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Alessandro Allori (Italian, 1535-1607),Venus and Amor (detail), 1570s. Oil on panel, 71 1/4 x 102 3/4 in., Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France, © Musée Fabre de Montpellier Méditerranée
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Friday Nights at NOMA: Discover the story behind The Orléans Collection and enjoy jazz by The Russell Welch Hot Quartet
Visit NOMA this Friday night to hear Curator Vanessa Schmid tell the story of how European masterpieces from the Parisan palace of Philippe II, the Duke of Orléans, wound up in the city that bears his regal title more than 200 years after the collection's mass auction and global dispersal. The Orléans Collection, on view through January 27, is NOMA's final salute to our city's tricentennial and features paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Poussin, and Veronese, among others, many of which have never traveled to the US. Read more in this article from The Washington Post.
Arrive early and stay late on Friday, November 2, to hear jazz by The Russell Welch Hot Quartet and enroll now in a Create Late adult art workshop to participate in a make-your-own printmaking lesson.
5 - 8 pm | Art on the Spot family activity table
6:30 pm | Lecture by Curator Vanessa Schmid about The Orléans Collection
6:30 - 8 pm | Create Late adult workshop about printmaking ( Enroll now)
Cafe NOMA, the Museum Shop, galleries and exhibitions are open until 9 pm.
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SPECIAL OFFER for new members: Join now and receive three extra months
Beginning now and continuing through January 27, 2019, new NOMA members who purchase either an Individual or Dual/Family membership receive 15 months for the price of 12. Click here and apply code ORLEANS3 at checkout. Please call the membership department at 504.658.4130 if you have questions.
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French movie series, baroque music, and classes about art in 18th-century Paris complement The Orléans Collection
Programming for The Orléans Collection will include lectures by curators and guest scholars along with a French Connection Film Series on select Saturdays in November and December, beginning Saturday, November 3, at 2 pm with A Little Chaos (2015 | Rated R | 1 hour 52 minutes). The romantic comedy stars Kate Winslet as Sabine, a talented landscape designer who falls in love with the landscape artist at Versailles under the reign of Louis XIV. Watch the trailer above.
Special ticketed events during the exhibition will include:
Wednesday, November 7, 7 pm, featuring a trio of musicians performing works from the 17th and 18th centuries. $15 | $10 for NOMA Members |
Sunday, December 9, 7 pm, will include a private curator-led tour of
The Orléans Collection followed by a champagne reception with pastry selections from New Orleans finest chefs. Susan Pinkard, author of
A Revolution in Taste: The Rise of French Cuisine, 1650-1800, will deliver a lecture during the reception. $90 | $75 NOMA Members | Purchase tickets
For an in-depth study of the exhibition with Curator Vanessa Schmid and Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan, join Classes with Curators: Looking at Art in 18th-Century Paris, for three consecutive Tuesdays, November 27 - December 11, 6 - 8 pm. For more information and to enroll, visit this weblink.
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Artist JR created a living mural from images of 245 Americans affected by the debate over gun rights. The work was featured on the cover of the November 5, 2018, edition of TIME.
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ONE NIGHT ONLY | November 1: NOMA hosts interactive 'living mural' that targets the gun rights debate in America
Artist JR and TIME magazine have collaborated to create The Gun Chronicles: A Story of America, a "live mural" of 245 Americans representing the wide spectrum of opinions about gun control. The project seeks to facilitate an unbiased and honest conversation about the Second Amendment. For one night only, on Thursday, November 1, from 7 - 9 pm, NOMA will host this touring installation in the Great Hall. Admission is free. For more information about The Gun Chronicles and to preview the video project, visit this weblink.
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Join a ZaZen meditation session in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden
In conjunction with the exhibition Teaching Beyond Doctrine: Painting and Calligraphy by Zen Masters, local Buddhist abbot Richard Collins of the New Orleans Zen Temple will lead a ZaZen meditation session in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Saturday, November 3, from 10 am to noon. The seminar is free and kneeling cushions will be provided. A second session will be held on Saturday, November 17.
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Artist Cristina Molina will perform in Ear to Ground exhibition
On Wednesday, October 31, from 1 - 3 pm, New Orleans-based performance artist Cristina Molina will assume the perspective of the earth, personified, as she leads visitors through the new exhibition Ear to the Ground: Earth and Element in Contemporary Art. Inspired by the mythological tale of Persephone, who was doomed to spend a third of the year in the underworld, Molina will envision the gallery space as a subterranean landscape. For more information, visit this weblink.
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Purchase tickets or sponsorships now for ODYSSEY BALL 2018
Saturday, November 10, 7 pm - midnight
The 2018 Odyssey Ball, in partnership with IBERIABANK, offers an enchanting night of dining and dancing, along with a silent auction, that celebrates and enhances the New Orleans Museum of Art. Odyssey raises the funds necessary to support NOMA's nationally-recognized exhibitions and educational programs. Purchase tickets now along with raffle tickets for an 18-karat rose and white gold bracelet with over six and one-half carats of diamonds, donated by Valobra Master Jewelers. The silent auction is also open for online bidding from now through the night of the event.
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Anna Atkins, Ceylon (detail), between 1852 and 1854, Cyanotype, Museum purchase, 81.385
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ENROLL NOW: Renowned photo artist to lead cyanotype workshop
Under the direction of photographer Robert A. Schaefer, participants in
Seeing Blue: A Cyanotype Workshop will learn about the cyanotype process and create a camera-less blueprint. The workshop takes place on Saturday, November 3, from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm. Registration includes a boxed lunch. Only a few spaces remain: NOMA members, $65 | Nonmembers $80 | Register online
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Thomas Willeboirts-Bosschaert (Flemish, 1613-1654), Venus Mourning the Death of Adonis (detail), n.d., Oil on canvas, Museum purchase, Deaccession Art Fund, 2011.26
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Join us for Small Talks, Noontime Talks, and daily tours
Small Talks are 10- to 15-minute discussions focus on a single object or small range of objects within the permanent collection or special exhibitions. This week topics will include the 16th-century painting Venus Mourning the Death of Adonis by Thomas Willeboirts-Bosschaert and Pablo Picasso's Portrait of a Woman in an Armchair from 1960. View the full list of talks and tours.
Noontime Talks are casual conversations frequently scheduled throughout the year at noon between artists, curators, and other special guests with NOMA visitors. Curator Vanessa Schmid will offer the first public tour of The Orléans Collection on Wednesday, October 31. Guest speaker Philippe Halbert of Yale University's Department of the History of Art will provide context for NOMA's Louisiana furniture collection on Friday, November 2.
Docent-guided tours of the permanent collection and special exhibitions are offered daily at 1 pm. Tours of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden are offered on Saturdays and Mondays at noon through November 26.
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NOMA Book Club to discuss biography of Louis XV's mistress
Join NOMA staff and fellow book lovers as we read and discuss fiction and nonfiction books related to art, artists, art museums, NOMA's collections and exhibitions.
The selection for November is
Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford. The biography chronicles the life of Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, a woman who served as King Louis XV's chief mistress and trusted counselor. Denounced by political enemies, Madame Pompadour, born outside the aristocracy, nonetheless became a patron of French art and was careful not to alienate the queen.
On Friday, November 9, at noon Curator Vanessa Schmid will lead a program for the Book Club. Group discussions about Madame de Pompadour will take place be held on Wednesday, November 14, from 1:30 - 3 pm and Thursday, November 15, from 12 - 1 pm.
Please contact NOMA Librarian Sheila Cork to reserve space for future sessions of the NOMA Book Club at scork@noma.org or 504.658.4117.
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Wellness Classes Among the Artworks
NOMA, in collaboration with East Jefferson Wellness Center, offers wellness classes every Saturday morning and Monday evening.
Yoga in the Sculpture Garden: Saturday, November 3, 8 - 9 am
Tai Chi/Chi Kung in the Galleries: Monday, November 5, 6 - 7 pm
Classes are $5; FREE for NOMA members and East Jefferson Wellness Center members. To register, call East Jefferson Healthfinder at 504.456.5000.
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Plan ahead: Saturday fun for kids and families: Studio KIDS! workshop and StoryQuest storytelling session in November
This fall Studio KIDS! presents "Express Yourself" workshops for children ages 5-10 who want to get creative and learn art making techniques. On Saturday, November 10, from 10 am to noon students will create a colorful painting inspired by Abstract Expressionism. Register in advance | $25 NOMA members, $30 nonmembers.
Families bond around the act of reading children's literature at StoryQuest. A professional storyteller will read a book about music on Saturday, November 3, at 11 am. Ideal for children ages 2-7, no registration is required and the activity is free with museum admission.
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NOMA members offered discounted tickets for the New Orleans Opera Association production of Pygmalion
From November 8-11 at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré, the New Orleans Opera will stage Pygmalion, Jean-Philippe Rameau's operatic adaptation of the Greek myth, along with additional selections of French Baroque opera from the 18th century. NOMA's presentation of The Orléans Collection will play a role, in that the scenery will include paintings on view in this blockbuster exhibition, as well as works from the museum's permanent collection. NOMA members may receive a discount of 10% by entering the code NOMA10 when purchasing tickets to this opera.
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In the weeks ahead at NOMA
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