The New Orleans Opera will stage Pygmalion, Jean-Phillippe Rameau’s 1748 one-act acte-de-ballet, at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré from November 8 to 11 in tribute to NOMA’s presentation of… Read More
The Lupin Foundation Decorative Arts Galleries on the museum’s second floor have reopened with a new installation drawn from the permanent collection, and for the first time include contemporary design and craft of recent decades. Read More
Lina Iris Viktor is widely recognized for her gilded paintings and installations that explore art’s relationship to history, spirituality, and prophecy. In her forthcoming exhibition in the Great Hall at… Read More
Del Hall’s career in photojournalism took him from his home in New Orleans around the world. As an Emmy Award-winning news cameraman and film editor, Hall pioneered the use of… Read More
On September 11, 2018, the New Orleans Museum of Art announced the largest and most significant single gift of photographs in the institution’s history, a promised bequest of over 1,300 photographs from the private collection of Tina Freeman. Read More
Featuring recent award-winning films from Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Senegal, and the United States, the West African Cinema Series is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Lina Iris Viktor: A Haven. A Hell. A Dream Deferred. Read More
The NOLA Project stages an all-female play featuring four beautiful and bold women caught up in the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Artistic Director A.J. Allegra discusses the timeless themes of this dark comedy. Read More
Arts writer John Kemp wrote about The Orleans Collection in the May 2018 edition of New Orleans Magazine. Read More
Throughout the month of August, if the day’s temperature reaches 93 degrees, the next day NOMA will open its doors for free, courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Read More
For the fourteenth year, the New Orleans Museum of Art will celebrate LOVE in the Garden presented by Hancock Whitney. Purchase tickets now and join 1,500 guests for a night of sampling cuisine from over sixty of New Orleans’ finest restaurants, and craft cocktails from New Orleans’ top bartenders as they vie for first place in the fifth annual LOVE Cocktail Challenge. Read More
I recently visited Carlos Rolón: Outside/In and found the concept of the exhibition quite moving for a several reasons. The content of his work spoke to me in an incredibly… Read More
Painting and calligraphy by Zen monks has a long history in Japan. Introduced from China in the twelfth century, Zen (meaning “meditation”) has its origins in the teachings of the… Read More
In conjunction with the exhibition Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories, NOMA presents six documentary films exploring the people and places that make New Orleans home. The films will be screened as part of Friday Nights at NOMA programming. Read More
Created in 2010 with the purpose of boosting and spreading Spanish films and shorts made by women, Mujeres de Cine is made possible by SPAIN arts & culture. Four films will be screened as matinees at 2 pm on select Saturdays between July 14 and August 25. Read More
Beginning in mid-June, new acquisitions in Indian art will be highlighted in the Indian gallery on NOMA’s third floor. Touching upon the various strengths of our collections, these new acquisitions and selected loans highlight facets of artistic production from the Indian classical tradition as well as village, or folk, production. Read More
From the 1973 UpStairs Lounge arson and the ministry of Sister Gertrude Morgan to Vietnamese funeral rites and African American aspirations, Changing Course: Reflections on New Orleans Histories reflects a storied city unmatched in America. Read More
The New Orleans Museum of Art, in partnership with the New Orleans Photo Alliance (NOPA) and the Everyday Projects, announces #EverydayNewOrleans, an educational and community outreach initiative. Read More
After years of planning, NOMA+, a pop-up museum without walls, has launched. The mobile museum will visit schools, community centers, libraries, festivals, and other gatherings across metro New Orleans. Read More