Celebrating Juneteenth at NOMA

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA

Join us at NOMA for a day of activities to honor Juneteenth—the annual holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States—and support the ongoing movement for justice, equity, and liberation. Come together for special programs, performances, guided tours, and art-making activities for all ages. Stop by throughout the day to share what honoring Juneteenth means to you.

Freedom at the Mat

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA

Celebrate Juneteenth at the New Orleans Museum of Art Sculpture Garden by expressing your freedom in community with others in a 60-minute joy of freedom movement & mindfulness experience presented by Freedom At The Mat.

Music in the Garden Feat. Amine Boucetta

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA

NOMA is excited to present Music in the Garden, a new outdoor music series for spring 2023. Encounter the sounds of local New Orleans musicians while strolling through the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on select Sunday afternoons beginning at 2 pm.

Motion to Move 2023

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA

In partnership with Edward Spots and Magnolia Dance & Company, NOMA is excited to present Motion to Move 2023, a walking installation of pop-up dance art celebrating Juneteenth. Performers and audience members will explore the theme of “movement” as they travel together through the museum and Besthoff Sculpture Garden.

Gallery Talk

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA

Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists, curators, and other special guests. During these casual conversations, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA. This week join Ra'Jae' Wolf, Marketing and Communications Associate for a conversation about Pablo Picasso's Woman in an Armchair (Jacqueline Roque Picasso).

Gallery Talk

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA

Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists, curators, and other special guests. During these casual conversations, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA. This week join Ra'Jae' Wolf, Marketing and Communications Associate for a conversation about Pablo Picasso's Woman in an Armchair (Jacqueline Roque Picasso).

Recurring

The UpStairs Lounge

NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts

]Mélange Dance Company presents The UpStairs Lounge in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts on June 23, 24, and 25.

Summer Camp Session 3: Building & Shaping (Ages 8–10)

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA

Art and artists can often help us see new ways of being. How do you want to shape your world? Take on sculptural, world-building, and creative problem-solving projects in this session all about building a better tomorrow. Join us for this 2023 summer camp session at the New Orleans Museum of Art designed especially for ages 8–10.

Mini Masters at the Library

New Orleans Public Library- Nora Navra Branch

The New Orleans Museum of Art and the New Orleans Public Library have partnered to bring together art and early literacy activities for this community program designed for children ages 2-5 years old and their caregivers. Inspired by NOMA's Mini Masters, an arts-integration program that provides visual arts experiences and museum interaction for preschool students, participants of Mini Masters at the Library will engage in hands-on art-making activities and develop the early literacy skills needed to become ready to read. 

Gallery Talk

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA

Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists, curators, and other special guests. During these casual conversations, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA.

Author Talk with Rory O’Neill-Schmitt and Rosary O’Neill

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA

NOMA is excited to present an Author Talk with Rory O'Neill-Schmitt, Ph.D. and Rosary O'Neill, Ph.D. for their new book Edgar Degas in New Orleans published by the History Press and available in the NOMA Museum Shop.

Book Club Discussion: Magritte: A Life

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA

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!