The museum is closed during the University summer break May 16 through August 19.

The museum will reopen on Thursday, August 20.

Our hours are Mon. – Fri. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat. from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and by appointment.

SPRING 2026 SEASON

Ada Wilt Lonnegan (aka Mrs. George F.) (1879–1963) designer; Joseph Fortune Meyer (1848–1931), New Orleans, LA) potter; Vase with Hollyhock Design,1901; underglaze with glossy finish on white clay body; Newcomb Art Museum, 2009.5.1
Newcomb decorators and potter Joseph Meyer in the Washington Avenue campus ceramics studio, c. 1905–06. Newcomb Archives - Photo Archives Collection

EXHIBITION
February 5–December 4, 2026

The Moss Mystique: Southern Women and Newcomb Pottery

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EXHIBITION
February 5–May 15, 2026

Making Her Mark

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Saturday, March 14, 10 – 10:30 a.m.
Public Tour of The Moss Mystique & Making Her Mark

Start your day with a guided tour of the exhibitions, as well as the print release of the brochure Newcomb in Paris: Mary Given Sheerer and the American Pottery Movement by Kate Bonansinga. The Arts and Crafts of Newcomb Pottery book will also be on sale at the museum and in the Bookfest Tent all weekend.

Spring 2026 Events Calendar 

View the dates for all our Spring 2026 programming here!

Recent Newsletters

MAY 2026 – NAM Community Day and Handwork: 250 Years of American Craft

APRIL 2026 – Tulane Give Green and Spring Programming

MARCH 2026 – Spring Exhibition Reception and New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University

FEBRUARY 2026The Moss Mystique: Southern Women and Newcomb Pottery and Making Her Mark exhibitions open

JANUARY 2026 – Preview of Spring 2026 exhibitions and “Adopt-A-Pot”

DECEMBER 2025 – Newcomb Art Department Holiday Sale, current exhibitions, upcoming Spring exhibitions, and Slip art magazine

NOVEMBER 2025 – New Orleans Clay Festival, Fall exhibitions, Homecoming events and more

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