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November 2019
A Reading By Rachel Kushner
Join the Newcomb Art Museum, Newcomb Institute, and the English Department of Tulane University for a reading by Rachel Kushner, author of The New York Times Bestseller "The Mars Room," on Tuesday, November 12 at 6 pm in Freeman Auditorium on Tulane's uptown campus. This event is free and open to the public. About the author: Rachel Kushner's new novel, The Mars Room, debuted at #4 on the New York Times bestseller list. It was shortlisted for the Booker…
Find out more »Free Family Day
Get in the spirit at this holiday themed free family day! All ages are invited to take part in art making inspired by the exhibition and the fall and winter holidays. Plus enjoy age-appropriate tours, scavenger hunts, storytime, crafting, and more!
Find out more »Free Tiffany Windows Tour
Join Newcomb Art Museum every Second Thursday at noon for guided tours of the Tiffany Windows on the Tulane uptown campus. Tours are free but limited to 20 people and require advance registration. Email Tom Friel at tfriel@tulane.edu to RSVP for a tour.
Find out more »Free Exhibition Tour
Drop in to the Newcomb Art Museum on the Third Thursday of each month at noon for a free exhibition tour led by different individuals involved in the show! - About the exhibitions: In 2016, artist, activist, and MacArthur genius awardee LaToya Ruby Frazier spent five months living in Flint, Michigan with three generations of women–the poet Shea Cobb, her mother Renee, and daughter Zion–observing their day-to-day lives as they endured one of the most devastating human-made, environmental tragedies in…
Find out more »Museum Closing at 2 pm
The Newcomb Art Museum will close early at 2 pm on Wednesday, November 27, remain closed on November 28 and November 29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will resume regular hours at 11 am on Saturday, November 30. Please email museum@tulane.edu with questions!
Find out more »Museum Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
The Newcomb Art Museum will close early at 2 pm on Wednesday, November 27, remain closed on November 28 and November 29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will resume regular hours at 11 am on Saturday, November 30. Please email museum@tulane.edu with questions!
Find out more »Museum Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
The Newcomb Art Museum will close early at 2 pm on Wednesday, November 27, remain closed on November 28 and November 29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will resume regular hours at 11 am on Saturday, November 30. Please email museum@tulane.edu with questions!
Find out more »December 2019
Free Newcomb Pottery Tour
Join us on the First Friday of each month at noon for a guided tour highlighting our permanent collection of Newcomb Pottery and the history of the Newcomb Enterprise! The tour is free but STRICTLY LIMITED to the first 10 people due to space restrictions. Email Tom Friel at spolisar@tulane.edu to RSVP for a tour.
Find out more »Exhibition Closing Reception
Mark the end of the exhibitions "Flint is Family" and "The American Dream Revisited" with a closing reception featuring live music, catering, drinks, and a very special performance in response to "The American Dream Denied: The New Orleans Residents of Gordon Plaza Seek Relocation" to Leave the Agriculture Street Landfill Behind by the New Orleans People's Assembly and artist LaVonna Varnado and featuring spoken word by Jewell Prim and Sheira Phillips.
Find out more »Free Tiffany Windows Tour
Join Newcomb Art Museum every Second Thursday at noon for guided tours of the Tiffany Windows on the Tulane uptown campus. Tours are free but limited to 20 people and require advance registration. Email Tom Friel at tfriel@tulane.edu to RSVP for a tour.
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