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Object Lesson: Art and Independence

Object Lessons, 2023

Many artworks have been created within the context of resistance, and nowhere has this been vividly captured than in a painting by the Nigerian artist, Demas Nwoko (b. 1935), one of the artists featured in Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Though not currently on view in the exhibition, Nwoko’s Nigeria in 1959 was painted within the context of the dawn of independence and nationhood of Nigeria in 1960. Read More

A New Partnership Between NOMA and Blue Bikes

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Blue Bikes—New Orleans’ community run bikeshare—is a great way to get to NOMA! Lock up at the two conveniently located hubs near the museum at City Park and Esplanade Avenues or at Café du Monde. For a limited time, use the promo code NOMA23 for a free 30-minute ride on Blue Bikes to or from NOMA. Read More

NOMA Announces New Trustees for 2023

News, Press Releases

During their December 2022 meeting, the Board of Trustees of the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) elected ten new members, who joined the board on January 1, 2023.  The Board of Trustees works together to support NOMA’s mission of uniting, inspiring, and engaging diverse communities and cultures through the arts. Read More

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