By Doug McCash, nola.com
“What is a photograph?” an exhibit tracing the history of photo techniques from 1840 onward opens at the New Orleans Museum of Art April 20 and continues… read more
The Decorative Arts Department of the New Orleans Museum of Art has magnificent examples of silver artistry. Among these are the Elinor Bright Richardson collection of English silver, which features works… read more
What is a photograph? How do we define its history? This exhibition, compiled mostly from NOMA’s permanent collection, examines many forms of photography from the 1840s to the present, in order… read more
What is a Photograph? describes and includes many of the most common photographic processes (daguerreotypes, salted paper prints, gelatin silver prints, and inkjet prints), but it also includes objects, artifacts, and… read more
Video by: Dough MacCash of the Times Picayune
New Orleans Museum of Art Director Emeritus E. John Bullard gives a video tour of ‘NOMA 100: Gifts for the Second Century,’ an… read more
Our award-winning members’ publication, Arts Quarterly features interviews, museum news, information on current and upcoming exhibitions, collection spotlights and more. For your convenience, it is available in both print and online… read more
New Orleans Museum of Art Director Emeritus E. John Bullard gives a video tour of ‘NOMA 100: Gifts for the Second Century,’ an exhibition of 110 recent donations honoring the centennial… read more
MASS PRODUCED as been extended!
This exhibition aims to examine the impact of industrial techniques on mass-produced objects for the home. The nineteenth century saw an explosion in the quantity and… read more
While browsing NOMA’s collection online, you can save works of art and create your own collection! You can print your collection and use it for your own tour the next time… read more
While browsing NOMA’s collection online, you can save works of art and create your own collection! You can print your collection and use it for your own tour the next time… read more
Video by: Doug MacCash of the Times Picayune
Caledonia “Swoon” Curry discusses her new print/sculpture installation “Thalassa” at the New Orleans Museum of Art, which she describes as a “beautiful, grotesque… read more
The Decorative Arts Department of the New Orleans Museum of Art is the largest division of the permanent collection, with more than 15,000 works of art. The collection ranges from antiquity… read more
“What is a print?”
That question was posed in the call for entries for the 2005 New Orleans Triennial. Artists responses covered both ends of the spectrum, from traditional methodologies to… read more
Portico and Sculpture Garden Photography Permit
A $50 fee is required to take professional photos on NOMA’s portico or in the Sculpture Garden. Please click below to purchase a permit and… read more
The New Orleans Museum of Art opened in 1911 with fewer than a dozen works of art of its own. The collection has grown dramatically over the past 100 years, and… read more
It’s been a hell of a year. That can be taken in a number of ways, but what stands out is that more changes have occurred in this city’s art scene… read more
Just as young gentleman charmed the women in Jane Austin’s Sense and Sensibility, perfumes have inspired people for centuries. The designs of each unique bottle reflect history. Curator John Keefe, Curator… read more
By Alex Rawls for Offbeat
The goat is probably the wrong place to start a discussion of Thornton Dial's art, but how often does a spray-painted silver goat show up on… read more
From November 15, 2009, to March 14, 2010, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) presented a new exhibition of prints and drawings by one of Germany’s greatest 20th century artists,… read more
Every Friday night, NOMA hosts live music, art activities, lectures, gallery talks, film screenings and more!
This week, in honor of Black History Month, we will be screening Signpost to Freedom:… read more
History of the New Orleans Museum of Art
The institution now known as the New Orleans Museum of art began in 1910 when local businessman Isaac Delgado offered $150,000 to the… read more
Welcome to your library!
FELIX J. DREYFOUS LIBRARY MISSION STATEMENT
The library is a resource center for the museum’s community. The Felix J. Dreyfous library of the New Orleans Museum of… read more
Next weekend, the New Orleans Museum of Art is throwing itself a marathon 100th birthday party with concerts by Irvin Mayfield and Amanda Shaw, a roaring midnight DJ set by Mr.… read more
New Orleans, LA (October 12, 2011) - On November 12th the New Orleans Museum of Art will celebrate its 100th anniversary with the Centennial Odyssey Ball, 2011... A NOMA Odyssey, generously… read more
By Alex Rawls | My Spilt Milk
The new show at the New Orleans Museum of Art needs to be seen in its space to be fully appreciated.
The subtext of… read more
Friday, December 16 at 10 am to Saturday, December 17 at 5 pm
(New Orleans, LA)- The Isaac Delgado Museum of Art opened its doors on December 16, 1911 owning just… read more
NOMA 100: Gifts for the Second Century Features Works by Anish Kapoor, Keith Sonnier, Matthew Barney, Jasper Johns, Sol LeWitt, Kathe Kollwitz, and Gabrielle Münter On View November 12, 2011-January 22,… read more
By Nick Stillman | Pelican Bomb
From the digital revolution all the way back to when photography was so primitive that an "operator" needed to affix a portrait sitter's head to… read more
Frugal Traveler: Seeing the World on a Budget
By Seth Kugel | The New York Times
It promised to be my easiest frugal assignment yet: five days in a paradise of… read more