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YOUR WEEKLY UPDATE ON ALL THINGS NOMA
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This holiday season, give the gift that truly keeps on giving
A NOMA membership provides your loved ones, friends, and business associates with the gift of culture year-round, with free access to NOMA's exhibitions and permanent collection, festivals, programs, and discounts toward purchases in the Museum Shop along with workshops, concerts, plays, and other special events. Purchase a gift membership and make holiday shopping as easy as the click of a button.
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SPECIAL OFFER for new members: Join now and receive three extra months
Beginning now and continuing through January 27, 2019, throughout the run of The Orléans Collection exhibition, 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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Attributed to Guy Noël Aubry (French, 18th century), Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, 1715-1723, Oil on canvas, Musée des Beaux Arts d'Orléans, France, 842.31, © François Lauginie.
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Enroll in Classes with Curators to learn about art in 18th-century Paris in conjunction with The Orléans Collection exhibition
Curator Vanessa Schmid and Curatorial Fellow Kelsey Brosnan will lead a three-part Classes with Curators program about art in 18th-century Paris on Tuesdays, November 27, December 4 and 11, from 6 - 8 pm. Enroll now to go behind the scenes of The Orléans Collection and discover the stories behind the artists and patrons of this intriguing era of art history. Enrollment is $150 for the entire series, $125 for NOMA members.
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French Connections film series presents The Royal Exchange
In conjunction with The Orléans Collection, NOMA is screening four movies set in 18th-century France. Watch The Royal Exchange on Saturday, November 24, at 2 pm. In this 2017 French film with English subtitles, eleven-year-old Louis XV, heir to the throne, and four-year-old Spanish princess Maria Anna Victoria are the subject of a contractual future marriage that will bind the two empires, but nothing goes as planned. Watch the trailer above (Not rated | 1 hour, 40 minutes).
December 1 | Dangerous Liaisons
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Donate to NOMA on Giving Tuesday, November 27
Donors like you enable NOMA to provide learning opportunities for all ages, from docent talks to interactive gallery guides. With your support, NOMA can continue to preserve, present, and grow our permanent collection and renowned sculpture garden, enriching the lives of visitors like you for years to come. Make a gift on November 27, what has traditionally come to be known as Giving Tuesday.
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Joel Levinson, Fractions, 1979, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Mark Levinson, 2017.256.13
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Join us for Small Talks, Noontime Talks, and daily tours
Small Talks are 10- to 15-minute discussions focused on a single object or small range of objects within the permanent collection or special exhibitions. This week's topics will include works on view in Lina Iris Viktor: A Haven. A Hell. A Dream Deferred, and the works of Spanish abstract artist Joan Miró . 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 Katie Pfohl will lead visitors through the exhibition Ear to the Ground: Earth and Element in Contemporary Art on Wednesday, November 21. Curator Russell Lord will speak about Past Present Future: Building Photography at the New Orleans Museum of Art on Wednesday, November 28.
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 December 15.
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Baby ArtsPlay! engages youngest NOMA visitors
Instill a love of art at an early age through a guided, interactive experience with Baby ArtsPlay! Young Audiences Wolf Trap teaching artists will present a series of six workshops on Saturday mornings for children ages 0-3 and their caregivers. Parents, grandparents, guardians and their young ones are welcome to join the the second of six sessions of Baby ArtsPlay! on Saturday, November 24, at 10:30 am, which will focus on social skills. Space is limited; register today at this link. For more information, email: education@noma.org or call 504.658.4128.
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Studio KIDS! engages students in hands-on art workshops
This fall Studio KIDS! presents "Express Yourself" workshops for children ages 5-10 who want to get creative and learn art-making techniques on select Saturday mornings from 10 am to noon. On December 8, kids will create decorative cards, and on December 15 students will model and sculpt a clay bowl. Register in advance | $25 NOMA members, $30 nonmembers.
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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 24, 8 - 9 am
Tai Chi/Chi Kung in the Galleries: Monday, November 26, 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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Author Sally Asher signs new children's book on November 24
New Orleans-based author Sally Asher and illustrator Melissa Vandiver debut their collaborative children's book this holiday season with a signing at NOMA's Museum Shop on Saturday, November 24, from 2 - 4 pm. The Mermaids of New Orleans tells the tale of mermaids who live in the Mississippi River and their one annual day on land -- Mardi Gras.
The Museum Shop will also offer complimentary gift wrapping on purchases of all merchandise on Saturdays, November 24 and December 8 and 22.
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In the weeks ahead at NOMA
Wednesday, November 28, 12 - 3 pm: Performance artist Cristina Molina will offer a "whispering tour" of the exhibition Ear to the Ground: Earth and Element in Contemporary Art.
Thursday, November 29, 6 pm: Historian Joan DeJean, author of eleven books on French literature, history, and material culture of the 17th and 18th centuries, will deliver a lecture titled "Champs-Elysées: Building Paris, Building New Orleans" in conjunction with The Orléans Collection.
Sunday, December 9, 7 pm: "An Edible Feast" 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
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NOMA is committed to preserving, interpreting, and enriching its collections and renowned sculpture garden; offering innovative experiences for learning and interpretation; and uniting, inspiring, and engaging diverse communities and cultures.
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