A Legacy Shared In Paintings And On Plates
Sneak into the kitchen of Dooky Chase Restaurant (2301 Orleans Ave., 821-0535) on any given weekday and you’ll probably see Leah Chase chopping trinity or completing one of her classic… Read More
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EXTENDED FOR THREE DATES! Shakespeare In The Besthoff Sculpture Garden This May
Due to popular demand NOMA and the NOLA Project have extended the production to include May 23rd, May 24th, and May 25th! NOMA and the NOLA Project are back in… Read More
What Is A Photograph?
Posted by Wendy Rodrigue on Gambit blog. Few art exhibitions today span seamlessly two hundred years. I considered this at The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently during The Renaissance Portrait,… Read More
NOMA Celebrates Thornton Dial With Reception: Photo Gallery
By Steven Forster, Times-Picayune The New Orleans Museum of Art celebrated the opening of “Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial” by welcoming Dial and his family, Mayor Mitch Landrieu,… Read More
NOMA Honors Chef Leah Chase With An Exhibition Of Paintings Capturing Her Lifelong Dedication To The Culinary Arts
Leah Chase: Paintings by Gustave Blache III on view April 24 – Sept. 9 New Orleans, LA – In celebration of Chef Leah Chase’s longstanding contributions to the city of… Read More
Dario Robleto Reinterprets The Meaning Of Rock
By Doug MacCash, the Times-Picayune The “Dario Robleto: The Prelives of the Blues” exhibit that opens at The New Orleans Museum of Art from 5:30 to 8:30 tonight, is like… Read More
New York Times “Meet The New Boss”
Meet the New Boss, in the Shadow of the Old Boss By CAROL KINO, New York Times FOR any museum director, the chance to lead a renowned institution is a… Read More
Hurricane Isaac Spares NOMA & Besthoff Sculpture Garden
By Doug MacCash, The Times-Picayune Published: Wednesday, August 29, 2012, 12:53 PM The New Orleans Museum of Art, which suffered costly water seepage through its basement floor doing Hurricane Katrina,… Read More
Hard Truths: The Art Of Thornton Dial A Must-See At NOMA
By Doug MacCash, The Times-Picayune Trust me, you’re going to love the 40 huge, lusciously colored, lavishly textured, carefully composed paintings, sculptures and drawings in the exhibit “Hard Truths: The… Read More
Snark In The Park
By Ann Maloney, The Times-Picayune We wonder: Is it more difficult to find a snark in the park or in a theater? The Skin Horse Theater troupe has taken its… Read More
‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ Launches Outdoor Movie Series
By Mike Scott, The Times-Picayune With spring seemingly on the verge of springing, the New Orleans Museum of Art and New Orleans Film Society on Friday (March 9) re-launch the… Read More
Theatre’s Spring Shower: A Preview Of The Upcoming Season
By Jim Fitzmorris on Nola Defender Amazingly, life does go on in New Orleans between Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest. Our calendar is not a complete caesura in the time… Read More
Thornton Dial’s Hard Truths At NOMA
By Alex Rawls for Offbeat The goat is probably the wrong place to start a discussion of Thornton Dial’s art, but how often does a spray-painted silver goat show up… Read More
New Orleans Museum Of Art Makes Family-Friendly Spot
By Haylie Navarre, nola.com It’s Friday after work and you and your kids want to kick off the weekend right. Why not head to the New Orleans Museum of Art’s… Read More
See Leah Chase “Cutting Squash” And More – On View At NOMA In April. The Painting Is Headed To National Portrait Gallery.
By Doug MacCash, the Times-Picayune NOMA presents “Leah Chase: Paintings by Gustave BlacheIII,” an exhibition in honor of Leah Chase’s upcoming 90th birthday. This exhibition will be on view in… Read More
Thornton Dial Exhibit Opens At NOMA Feb. 24
“Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial,” an exhibit of more than 40 paintings, drawings and sculptures by one of America’s premier self-taught artists, opens Feb. 24 at The New… Read More
Pursuing The Art Of Carnival Recovery At NOMA
By Ian McNulty, MyNewOrleans.com You’ve done Mardi Gras right, so today, on Ash Wednesday, the last thing you want is some report about nightlife. You want snooze alarms, a nice… Read More
NOMA Appoints Allison Reid As New Director Of The Department Of Interpretation And Audience Engagement
New Orleans, LA – Susan Taylor, the Montine McDaniel Freeman Director at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), announced today the appointment of Allison Reid as Director of the… Read More