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This Fall the New Orleans Museum of Art Hosts the Visionaries Gala and Garden Party Presented by First Horizon to Mark Twenty Years of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden

NOMA has announced dates and details for the Visionaries Gala and Garden Party Presented by First Horizon, marking  twenty years of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. The two events—on Thursday, November 7, and Friday, November 8, respectively—will raise funds to support the future of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden and NOMA, and they will serve as capstones for a year of programming designed to highlight the natural and artistic beauty of the garden. Read More

Urban Mosaics with Creative Assembly Cohort Members Kr3wcial and Charm Taylor

Last week, the New Orleans Museum of Art hosted Urban Mosaics, an electrifying event showcasing the extraordinary talent of Creative Assembly Cohort artists Kr3wcial and Charm Taylor. True to the artists’ visions—and this year’s Creative Assembly theme—the night blended the essence of hip-hop with the rich cultural tapestry of New Orleans’s diverse neighborhoods. Read More

NOMA Presents Exhibition on Prohibition and Temperance in New Orleans and the American South

Friday, March 1, the New Orleans Museum of Art opens a new decorative arts exhibition that looks at Prohibition in the American South. Rebellious Spirits: Prohibition and Resistance in the South explores the unique methods in which communities in the United States, particularly in New Orleans, dealt with the passage of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which banned alcohol in the country.  Read More