Facility Rental
Renting NOMA for Special Events
NOMA is available as the premier venue for
Special Event Rentals.
Make Your Next Event a Masterpiece
The unparalleled setting and elegant ambiance
of the New Orleans Museum of Art make it the
area's most prestigious venue for memorable
special events, weddings, business meetings and
corporate entertaining. The Museum is available
for private functions after normal business
hours for groups up to 1,500. Event planners
may utilize all or part of the magnificent and
varied venues within the Museum. Surrounded by
the timeless beauty of the Gulf South's most
important collection of art from antiquity to
the present, your event will be a masterpiece
equal to the art itself.
Elegant occasions are only the beginning of the
possibilities for entertaining at NOMA. The
Museum has hosted festive casual parties and
festivals, hospitality industry showcases,
theatrical performances, lively costume events
from Ancient Rome to the Roarin' 20s, even
children's parties. We welcome your inquiry and
encourage your creativity!
NOMA's experienced Special Events Coordinator
will be happy to check dates and availability,
send you an comprehensive information packet,
and work with you to plan and execute your
outstanding event.
NOMA's Extraordinary Venues
For a diagram of the Museum's first floor, click here.
The Freeport-McMoRan Great Hall
 
This breathtaking space of gleaming white
marble is surrounded by soaring, neoclassic
white columns and a balcony with a wonderful
view from above. The Grand Staircase is a
magnificent focal point for any event. The
adjacent galleries hold the Museum's collection
of old master paintings. Upstairs, your guests
will marvel at the extraordinary collection of
Fabergé treasures on loan from the Matilda
Geddings Gray Foundation, Louisiana period
furniture, and exquisite decorative arts.
The McDermott Lobby
 
A sweeping expanse just off the Great Hall,
the McDermott Lobby is filled with
contemporary art. The space works beautifully
for seated dinners, cocktail receptions or
buffet service.
The Woldenberg Board Room
Located on the second floor of the Museum with
a view overlooking the trees and lagoons of
the new Sculpture Garden site, this executive
board room can accommodate up to 30 guests
around its impressive hand-inlaid conference
table. Optional meal and refreshment packages
are available when reserving this room.
The Stern Auditorium
With easy access through a beautiful gallery,
the Stern Auditorium is a perfect venue for
meetings, lectures, films, performances and
other special programs. This facility
comfortably seats up to 220 people.
The Freeman Courtyard and Booth-Bricker Courtyard
These two delightful courtyards are available
as additional spaces when you reserve the
Museum for your special event, but may not be
booked as individual venues. The Freeman
Courtyard is adjacent to the Courtyard Café and
features monumental bronze gates created by New
Orleans artists George Dureau and Ersy
Schwartz. Another visual highlight is the witty
sculpture by Elisabeth Shannon of an alligator
climbing a ladder. The Booth-Bricker Courtyard,
near the Museum Shop, overlooks the famous
dueling oaks in City Park and the site of the
new Besthoff Sculpture Garden. This Courtyard
showcases two stunning bronze sculptures and
contemporary gates designed by New Orleans
artist John Scott and fabricated from
industrial aluminum by the MacArthur
Foundation. Each courtyard will accommodate up
to 75 people.
For more information, go to Elegala.com to download the New Orleans Museum of Art's Facility Rental Brochure.
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