Past Exhibitions

Bookmarks: The Artist’s Response to Text

ended on November 28th, 2011

The genre of the livre d’artiste emerged in the late 19th century and astonished contemporaries. This marked the first time artwork been arranged within a book, allowing for the interaction of pictures and text. Read More

Residents and Visitors: 20th-Century Photographs of Louisiana

ended on November 28th, 2011

The exhibition drew from the holdings of both museums and featured more than 100 photographs by artists who lived or worked in Louisiana. Offering glimpses of Louisiana and its people throughout the 20th century, Residents and Visitors also displayed the evolution of photographic technology. Read More

Ancestors of Congo Square: African Art in the New Orleans Museum of Art

ended on July 17th, 2011

Ancestors of Congo Square: African Art in the New Orleans Museum of Art, on display May 13 to July 17. In keeping with the spirit of NOMA’s centennial year, the Museum will be highlighting one of the most impressive areas of its permanent collection: its extensive holdings in African art. Read More

Déjà Vu All Over Again: Generic Art Solutions

ended on February 13th, 2011

New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) announced the first solo exhibition of Generic Art Solutions (G.A.S.) entitledDéjà Vu All Over Again: Generic Art Solutions, on view in the second floor Frederick R. Weisman Galleries from October 20, 2010 to February 13, 2011. Read More

Ancestors and Descendants

ended on October 24th, 2010

In collaboration with Tulane’s Middle American Research Institute (MARI) and Latin American Library (LAL), the exhibition offered a special glimpse of the Tulane archive featuring over 100 objects from Pepper’s personal Native American art collection as well as over 100 photographic images Pepper, a museum ethnologist and scholar, used as visual complements to his lectures the textiles, pottery, baskets, and other Pueblo and Navajo paraphernalia. Read More

Swamp Tours: Exploring the Louisiana Contemporary Collection

ended on August 29th, 2010

New Orleans Museum of Art curators William Fagaly and Miranda Lash set out on a journey to discover little-known works by notable contemporary Louisiana artists in the Museum’s collection. The result is 27 rarely seen treasures in an exhibition called Swamp Tours, that was on view at NOMA from June 2 to August 29, 2010. Read More

Beyond the Blues

ended on July 11th, 2010

This multi-faceted project illuminated the contributions of African American artists over the past 125 years with 100 paintings, works on paper, sculpture and pertinent selections from the personal papers of the artists of the Amistad Research Center. Read More

Parallel Universe: Quintron and Miss Pussycat Live at City Park

ended on May 2nd, 2010

Widely known for multimedia performances in music clubs and alternative art spaces over the past 15 years, Quintron and Miss Pussycat have inspired audiences around the world with their innovative approach to puppetry and organ-based music. Parallel Universe: Quintron and Miss Pussycat Live at City Park was the artists’ first museum exhibition Read More

Upcoming Exhibitions

Nicolas Floc’h: Fleuves-Océan, Mississippi Watershed

on view starting April 30th, 2025

This exhibition pairs vibrant monochromatic photographs of the color of water made under the surface with dramatic black-and-white landscape photographs made along the banks of the Mississippi and its tributaries—from Louisiana and across the country. Read More

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