August is New Orleans Museum Month New Orleans Museum Month is a collaboration between museums of all sizes across the greater New Orleans area. It offers museum members the opportunity to visit all participating institutions, FREE OF CHARGE, throughout the month of August. Newcomb is thrilled to offer our members free admission to the following museums: Ashe […]
Join us for a welcome back reception and another chance to explore our tricentennial exhibition EMPIRE after hours! Now incorporating a recently acquired piece from Brandan “Bmike” Odums, this immersive installation by Fallen Fruit merits an additional visit! 5:30 pm - VIP Members Reception (not a member? Join in August during museum month for […]
Join Tulane professor Mohan Ambikaipaker as he leads an exploration of some of the racially charged materials and objects on view from the turn of the century. This tour will address how the exhibition provokes discussion and continued research surrounding topics of racial identity in New Orleans.
Join us for a free screening of “All On A Mardi Gras Day,” directed by Royce Osborn, a prominent filmmaker known for his work chronicling African American cultural celebrations in New Orleans.
Artist Monique Verdin will discuss her artistic practice as it relates to displacement, EMPIRE, and the 300th anniversary of New Orleans and its colonial founding. Monique Verdin is a member of south Louisiana’s United Houma Nation Tribal Council and a part of the Another Gulf Is Possible Collaborative core leadership circle of brown (indigenous, latinx […]
Dr. James Louie will chronicle the lives and art of three inspiring artists: Pierre-Auguste Renoir with rheumatoid arthritis, Paul Klee with scleroderma, and Ruth Asawa who was inflicted with lupus. The talk will explore how these artists took charge of their respective diseases and continued to express themselves visually despite their medical and physical challenges. Dr. Louie […]
