Noontime Talk: Ear to the Ground with Curator Katie Pfohl
Noontime talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Join Curator Katie Pfohl as she guides visitors through the contemporary exhibition Ear to the Ground: Earth and Element in Contemporary...
Small Talk: Marie Antoinette with Docent Dennis Malloy
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Join docent Dennis Malloy for a discussion about Louise...
Closed for Thanksgiving Day
NOMA will be closed on Thursday, November 22, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Small Talk: Bacchiacca’s Portrait of a Young Lute Player with Docent Janet Krane
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Join docent Janet Krane for a discussion about Portrait...
Small Talk: Louise Bourgeois with Docent Connie Traub
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Join docent Connie Traub for a discussion about...
No Friday Nights at NOMA
In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Friday Nights at NOMA will not be held on November 23. The museum closes at 6 pm and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden closes at 5 pm.
Baby Artsplay!
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. Saturdays at 10:30 am This...
Small Talk: John Singer Sargent’s Portrait of Mrs. Asher B. Wertheimer with Docent Stephanie Rogers
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Join docent Stephanie Rogers for a discussion about...
French Connections Film Series: The Royal Exchange (L’Echange des Princesses)
Travel through time to 18th-century France with films exploring life among the aristocracy. This series, presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Orleans Collection, takes place Saturday afternoons in November and December. Saturday, November 3, 2 pm: A Little Chaos (Rated R, 2015) Saturday, November 17, 2 pm: The Death of Louis XIV (La mort...
Small Talk: Joan Miró with Docent Rosemary Hays-Thomas
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Join docent Stephanie Rogers for a discussion about...
Small Talk: Kuntz Collection of Decorative Arts with Docent Mary Lynne Stumpf
Small Talks are ten-to-fifteen-minute gallery talks focused on one object or a small group of objects. These brief informal sessions enrich the visitor experience and allow visitors to learn more about works of art in NOMA’s permanent holdings as well as those on view in temporary exhibitions. Join docent Mary Lynn Stumpf for a discussion...
Classes with Curators: Looking at Art in Eighteenth-Century Paris
Classes with Curators Interested in taking a closer look at NOMA’s collections? Want to take a deep dive into our special exhibitions? Join NOMA curators as they explore a variety of topics and take you behind the scenes in our new Classes with Curators series. Designed for small groups of no more than twenty students,...