Afropolitan highlights some of the most pioneering African artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in the museum’s collection.
Join us for an evening of creativity inspired by the special exhibition Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined on Friday, April 5.
Celebrate 20 years of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden with a year-long celebration of events and more.
Watch Curatorial Fellow Laura Ochoa Rincon discuss the progression of her curatorial vision, including her studies on NOMA’s extensive glass collection.
NOMA hosted the retirement celebration for Big Chief Victor Harris, honoring 59 years as a Black Masking Indian.
Explore Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined with a gallery talk, storytime, and art-making activities during a day of family fun on Saturday, April 20.
Explore the exhibition catalogue of Debbie Fleming Caffery’s first major career retrospective, In Light of Everything.
This major solo exhibition of work by Wangechi Mutu brings together nearly one hundred sculptures, paintings, collages, drawings, and films to present the breadth of the Kenyan–American artist’s multidisciplinary practice.
Read moreThis exhibition explores the unique methods in which the South, in particular New Orleans, dealt with the passage of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which banned alcohol in the United States.
Read moreDrawn from NOMA’s permanent collection, works by Ilse Bing, Ruth Bernhard, Lola Alvarez-Bravo, Carlotta M. Corpron, Florence Henri, and Lee Miller illustrate ways that women pushed the boundaries of surrealist art.
Read moreIncluding nearly 100 dramatic black-and-white photographs, this exhibition is the first career retrospective for the important Louisiana-born artist.
Read moreWe look forward to seeing you this holiday weekend. Please take note of our modified hours when planning your visit.
On Saturday, March 30, the museum and Besthoff Sculpture Garden will be open 12–5 pm following the Crescent City Classic. On Easter Sunday, March 31, the museum and Besthoff Sculpture Garden are open 10 am–3 pm.