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Press Releases
Gitter-Yelen Collection Showcases Masters of Modern Japanese Ceramics
For the first time in over 20 years, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) will present an exhibition devoted to modern and contemporary ceramics. New Forms, New Voices: Japanese Ceramics from the Gitter-Yelen Collection, on view November 3, 2017 through April 2018 in NOMA’s Japanese galleries, will showcase selected works by masters of the medium. Read More
Modern Ceramics: NOMA Presents Personal Collection of E. John Bullard
In the post-WWII studio ceramics movement, American potters evolved clay into an expressive art form, free from the confines of function or industrial production. Personalities in Clay: American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection showcases the ceramic collection of New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) director emeritus John Bullard. Read More
Prospect.4: Dawit L. Petros, Xaviera Simmons, Gauri Gill & Rajesh Vangad, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Alexis Esquivel, and Barkley L. Hendricks on view at NOMA
Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp is the fourth iteration of the international contemporary art triennial, on view to the public from November 18, 2017 through February 25, 2018, aligning with the City of New Orleans’ Tricentennial celebration. The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) is among more than 17 venues and sites showcasing works for the citywide exhibition. Read More
The Art of Giving: NOMA supports Texas flood relief efforts
In the wake of flooding in metro Houston and southeast Texas from Hurricane Harvey, New Orleans Museum of Art is partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank to host a donation drive. Read More
New Orleans Museum of Art announces new hires
Anne Banõs, Deputy Director at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), has announced Victoria Lacayo as Events Associate. Gail Asprodites, Deputy Director for Finance and Administration, has announced Lauren Senie as Visitor Services Manager, and Jonathan Serrette as Administrative Assistant. Read More
Love in the Garden Presented by Whitney Bank Celebrates Visual and Culinary Artists in New Orleans
On September 22, 2017, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) will celebrate LOVE in the Garden presented by Whitney Bank. This year, over 1,400 guests will enjoy cuisine from over 60 of New Orleans’ finest restaurants, and craft cocktails from New Orleans’ top bartenders as they vie for first place in the fourth annual LOVE Cocktail Challenge, sponsored by SKYY Vodka. Local New Orleans food trucks will provide late-night fare to keep the party going into the evening. Read More
Once-in-a-Lifetime Exhibition Features Earliest Photographs of Eastern American Landscapes on view at the New Orleans Museum of Art
The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) will present East of the Mississippi: Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Photography from October 6, 2017, to January 7, 2018. In association with NOMA, this landmark exhibition, co-organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, is the first to exclusively explore a vivid chapter of America’s photographic history—19th-century American landscape photography made east of the Mississippi River. Read More
New Orleans Museum of Art Welcomes Curator of Programs
Allison Reid, Deputy Director for Interpretation and Audience Engagement at the New Orleans Museum of Art, has announced Erin M. Greenwald as the museum’s first ever Curator of Programs. Read More
Taylor Scholars Awards Program Reveals Record-Setting Number of Students
The longstanding partnership that Audubon Nature Institute and New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) have with the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation continued to blossom during the 2016/2017 academic year with a record-setting 211,582 students taking part in a program that rewards excellence in the classroom. Read More
NOMA Acquires 10 Works from Souls Grown Deep Foundation
Works by African American artists Thornton Dial, Ronald Lockett, Joe Minter, Mary Proctor and the quilters of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, are included in recent gift/purchase. Read More
Mechanical Wonder Marks Celebration of New Gallery at NOMA
NOMA unveils Automaton Clock, Re-opens Beloved Decorative Arts Galleries NEW ORLEANS, LA – The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA)’s automaton musical clock would have been viewed as a mechanical wonder when it was made in London around 1800, and it still charms today as the centerpiece of a new installation. On view through October… Read More
NOMA celebrates promotions within development team
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Anne Banõs, Deputy Director at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), has announced Elisabeth Rietvelt as Membership Manager, and Monique Tourres as Development and Operations Manager. As NOMA’s Membership Manager, Elisabeth Rietvelt will be primarily responsible for membership interactions, engagement and growth as well as membership relations. Reitvelt brings experience… Read More