Lee Deigaard is among the artists represented in Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary Art in New Orleans, an exhibition of more than 70 works of art donated by renowned New Orleans gallerist Arthur Roger. She will deliver an Artist Perspective lecture on Friday, July 28, at 6 p.m. Read More
Bob Snead is among the dozens of artists represented in Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary Art in New Orleans, an exhibition of more than 70 works of art donated to NOMA by renowned New Orleans’ gallerist Arthur Roger. Snead’s Family Dollar General Tree represents the type of “small box” stores that have proliferated across America. It is created entirely of cardboard boxes salvaged from these stores, emblazoned with the logos of the crated products. Read More
Works by Thornton Dial, Ronald Lockett, Joe Minter, Mary Proctor, and the quilters of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, are part of gift/purchase from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation. Read More
Chefs of the Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group will demonstrate their own culinary masterpieces at Café NOMA’s “Artful Palate,” the sixth-annual summer cooking series featuring eight artfully inspired demonstrations. Read More
A recently purchased painting by McArthur Binion in NOMA’s permanent collection is on display at the Venice Biennale, drawing critical acclaim. Read More
Audiences have been transported into a hidden fantasy realm among the live oaks, lagoons, and works of art in a new play by The NOLA Project underway in the Besthoff… Read More
Inspired by Museum Game Night’s epic #butthunt, NOMA is launching a themed hunt among the artworks for the Masquerade: Late Night at NOMA event on May 12. The theme is all about those queens… Read More
Deceptive Space: Op Artfrom the New Orleans Museum of Art, on view at the Slidell Cultural Center March 18 – April 29, explores geometric abstraction and optical illusion through a… Read More
Edible Book Day, now in its fourth year at NOMA, has become a popular draw for both bibliophiles, bakers, and admirers of sculptural cakes. On April 7, 2017, amateur and… Read More
Groundbreaking New Orleans gallerist Arthur Roger has assembled an unparalleled collection of works by contemporary artists, many of them Louisiana-based. His donation to NOMA will be on view throughout the summer of 2017. Read More
NOMA is pleased to announce that the Lupin Foundation Decorative Arts Galleries on the second floor are reopening with a reimagined installation. In a series of gallery unveilings through 2017 and 2018, and with the creation of the Elise M. Besthoff Foundation changing gallery, the museum will celebrate its beloved collection of design, craft, and ornament. Read More
The Syndey and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden puts on a spectacular show of spring blooms during the annual Louisiana Rainbow Iris Festival. Horticulturist Patrick O’Connor discusses the labors of keeping nature’s artwork in pristine condition. Read More
NOMA’s permanent collection includes ten works by the late artist who defined the Pop Art Movement of the mid-20th century. Read More
As part of the Egg Hunt and Family Festival on Saturday, April 1, retired third-generation banker and children’s book writer Allain C. Andry III will read from his first published work, Louie… Read More
Masks served as both a roleplaying element of costume and a means of societal liberation in 18th-century Venice, as explained by NOMA’s Senior Research Curator of European Art, Vanessa Schmid. Read More
In conjunction with A Life of Seduction: Venice in the 1700s, three films set in the 20th-century city will be screened at NOMA. Read More
Annual contest of cakes inspired by books to be held on April 7th at NOMA. The deadline for applications in March 31st. Read More
The NOLA Project stages Oskar and the Countless Costume Changes on every Saturday in March 2017. Artistic Director A.J. Allegra discussed the play’s theme. Read More