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New Orleans Art Museums
Be it classical, contemporary, southern, modern or even digital, New Orleans’ Art Museums not only keep up with the best of an ever-changing Art world, but also stay true to original and archaic art forms and their most talented of creators. From the smallest Art museums within the walls of New Orleans’ major universities, to the grand showcase rooms of the New Orleans Museum of Art and Contemporary Arts Center, here, there’s beauty for every type of beholder. |
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Besthoff Sculpture Garden
1 Collins Diboll Cir., City Park, New Orleans, LA 70124 [Map It]
(504) 488-2631
www.noma.org
Neighborhood: Lakefront/Lakeview
Attraction Type/s: Museum, Garden
Description: Set amid five glorious acres are priceless sculptures, all of which make up the magnificent Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. The Sculpture Garden is the latest cultural destination for visitors to New Orleans and provides a unique opportunity for visitors who treasure the arts.The world-class collection of modern and contemporary sculpture is presented in an exquisite natural setting with delights at every turn. |
Contemporary Arts Center
900 Camp St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 528-3805
www.cacno.org
Neighborhood: Arts District/Convention Center
Attraction Type/s: Museum, Theatre (Performance)
Description: Since 1976, the Contemporary Arts Center has been the Warehouse Arts Distric's focal point and a home to bold experiments in painting, theatre, music, performance art, dance, photography, video, sculpture and more - all celebrating the art of now. |
Diboll Gallery at Loyola University
6363 St. Charles Ave., 4th floor of the Monroe Library-Loyola University, New Orleans, LA 70118 [Map It]
(504) 861-5456
www.loyno.edu
Neighborhood: Uptown/Garden District
Attraction Type/s: Museum
Description: Located on the beautiful campus of Loyola University is a small museum dedicated to artifacts of Belgian Congo and other rotating exhibits. Visitors might find an exhibit of abstract art, pottery, prints, and graphics—all created by Loyola’s art students and faculty members. |
George and Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art
2003 Carondelet St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 586-7432
www.themckennamuseum.com
Neighborhood: Uptown/Garden District
Attraction Type/s: Museum
Description: Featuring the private collection of Dr. Dwight McKenna, the George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art is an institution that collects, exhibits, and preserves the visual aesthetic of people of the African Diaspora. |
New Orleans African American Museum
1418 Governor Nicholls St., New Orleans, LA 70119 [Map It]
(504) 566-1136
www.thenoaam.org
Neighborhood: Treme
Attraction Type/s: Museum
Description: The New Orleans African American Museum is dedicated to protecting, preserving, and promoting through education the history, art, and communities of African Americans in New Orleans and the African diaspora. |
New Orleans Museum of Art
1 Collins Diboll Cir., City Park, New Orleans, LA 70124 [Map It]
(504) 658-4100
www.noma.org
Neighborhood: Lakefront/Lakeview
Attraction Type/s: Museum
Description: The neo-classical, Beaux Arts-style New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) turns 100 in 2011! NOMA houses a $200 million collection spanning 4000 years of art history in 46 galleries. View European paintings and sculpture from the 16th through 20th centuries; American paintings and sculpture from the 18th and 19th centuries; European and American prints and drawings; Asian, African, Oceanic, Pre-Columbian, and Native American art; photography; and European and American decorative arts. Special collections include the Peter Carl Fabergé treasures and the Latin American Colonial collection. |
Newcomb Art Gallery
Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118 [Map It]
(504) 865-5328
www.newcombartgallery.com
Neighborhood: Uptown/Garden District
Attraction Type/s: Museum
Description: Nestled among the live oaks of Tulane University's uptown campus, the Newcomb Art Gallery is a small gem of a museum that encourages visitors to learn about the art of different times, places, and peoples through a diverse array of exhibitions and programming. |
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 539-9600
www.ogdenmuseum.org
Neighborhood: Arts District/Convention Center
Attraction Type/s: Museum
Description: The dazzling Ogden Museum of Southern Art is home to the most comprehensive collection of Southern art in the world. Showcasing art encompassing 15 Southern states and the District of Columbia, the museum celebrates the art, history and culture of the American South. Named an affiliate of The Smithsonian Institution in 2001, it was the first museum in Louisiana to receive this prestigious designation. |
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