Become a member of the New Orleans Museum of Art!
Become a member of the largest and most exciting fine arts organization in the Gulf South! Your membership entitles you to visit the Museum as often as you like, with free admission. Explore dozens of breathtaking galleries of artworks from every culture spanning over 5000 years of history. Stroll the Museum’s magnificent Besthoff Sculpture Garden, with over 60 masterworks of modern and contemporary sculpture showcased in a 5-acre site with reflecting lagoons, magnolias and 100-year-old oaks. Enjoy special members’ previews of all exhibitions and priority admission to special events. Take advantage of a special member discount on art books, jewelry and gifts in the Museum Shop.
Be the first to know…
Only members receive the Arts Quarterly, NOMA’s award-winning publication with exclusive advance information on exhibitions, educational programs and special events, as well as fascinating articles on the collection and special exhibitions.
Join today! And find the NOMA membership category that is right for you!
Member Privileges
Individual Membership – $60
- Free admission at all times open to the public for one adult
- Complimentary subscription to our official members’ magazine Arts Quarterly
- Invitations to members-only preview receptions and special events
- 10%-20% discount in the Museum Shop
- Discounts on art classes and other educational programs
- First notices of special events at NOMA
- Free admission to select Sculpture Garden evening events
- Free admission to all festivals at NOMA
Dual/Family Membership – $75
Same privileges as Individual membership, plus
- Free admission at all times open to the public for one additional adult, plus children or grandchildren 17 and under
Sustaining Membership – $125
Same privileges as Dual/Family membership, plus
- Free NOMA admission for two additional guests when accompanied by the member(s)
- Reciprocal membership privileges to numerous major art museums throughout the United States and Canada (check NOMA website for details)
Benefactors – $250
All Sustaining membership benefits, plus
- Priority reservations and seating for select NOMA lectures and intimate preview events
- Invitations to the annual NOMA holiday party
Young Fellows (Individual – $250
Young Fellows (Couple) – $400
NOMA dedicates our newest membership group to members ages 21 through 45. Young Fellows receive Sustaining membership privileges as well as a 15% discount on tickets to NOMA events including Odyssey Ball and LOVE in the Garden. Additionally, Young Fellows receive exclusive access to NOMA during our 9pm-12am Friday late nights, priority reservations and seating for select NOMA lectures and intimate preview events, and invitations to the annual NOMA holiday party.
Advocates – $500
In addition to Benefactors privileges, Advocates receive
- Invitations to the Advocates Brunch, an annual special event honoring one of Louisiana’s prominent artists
- Free museum admission for two guests when accompanied by the member(s)
- One free museum catalogue selected by NOMA
- Invitations to special members’ previews
- Priority reservations and seating for select NOMA lectures and intimate preview events
- Invitations to the annual NOMA holiday party
- The opportunity to give one Dual/Family membership as a gift
Fellows – $1,500
In addition to Benefactors privileges, Fellows receive
- Discounts on special event rentals
- Invitations to NOMA’s annual Fellows Dinner, a special event held in their honor
- Free museum admission for four guests when accompanied by the member(s)
- Two free museum catalogues selected by NOMA
- Invitations to special members’ previews
- Priority reservations and seating for select NOMA lectures and intimate preview events
- Invitations to the annual NOMA holiday party
- The opportunity to give two Dual/Family memberships as gifts
Family Circle – $2,500
NOMA created this new, exclusive membership level for our members who are dedicated to sharing NOMA’s permanent collection, educational activities, and special exhibitions with their families. Grandparents are welcome! Family Circle members receive docent-guided tours (with prior reservation) complete with educational materials tailored for your family as well as VIP reservations and access for public family art-making activities. Additionally, enjoy free admission for your family to our annual Fabergé Egg Hunt. This level includes all Fellows benefits, complimentary copies of educational materials for all special exhibitions, priority reservations and seating for select NOMA lectures and intimate preview events, and special recognition in our Arts Quarterly.
Circles
President’s Circle- $20,000
Director’s Circle- $10,000
Patron’s Circle- $5,000
The Board of Trustees of the New Orleans Museum of Art cordially invites you to upgrade your support and become a member of the President’s Circle, Director’s Circle, or Patron’s Circle. These categories, our most prestigious levels of annual giving, are comprised of individuals who contribute $20,000, $10,000 or $5,000 each year in unrestricted funds. NOMA is pleased to extend these unique privileges to those who demonstrate their commitment at these levels:
All Fellows membership category privileges, plus
- Discounts on special event rentals
- Annual listing on Donor Wall as a member of the Circles
- Invitations to our exclusive annual Circles event
- Free admission for all additional guests to the museum and Sculpture Garden when accompanied by the donor
- Reciprocal membership to numerous major art museums
- With prior arrangement, Circle members may bring additional guests to members’ previews of special exhibitions
- Special recognition in Arts Quarterly
- Two complimentary catalogues selected by the museum
- Advance announcements for special travel programs
- Use of the Woldenberg Board Room for meetings
- An opportunity to have a private tour with the director or curator of a collection or special exhibition of your choice, with complimentary beverages in the Woldenberg Board Room, for a party of up to six individuals, at a mutually agreed upon time
- Invitations to special members’ previews
- Priority reservations and seating for select NOMA lectures and intimate preview events
Beginning at the $125 Sustaining membership level, NOMA members enjoy reciprocal membership privileges to both the Western Reciprocal and the Museum Alliance Reciprocal Membership participating institutions listed below:
Western Reciprocal
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
- Asian Art Museum San Francisco
- Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
- Dallas Museum of Art
- Denver Art Museum
- Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
- Gilcrease Museum
- Hammer Museum
- Honolulu Academy of Arts
- Japanese American National Museum
- The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
- New Orleans Museum of Art
- Phoenix Art Museum
- Portland Art Museum
- San Diego Museum of Art
- Seattle Art Museum
Museum Aliance Reciprocal Membership
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo
- Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth
- Art Gallery of Ontario
- The Baltimore Museum of Art
- Brooklyn Museum
- Bruce Museum
- Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk
- Cincinnati Art Museum
- Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
- Currier Museum of Art, Manchester
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
- High Museum of Art, Atlanta
- The Indianapolis Museum of Art
- Knoxville Museum of Art
- Milwaukee Art Museum
- Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
- The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
- The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- New Orleans Museum of Art
- The Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
- Phoenix Art Museum
- Royal Ontario Museum
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- San Jose Museum of Art
- Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles
- The Vancouver Art Gallery
- Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
- Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus
- Worcester Art Museum
