Besthoff Sculpture Garden Tour – CANCELED
Throughout Art in Bloom, from March 25 to 29, daily tours of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be offered at noon and 1 pm. Sited on twelve 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 surrounding a picturesque lagoon.
Gallery Talk: Ancestors in Stone with Curator Ndubuisi Ezeluomba – CANCELED
Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Ndubuisi Ezeluomba, the François Billion Richardson Curator of African Art, will discuss the exhibition Ancestors in Stone.
Gallery Talk: Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon with Yu Jiang, Director of the Confucius Institute at Xavier University – CANCELED
Due to the outbreak of coronavirus, the Gallery Talk on April 4 has been canceled.
NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival 2020 – CANCELED
Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LAIn consideration of the Governor’s ban on public gatherings of over 250 people, the NOMA Egg Hunt and Family Festival in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden has been canceled.
Baby ArtsPlay! – CANCELED
Instill a love of art at a young age through a guided, hands-on gallery experience. Young Audiences Wolf Trap teaching artists will present a series of six workshops for caregivers and children ages 0-3. Learn how to integrate music, movement, and drama into everyday playtime to foster children’s developmental growth. Advanced registration requested.
Artist’s Perspective with MaPo Kinnord on Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon – CANCELED
Throughout the exhibition Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society, artists influenced by Asian art will offer their perspective on the objects on view. MaPo Kinnord is a ceramics artist and an associate professor of art at Xavier University of Louisiana.
NOMA Book Club Curatorial Program – CANCELED
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 April is Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Treasures of Central Asia by Peter Hopkirk.
Gallery Talk: Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon with Curator Lisa Rotondo-McCord – CANCELED
Gallery talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Lisa Rotondo-McCord, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs/Curator of Asian Art, will discuss the exhibition Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society.
Studio KIDS! – CANCELED
Due to the outbreak of coronavirus, the Spring 2020 Studio KIDS! workshops have been canceled.
NOMA Book Club Discussion Program – CANCELED
Join fellow book lovers as we read and discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art, artists, art museums, NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. Our full 2020 schedule and reading list has been announced. Organized by NOMA’s Felix J. Dreyfous Library, the Book Club is an informal group. You do not have to attend every meeting...
Art in Bloom presented by IBERIABANK – Online auction
Due to the current COVID 19 crisis, NOMA and the Garden Study Club have made the difficult decision to cancel Art in Bloom presented by IBERIABANK. Like every public institution, the safety and well-being of our staff, volunteers, patrons, guests, donors and participants are our highest priorities during these complicated times. A live auction continues through Friday, May 11, at 9 am.
Virtual Studio KIDS! Family Art-Making Workshop at Home
Bring the New Orleans Museum of Art into your home and get creative together through our new trial launch of two Virtual Studio KIDS! workshops. Join us for an all-hands-in guided workshop designed for young artists and their grown-ups to make together via Zoom. The workshop is sold out.