Orientalism: Taking and Making
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“Orientalism” describes the widespread popularity of European and American artists taking inspiration from art and people—both real…
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Current Exhibitions Past Exhibitions
'FOREVER' Mural by Odili Donald Odita
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We are pleased to present a vibrant new work by artist Odili Donald Odita. In honor of…
Robert Rauschenberg and the "Five from Louisiana"
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This installation from the permanent collection highlights NOMA’s recent acquisition of Melic Meeting (Spread), 1979, by Robert…
Self/Reflection
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On view in A. Charlotte Mann and Joshua Mann Pailet Gallery, this exhibition presents a selection of…
Kongo across the Waters
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Drawn from the collection of the Royal Museum of Central Africa art in Tervuren, Belgium and from…
Photo-Unrealism
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Photo-Unrealism explores the history of the abstract, the unreal, and the surreal in photography from its origins…
Josephine Sacabo: Salutations
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NOMA premiers the newest body of work by Josephine Sacabo (American, b. 1944). In Salutations, Sacabo combines…
Emmet Gowin: Concerning America and Alfred Stieglitz, and Myself
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One of the most influential photographers of his generation, Emmet Gowin (b. 1941) confronted his own influences…
Degas' Little Dancer
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Born to a wealthy banking family in Paris in 1834, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas began his studies at the…
Photorealism: The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Collection
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The New Orleans Museum of Art is pleased to be organizing Photorealism: The Sydney and Walda Besthoff…
Prospect.3: Notes for Now
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Prospect New Orleans launched its first international contemporary art biennial in November 2008. This October, Prospect.3 will…
REPARATION: Contemporary Artists from New Orleans
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REPARATION: Contemporary Artists from New Orleans is an exhibition of 187 works by 180 New Orleans artists,…
Sphere of Influence: Pictorialism, Women, and Modernism
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Networks or groups of female photographers have played pivotal roles throughout the history of photography. Traditional histories,…
Alexis Rockman: Drawings from Life of Pi
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Alexis Rockman’s watercolor drawings were the first stage in the development of the fantastical, imaginary world of…
Behind Closed Doors: Art in the Spanish American Home, 1492–1898
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Behind Closed Doors: Art in the Spanish American Home, 1492-1898 is the first major exhibition in the…
Rising Up: Hale Woodruff’s Murals at Talladega College
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In 1938 Atlanta-based artist Hale Woodruff was commissioned to paint a series of murals for Talladega College,…
Mel Chin: Rematch
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Since the 1970s, Mel Chin (born 1951, Houston) has influenced a generation of artists and curators interested…
Photography and the American Civil War
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More than two hundred of the finest and most poignant photographs of the American Civil War have…
Camille Henrot: Cities of Ys
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The New Orleans Museum of Art is pleased to debut the first U.S. solo exhibition this fall…
Woven Histories: Houma Basketry
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Woven Histories: Houma Basketry celebrates the history and current practice of basket making and palmetto weaving amongst…
Chinese Jades from the Collection of Marianne and Isidore Cohn Jr.
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Chinese Jades from the Collection of Marianne and Isidore Cohn Jr. Chinese artists have worked jade for…
NOMA -> CAC presents EDWARD BURTYNSKY: WATER
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NOMA->CAC is proud to present Edward Burtynsky: Water, the world premiere of the latest body of work…
Photography at NOMA
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Featuring masterpieces by photographers such as William Fox Talbot, André Kertész, and Edward Weston, Photography at NOMA:…
Gordon Parks: The Making of an Argument
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This exhibition explores the making of Gordon Parks’ first photographic essay for Life magazine in 1948, “Harlem…
Lin Emery: in Motion
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For much of her life, Lin Emery has been fascinated by chaos theory, particularly as it relates…
Rashaad Newsome: King of Arms
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This summer the New Orleans Museum of Art will celebrate the third installment of its Great Hall…
Shadow and Light
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Every photograph depends upon the interplay of shadow and light for its existence. In fact, the earliest…
The Story in Pictures: Social Documents from the Permanent Collection
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“If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug around a camera.” —Lewis…
Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs
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From nearly a century following their inception in 1851, world’s fairs were the most important vehicles for…
NOMA—>CAC presents Brilliant Disguise: Masks and Other Transformations
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NOMA→CAC, a new partnership between the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Contemporary Arts Center is…
Reinventing Nature: Art from the School of Fontainebleau
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The Forest of Fontainebleau became an experimental lab for picture-making in the nineteenth century. There, in this…
The Bayou School
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“The Bayou School: 19th Century Louisiana Landscapes of Clague, Buck, and Smith” Landscape painting flowered in America…
Ida Kohlmeyer: 100th Anniversary Highlights
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Ida Kohlmeyer: 100th Anniversary Highlights In 1953, nearly sixty years ago, Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer submitted Cityscape –…
Jim Richard: Make Yourself At Home
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This fall the New Orleans Museum of Art is pleased to present a solo exhibition of the…
Lifelike
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Organized by the Walker Art Center, Lifelike invites a close examination of artworks based on commonplace objects…
Photography, Sequence, & Time
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Individual photographs are powerful but open-ended messages. The photograph gives us a single moment, ripped from the…
MASS PRODUCED
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MASS PRODUCED as been extended! This exhibition aims to examine the impact of industrial techniques on mass-produced…
Ralston Crawford and Jazz
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Though he is often remembered for his pre-World-War II precisionist paintings of urban and industrial subjects, Ralston…
Dario Robleto: The Prelives of the Blues
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This spring NOMA is pleased to present a solo exhibition of work by conceptual artist Dario Robleto,…
Leah Chase: Paintings by Gustave Blache III
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NOMA Honors Chef Leah Chase with an Exhibition of Paintings Capturing Her Lifelong Dedication to the Culinary…
Katie Holten: Drawn to the Edge (The Great Hall Project)
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For her Great Hall exhibition called “Drawn to the Edge” Holten created a series of large-scale drawings…
What is a Photograph?
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What is a photograph? How do we define its history? This exhibition, compiled mostly from NOMA’s permanent…
Self-Taught Artists from NOMA's Permanent Collection
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This exhibition features the work of eleven nationally recognized self-taught southern American artists born from the turn…
Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial
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Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial highlights the artist’s significant contribution to the field of American…
Making a Mark: The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
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Over fifty years ago, an unassuming New York couple, she a librarian, he a postal worker, began…
Forty Years in Edo: Edo-period Paintings from the Permanent Collection
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Wayne Gonzales: Light to Dark / Dark to Light
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Wayne Gonzales: Light to Dark / Dark to Light is the artist’s first solo museum show in…
Prospect.2
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Founded by the curator Dan Cameron, Prospect New Orleans is one of the leading biennials of international…
NOMA 100: Gifts for the Second Century
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The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) opened on December 16, 1911 owning just nine works of…
Bookmarks: The Artist's Response to Text
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The genre of the livre d’artiste emerged in the late 19th century and astonished contemporaries. This marked…
Residents and Visitors: 20th-Century Photographs of Louisiana
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Residents and Visitors: 20th-Century Photographs of Louisiana marked the eighth collaborative exhibition between The Historic New Orleans…
The Elegant Image: Hindu, Buddhist and Jain Bronzes from the Indian Subcontinent in the Siddharth K. Bhansali Collection
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The exhibition includes over 100 bronze sculptures of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain deities, presenting a rich diversity…
Swoon: THALASSA (The Great Hall Project)
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Zen Painting from the Permanent Collection
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Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection
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Ancestors of Congo Square: African Art in the New Orleans Museum of Art
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Ancestors of Congo Square: African Art in the New Orleans Museum of Art, on display May 13…
The Sound of One Hand
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NOMA presented a new exhibition of paintings and calligraphy by the most significant Japanese Zen master of…
Bernard Faucon: The Most Beautiful Day of My Youth
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“The beauty of natural countryside is never surpassed by anything created by the human imagination.” – Bernard…
Déjà Vu All Over Again: Generic Art Solutions
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New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) announced the first solo exhibition of Generic Art Solutions (G.A.S.) entitled…
Great Collectors/ Great Donors: The Making of the New Orleans Museum of Art, 1910-2010
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On November 13, 2010, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) debuted the exhibition Great Collectors/Great Donors:…
Ancestors and Descendants
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A little known American Indian archive was unveiled at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) from…
Scents and Sensibility: Perfume Bottles & Related Accessories from Antiquity to the Present
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Just as young gentleman charmed the women in Jane Austin’s Sense and Sensibility, perfumes have inspired people…
