New Orleans Museum of Art
Art

New Orleans Museum of Art

New Orleans, Louisiana

About

The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) is Louisiana's oldest fine art institution, founded in 1910. Its collection of over 40,000 works emphasizes French and American art, photography, glass, Japanese art, and African art. The museum's Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, opened in 2003, is one of the finest sculpture parks in the country, with works by major international artists displayed among live oaks draped in Spanish moss.

Highlights & Things Not to Miss

Besthoff Sculpture Garden

World-class sculptures among ancient live oaks and lagoons

French Art Collection

Exceptional holdings of French painting and decorative arts

Photography Collection

Major works spanning the history of the photographic medium