The Italian Collection
NOMA’s Italian painting collection from the early Renaissance through the 18th Century is particularly distinguished. A group of panel paintings in tempera with gilded backgrounds, some as early… 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
The New Orleans Museum of Art’s collection of tribal arts from Oceania focuses on art works from Polynesia, Melanesia and Indonesia.
Polynesia
The connection features an 18th Century temple figure collected… read more
The NOMA collection of tribal arts from sub-Saharan Africa is considered one of the most important half-dozen collections of its type in American art museums. NOMA’s commitment to collecting African art… read more
Organized by the Walker Art Center, Lifelike invites a close examination of artworks based on commonplace objects and situations, which are startlingly realistic, often playful, and sometimes surreal. This international group… read more
Posted by Wendy Rodrigue on Gambit blog.
Few art exhibitions today span seamlessly two hundred years.
I considered this at The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently during The Renaissance Portrait, a… read more
Friday Nights at NOMA: after hours programming!
Every Friday evening, come to the museum for activities and entertainment from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Every week is a little different, with… 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
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
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
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
By Doug MacCash, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
November 08, 2012
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“Lifelike,” the big new exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art,… read more
After a long season of cramped department stores, family gatherings and endless eating, you deserve a little "me time." Why not enjoy a quiet, cultural respite and perhaps a light lunch?… 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
D. Eric Bookhardt on Jim Richard’s paintings at the New Orleans Museum of Art
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Art that refers to earlier art is… 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 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
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 D. Eric Bookhardt | Gambit Weekly
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Visual art has long been concerned with realism - the accurate depiction of the… 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