fundraiser, LOVE in the Garden presented by Hancock Whitney scheduled for Friday, September 25, 2020. Given the number of attendees and the social distancing guidelines issued by the City of New Orleans and State of Louisiana due to the COVID-...