News from the New Orleans Museum of Art ("NOMA")

HOME     SHOP      DONATE                                                   APRIL 9, 2020 Tina Freeman, 2017-0404_Wetland_Aerials_002 Louisiana wetlands southeast of New Orleans on the east side of the river, south of the Caernarvon diversion, 2017 | 2018, Archival inkjet print, Courtesy of the artist, © Tina Freeman One Earth: Artists addressing sustainablity    This week we bring you feature stories, videos, art-making activities, and a focus on works of art addressing the environment. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube for additional content. How you can help   Now, more than ever, donor support plays a critical role in bringing world-class arts and culture to our community. You can help NOMA's team as they produce virtual content to keep our community connected, care for our permanent collection during the museum's closure, and prepare to reopen by making a donation online.   MAKE A DONATION How you can help   Now, more than ever, donor support plays a critical role in bringing world-class arts and culture to our community. You can help NOMA's team as they produce virtual content to keep our community connected, care for our permanent collection during the museum's closure, and prepare to reopen by making a donation online.   MAKE A DONATION Read a message from Susan Taylor, Montine McDaniel Freeman Director of the New Orleans Museum of Art NOMA CARES In response to the shortage of personal protective equipment for medical staff caring for patients with COVID-19, NOMA donated two boxes of Tyvek suits, three boxes of nitrate gloves, and booties from our art-installation and conservation department to Tulane Medical Center. Kelsey Offen, NOMA's Visitor Engagement and Administrative Coordinator, pictured at right, made the delivery. VIRTUAL TOURS   Explore works presented in Ear to the Ground: Earth and Element in Contemporary Art on a Google Cultural Institute virtual tour.   WEB-EXCLUSIVE FEATURES Read about NOMA's collaboration with the New Harmony High School on programs related to art and environmental issues.  Author Nathaniel Rich discusses his book Losing Earth: A Recent History in a Q&A session.  John Moyer Heathcote's calotype of A Windmill in Anglia documents a 19th-century sustainable energy source. YOUTUBE VIDEOS Curator Russell Lord interviews Dr. Brent Goehring of Tulane University about his recent trip to Antarctica to study glacier loss.    ART-MAKING PROJECTS Make a shadowbox inspired by the work of artist Joseph Cornell who worked with found objects. SUGGESTED READING LIST NOMA staff have compiled a list of books centered upon themes of sustainability.  INTERACT ONLINE Consider "What Do You Believe" and participate in a digital-response activity. MOBILE GUIDES Mobile guides offer virtual tours of our collection and the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden.  SHOP ONLINE Purchase catalogs, art books, and other merchandise for shipment through our Museum Shop. Keep up to date with postponements and cancellations at our calendar of events. CREDIT LINES   Pat Steir (American, b. 1940), Persian Waterfall (detail), 1990, Oil on canvas, Promised and partial gift of H. Russell Albright MD, in memory of Michael P. Meyers, Photograph by Roman P. Alohkin, © Pat Steir John Moyer Heathcote (British, 1800-1892), Windmill in Anglia (detail), c. 1853, Paper negative, Museum purchase, Tina Freeman Fund, 2015.125 Students from New Harmony High School in New Orleans visited NOMA in January 2020, Photograph by Gabrielle Wyrick Tina Freeman, 2013_0815_Bear_Island_Greenland_261.jpg, 2013, Archival inkjet print, Courtesy of the artist, © Tina Freeman Deborah Butterfield (American, b. 1949), Restrained,1999, Cast bronze, Gift of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Foundation, 2000.202     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.  © 2020 New Orleans Museum of Art | visit noma.org Join or renew today!