Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by the Underground Railroad Freedom Singers | Lecture: “Navigating Rivers and Music East of the Mississippi” with Nick Spitzer and Captain Doc Hawley
Friday Nights at NOMA opens the museum’s doors for many interesting activities throughout the year: live music, movies, children’s activities, and more. Regular admission prices apply—NOMA members are FREE—but there is no extra charge for programs or films. 5 - 8 pm: Art on the Spot family activity table 5:30 - 8:30 pm: Music by...
Baby Artsplay! at NOMA
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAInstill 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 6 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.
Sculpture Garden Tour
Join NOMA’s docents for a free guided tour of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Saturdays at noon through mid-December. Sited on five acres adjacent to the museum, the garden contains more than 60 works by renowned sculptors placed among a picturesque mature grove of pine, magnolia, and moss-draped live oak trees bisected...
David Lynch Film Retrospective: Blue Velvet
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child. Blue Velvet blends psychological horror with film noir and stars Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper and Laura Dern. Lynch has called it a “film about things that are hidden—within a small city and within people.”
Noontime Talk: East of the Mississippi: Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Photography with Curator Russell Lord
Join Curator Russell Lord on a tour of East of the Mississippi: Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Photography with an emphasis on the business of being a photographer. East of the Mississippi marks the first exhibition of nineteenth-century photography from the eastern half of the United States. Noontime Talks are brief, casual discussions on exhibitions or works of art...
Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by Marcus Akinlana | Lecture: “Improving Nature: Image Manipulation in Nineteenth-Century Photography,” by France Scully Osterman and Mark Osterman
Friday Nights at NOMA opens the museum’s doors for many interesting activities throughout the year: live music, movies, children’s activities, and more. Regular admission prices apply—NOMA members are FREE—but there is no extra charge for programs or films. 5 - 8 pm: Art on the Spot family activity table 5:30 - 8:30 pm: Music by...
Create Late
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAExclusively for adults, kick off your weekend with a glass of wine and a paint brush! Unwind with a teaching artist-led art project while enjoying Friday Nights at NOMA programming. Reserve your space now!
Studio KIDS!
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAGet Creative with Studio KIDS! This Fall, Studio KIDS! presents Art 101 for young artists. Perfect for students ages 5-10 who want to get creative and build up their artistic skills. In each class, Studio KIDS! explores art made by diverse cultures as inspiration for art projects. From sculpting to painting, each class features different...
Baby Artsplay! at NOMA
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAInstill 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 6 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.
StoryQuest
New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LAProfessional authors, actors and artists bring the world of children’s literature to NOMA in this family program. Family activities are offered after each StoryQuest to encourage museum exploration.
David Lynch Film Retrospective | The Straight Story
In this five-film retrospective on select Saturdays in November and December, NOMA invites audiences to look back at David Lynch’s on-screen creations and consider his early artistic influences. (All films are free to members; standard museum admission applies to non-members.) ABOUT THE STRAIGHT STORY Alvin Straight has not shown up to his regular bar meeting...
Friday Nights at NOMA: Music by Opera on Tap | Gallery Talk with Mary Niall Mitchell on East of the Mississippi | Landscape on Film Series screening of Days of Heaven
Friday Nights at NOMA opens the museum’s doors for many interesting activities throughout the year: live music, movies, children’s activities, and more. Regular admission prices apply—NOMA members are FREE—but there is no extra charge for programs or films. All galleries and exhibitions, Café NOMA, and the Museum Shop remain open till 9 pm. 5 -...