PLAN YOUR SCHOOL VISIT

Students engage with art from many cultures and time periods when they visit NOMA. Guided discussions about works of art encourage students to make observations, build connections, and think critically.

1. SELECT GUIDED OR SELF-GUIDED VISIT
Guided Visits | October 3, 2018 – May 24, 2019 | Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays | 9:30, 10, 10:30, 11 a.m.
Knowledgeable docents engage small groups in age-appropriate discussions. Tours are interactive, conversational, and aligned with educational standards for visual arts, language arts, science, and social studies. We tailor each tour to the grade-level of your class. Maximum 60 students per tour time.

Self-Guided Visits | Available year round during regular museum hours
Design and lead your own tour of NOMA. Explore visual art, language arts, history, science, and math concepts in NOMA’s extensive permanent collections, compelling temporary exhibitions, and outdoor Sculpture Garden. Explore NOMA’s online Educator Toolbox to find information and lessons related to the collection. We recommend visiting NOMA in advance of your class visit to plan for an optimal experience. Maximum 80 students per hour.

2. SELECT YOUR TOUR TOPIC
Choose from our thoughtfully designed docent-guided tour themes that approach selected works from visual art, language arts, scientific, or social studies perspectives, or visit a featured exhibition. With one-month notice, we can create a customized tour to compliment your curriculum.

3. MAKE YOUR RESERVATION
Please arrange your visit at least two weeks in advance. Email grouptours@noma.org or call 504.658.4100 to schedule your visit. Have the following information ready:

• Group leader’s name
• Group leader’s email address
• Group leader’s cell phone number
• School’s name, address, and phone number
• Number of students
• Number of chaperones
• Grade level of students
• Preferred date & time and alternate date & time
• Guided Visit Tour Topic or Self-Guided Visit

UPON ARRIVAL
Buses can pull into the circle drive in front of NOMA to drop students off and pick them up. They can park anywhere along Lelong Drive to wait for students. Plan to arrive 5 – 10 minutes ahead of the scheduled tour in order to exit the bus, be greeted by a NOMA staff-member, and get into small groups for guided visits

ADMISSION
Admission to NOMA is FREE for scheduled school groups, including students, teachers, and one adult chaperone per 10 students.

BUS REIMBURSEMENT
Schools located in Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Bernard Parishes may qualify for reimbursement of travel expenses. Visit www.noma.org/learn/educators/ plan-your-school-visit for the required form.

CONTACT US

Department of Learning and Engagement
New Orleans Museum of Art
1 Collins Diboll Circle
City Park
New Orleans LA 70124

Phone: 504.658.4100 | Fax: 504.658.4199 | education@noma.org

CLASSROOM RESOURCES

EDUCATOR TOOLBOX
Access this online tool to find and exchange lesson plans related to NOMA’s permanent collection and exhibitions, share student work, and bookmark resources for future use. Sign up at www.noma.org/learn

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

NOMA POETS FOR ART
Saturday, April 6, 2019 |  Poetry Workshop for Students in Grades 9 – 12 Applications for participants are available February 1, 2019. Contact Tracy Kennan at tkennan@noma.org for more information.

TEEN PASS
Available through December 2018 Students ages 13 – 19 receive free admission to NOMA courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Pick up a Teen Pass at the front desk or at www.noma.org/visit/visitor-information

EDUCATOR MEMBERSHIPS
NOMA offers educator pricing for both Individual and Dual/Family memberships. Enjoy the benefits of membership with free admission, member previews of new exhibitions, a 10% discount in the Museum Shop, free wellness classes, and more. Go to www.noma.org/support/join-noma then select a membership level and enter the code “Educator10” and your school email address.

TOUR TOPICS

VISUAL ART APPROACH

Elements of Art | Examine how artists utilize line, color, shape, form, texture, and space to create a boundless visual language.

Methods and Materials | Discuss materials artists use and the decisions they make to best express their ideas. Compare and contrast a variety of media such as paint, clay, glass, and photography.

LANGUAGE ARTS APPROACH

What’s the Story? | Explore the characters, setting, and plot within works of art in NOMA’s galleries. Develop stories together and consider what might happen outside of the frame.

Describe It! | Build descriptive language and develop observation skills. Students use synonyms and adjectives to make observations and describe works of art.

SOCIAL STUDIES APPROACH

Continents and Cultures | Travel the world within NOMA’s galleries. Explore how people all over the world use art to express themselves and interpret their environments.

History Detectives | Sleuth through the ages exploring art objects in NOMA’s galleries. The history detectives will discover what it was like to live in a different era by exploring details in works of art.

SCIENTIFIC APPROACH

Art and Ecology | Artists have explored environmental themes in their works for centuries. Search NOMA’s galleries and discuss the relationship of man to nature.

STEM + Art | Explore how artists employ science, technology, engineering, and math to create works of art. How do artists and scientists employ creative thinking to solve problems?

EDUCATOR EVENTS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS | Bring art into your classroom with lessons inspired by NOMA’s collections and exhibitions. Workshops include materials, lesson plans, museum tours and art-making. Evening workshops take place on Tuesday afternoons from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. and are free to participants. Come at 4 p.m. to enjoy refreshments and exchange ideas. Please register in advance.

EVENING WORKSHOPS

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 | TRADE AND DECORATIVE ARTS AT NOMA | Discover stories of global trade and influence in NOMA’s collection of decorative arts.

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 | FACE TO FACE: PORTRAITS AT NOMA | Meet leaders, artists, and heroes in NOMA’s galleries and The Orléans Collection.

TWO DAY WORKSHOP

Wednesday, June 19 and Thursday, June 20, 2019 | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | ART AND ENVIRONMENT | Hosted with The Historic New Orleans Collection. A small registration fee will apply.

 

FREE EDUCATOR APPRECIATION DAYS

Saturdays | November 24, 2018 | February 9, 2019 | May 11, 2019

Teachers receive FREE admission for up to 4 guests with a school ID. NOMA appreciates your dedication in the classroom.

Education and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by the Helis Foundation; Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; IBERIABANK; the Walton Family Foundation; Dr. and Mrs. Scott S. Cowen; the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation; the RosaMary Foundation; the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency; the Burkenroad Foundation; the Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment, and Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack.

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