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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
**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
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
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
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
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
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
By Lianna Patch | NOLA Defender
Click here to read the article on NOLA Defender’s website.
Now open at the New Orleans Museum of Art: an exhibit that will blow your… 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
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
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
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
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
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
By Doug MacCash, the Times-Picayune
NOMA presents “Leah Chase: Paintings by Gustave Blache III,” an exhibition in honor of Leah Chase's upcoming 90th birthday. This exhibition will be on view in… read more