New Orleans Museum of Art
John Dunlop
New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), the city’s oldest fine arts institution, opened on December 16, 1911with only nine works of art. Today, the museum hosts an impressive permanent collection of more than 40,000 objects. The collection, noted for its extraordinary strengths in French and American art, photography, glass, and African and Japanese works, continues to expand and grow, making NOMA one of the top art museums in the South.
The twelve-acre Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at NOMA is one of the most important sculpture installations in the United States, with over 90 sculptures situated on a beautifully landscaped site amongst meandering footpaths, reflecting lagoons, Spanish moss-laden 200-year-old live oaks, mature pines, magnolias, camellias, and pedestrian bridges.
NOMA is committed to uniting, inspiring, and engaging diverse communities and cultures through the arts — now more than ever. As a non-profit, the museum relies on admission sales, membership, and donations to execute this mission. You can support NOMA by donating; your gift will make a direct and immediate impact in the museum’s ability to care for its staff, collections, and community. Click here for more information.