Odili Donald Odita spoke at NOMA on November 4, 2011 about his career and his new mural Forever, which was created for NOMA's centennial.
Odita, born in Nigeria and now based… read more
In honor of NOMA’s centennial, Odili Donald Odita has been commissioned to create a site-specific mural for the museum’s McDermott Lobby.
Odita, born in Nigeria and now based in Philadelphia, is… read more
**New Orleans Museum of Art Joins Smithsonian Magazine's
National Museum Day Live! Free Admission for All Participants**
Come see NOMA's "Ralston Crawford and Jazz" exhibition, "Photography, Sequence and Time" and our… 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
Studio KIDS!
Get creative with Studio KIDS! NOMA offers art classes for students ages 5–8 and 9–12. Our art studio is conveniently located with its own courtyard entrance. Class projects are… read more
Susan Taylor, the Montine McDaniel Freeman Director at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), announces the appointment of Russell Lord as the Freeman Family Curator of Photographs. Lord, a historian,… read more
pre-Columbian America
“pre-Columbian” refers to the many cultures that existed in the Americas from Mexico to Peru before the Spanish conquest in 1521. Highlighting the cultures of West Mexico, the Maya… read more
This exhibition features the work of eleven nationally recognized self-taught southern American artists born from the turn of the twentieth century to the World War II era. These artists, with minimal… read more
2013 NOMA Home and Art Tour, Garden District
Occurring every other year, the Home and Art Tour features magnificent local homes with an eclectic mix of personal family treasures and unique… read more
We are pleased to present a vibrant new work by artist Odili Donald Odita. In honor of NOMA’s centennial, Odita has been commissioned to create a site-specific mural for the museum’s… read more
2013 NOMA Home and Art Tour, Garden District
Occurring every other year, the Home and Art Tour features magnificent local homes with an eclectic mix of personal family treasures and unique… read more
Posted on artsandculturehouston.com
by DEVON BRITT-DARBY
Worth the Trip: Ralston Crawford in New Orleans
Since the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston unveiled its acquisition of Ralston Crawford's 1942 painting Red Barge,… read more
Over fifty years ago, an unassuming New York couple, she a librarian, he a postal worker, began collecting art. They acquired things that they liked and could afford on their modest… read more
(New Orleans, LA) – As part of the $57 million Gulf Tourism and Seafood Promotional Fund – established to support Gulf Coast areas impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill –… read more
By Liz Mardiks for Offbeat.
One of the New Orleans Museum of Art's most-anticipated recent exhibitions-"Ralston Crawford and Jazz"-opens tonight with a big celebration. Crawford, a prominent American artist of the… read more
The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) in partnership with the Amistad Research Center presented Beyond the Blues: Reflections on African America from the Fine Arts Collection of the Amistad Research… read more
Though he is often remembered for his pre-World-War II precisionist paintings of urban and industrial subjects, Ralston Crawford produced a significant body of work after 1949 inspired by the culture of… read more
By D. Eric Bookhardt | Gambit Weekly
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Visual art has long been concerned with realism - the accurate depiction of the… read more
Self-guided Visits
Self-guided visits enable you to design and lead your own school visit to NOMA. Art, language arts, history, science and math can be explored using NOMA’s extensive permanent collection,… read more
SCHOOL TOURS
Self-guided Visits
Self-guided visits enable you to design and lead your own school tour of NOMA. Art, language arts, history, science and math can be explored using NOMA’s extensive… read more
PLANNING A SCHOOL VISIT
Self-guided Visits
Self-guided visits enable you to design and lead your own school visit to NOMA. Art, language arts, history, science and math can be explored using… read more
BY BILL LODGE | Advocate staff writer
November 08, 2012
Forty-three nonprofit organizations and government agencies in Louisiana will share more than $15.9 million from BP for promotion of tourism and… read more
Widely known for multimedia performances in music clubs and alternative art spaces over the past 15 years, Quintron and Miss Pussycat have inspired audiences around the world with their innovative approach… read more
Artist Wayne Gonzales Premieres New Work, First Solo US Museum Show at New Orleans Museum of Art
Light to Dark / Dark to Light on display October 7 through February 26… 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
On View June 22-October 14, 2012 at the New Orleans Museum of Art
New Orleans, LA – Ralston Crawford and Jazz explores the profound impact of New Orleans’ culture, and in… read more
By Lianna Patch | NOLA Defender
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Now open at the New Orleans Museum of Art: an exhibit that will blow your… read more
On view November 11 to January 27, Lifelike explores the boundaries between the real and fabricated in the work of over 50 artists from around the globe. Artists featured in the… read more
Since the 1970s, Mel Chin (born 1951, Houston) has influenced a generation of artists and curators interested in conceptual art and political awareness. His oeuvre encompasses a wide variety of media… read more