Small Talk: Benjamin West’s Romeo and Juliet with Docent Bert Deffes

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.

Small Talk: Past Present Future: Building Photography at the New Orleans Museum of Art with Curator Russell Lord

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 Curator Russell Lord as he discusses the...

Noontime Talk: Artist Lina Iris Viktor

Noontime talks are casual conversations between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors frequently scheduled throughout the year. Join artist Lina Iris Viktor as she discusses her exhibition of works in the Great Hall, A Haven. A Hell. A Dream Deferred.

Create Late

Exclusively for adults, kick off your weekend with a glass of wine and an art lesson! Unwind with a teaching artist-led art project while enjoying Friday Nights at NOMA programming. Reserve your space now! Inspired by the exhibition Teaching Beyond Doctrine: Calligraphy and Painting by Zen Masters, participants will explore calligraphic drawing using a brush in...

Japan Fest 2018

Organized by NOMA, the Consulate General of Japan in Nashville and the Japan Club in New Orleans, Japan Fest is the largest celebration of Japanese culture in the Gulf South. It’s a day to sample Japanese cuisine and enjoy traditional dance groups, martial arts demonstrations, tours of our Japanese art collection, fashion shows, and much more.

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Sculpture Garden Tour

Join NOMA’s docents for a free guided tour of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Saturdays and Mondays in October and November at noon. Sited on five acres adjacent to the museum, the garden contains more than sixty works by renowned sculptors.

Small Talk: Approaching Dutch Portraits with Curator Vanessa Schmid

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 Vanessa Schmid, NOMA's Senior Curator for European Art, for a discussion about NOMA's permanent collection of Dutch portraits. 

Small Talk: Selections from Past Present Future with Curator Russell Lord

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 Curator Russell Lord for a discussion about...

Small Talk: Best Seat in the House: Photographs by Del Hall with Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper

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 Curatorial Fellow Brian Piper for a discussion...

No Friday Nights at NOMA

Friday Nights at NOMA will not be scheduled for October 12. The museum will close at 6 pm and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden at 5 pm.