Portraits of women working as prostitutes in Storyville, long attributed to Ernest Jean Bellocq, have become some the most indelible images of New Orleans, making Bellocq (1873-1949) one of the most recognized photographers in the history of the city. Yet, we know remarkably little about the photographer, long the subject of local legend. Read More
Join the conversation! NOMA’s Arts & Letters series welcomes authors, poets, journalists, playwrights, and literary scholars to the museum for public conversations that reflect on literature at the intersection of… Read More
Two recently restored paintings from Venice that exemplify the glory of Paolo Veronese’s art will be on view in a focus gallery from April 18 – September 3, 2018. NOMA is only the second museum in the US to host Veronese in Murano: Two Venetian Renaissance Masterpieces Restored, following the Frick Collection in New York. Read More
The walls of NOMA’s Great Hall are now a pictorial Hall of Fame for some of America’s greatest musical talents of the late twentieth century. From the mid-1950s through the… Read More
As Prospect.4 comes to a close, Trevor Schoonmaker, the artistic director of New Orleans’ citywide triennial of contemporary art, reflects upon his friendship and collaboration with the late artist Barkley L. Hendricks. Read More
A solo exhibition of works by Puerto Rican artist Carlos Rolón explores the vibrant cultural connections between New Orleans, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Read More
Full of glamour, theatricality, escapism, wit, and innovation, NOMA debuts its first presentation of fashion design—an exhibition unlike any ever seen in New Orleans. Read More
NOMA’s major spring 2017 exhibition A Life of Seduction: Venice in the 1700s prompted a reevaluation of the paintings in the permanent collection made in eighteenth-century Venice. Among other… Read More
Interested in taking a closer look at NOMA’s collections? Want to take a deep dive into our special exhibitions? Join NOMA curators as they explore a variety of topics and… Read More
NOMA Circles Members are invited to join a seven-day deluxe tour of Naples and the Amalfi Coast this fall from October 7–14. The itinerary includes expertly guided tours of Pompeii and Herculaneium, an excursion to the Isle of Capri, a day cruise along the Amalfi Coast, and visits to private villas and palazzos. Read More
Join NOMA Director Susan Taylor on Friday, January 12, at 6 pm as she discusses work currently underway to double the size of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. A public Q&A session will follow the presentation. Attendees only present for the presentation in Stern Auditorium will receive a free admission wristband upon museum entry after 5 pm. Read More
Betty Woodman, a pioneering ceramicist, died on January 2, 2018, at age 87. A trailblazer in her field, in 2006 Woodman was the first living female artist to be honored… Read More
What inspires a collector and when do personal collections become something more? Visit NOMA on select Fridays and Saturdays this winter to explore the on-screen stories of passionate collectors who have helped shape the 21st-century art museum landscape. Read More
Though you’re unlikely to see sliced turkey with cranberry sauce, football games, or napping relatives in any of the works of art displayed at NOMA, there are hints of Thanksgiving themes to be found within our galleries. Read More
Join NOMA staff and fellow book lovers as we read and discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art, artists, art museums, NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. Organized by NOMA’s Felix J. Dreyfous Library, the Book Club is an informal group that meets monthly, along with field trips and Meet the Author events. Read More
Joe Earle is considered one of the preeminent experts on contemporary Japanese art. As guest curator of NOMA’s current exhibition, New Forms, New Voices: Contemporary Japanese Pottery from the Gitter-Yelen… Read More
Movie buffs are invited to settle into NOMA’s Stern Auditorium over the course of five select Saturdays in November and December to visit the strange, dream/nightmare-like worlds of filmmaker David Lynch. Though he is best known for his works on the big screen and the quirky television series Twin Peaks, Lynch’s interests and inspirations extend far beyond Hollywood studios. Read More
American potters did not invent the idea that a chunk of dirt could be transformed into a glorious piece of art, but in the twentieth century, American ceramists expanded clay’s… Read More