The Newcomb Art Museum will be closed from December 24 to January 17 as we install our upcoming exhibitions Clay in Transit and Clay in Place, with opening receptions on January 18 at 7:30 pm. About Clay in Transit: In an era accustomed to the transient, where ephemerality and immediacy have become commonplace, seven artists from […]
Come celebrate the opening of Newcomb Art Museum's latest exhibitions "Clay in Transit" featuring contemporary Mexican ceramics and "Clay in Place" featuring Newcomb pottery and guild plus other never-before-exhibited pieces from the permanent collection. 5:30 pm – Private VIP/members reception featuring catering by Araña, a mezcal tasting, specialty cocktails, and music. 6:30 pm – Curatorial […]
Would you like to adopt a fruit tree, free of charge, as part of the Endless Orchard project with the artists Fallen Fruit? Pelican Bomb, A Studio in the Woods, and Newcomb Art Museum are partnering to bring artists Fallen Fruit to host a fruit tree adoption at Tulane. This is just one part of […]
Discussion will feature Tulane Professor of History and author of "Leonardo Da Vinci", Walter Isaacson, and focus on how Da Vinci teaches us to connect art and science. Q&A with Isaacson and refreshments will follow the program. Event is free and open to the public.
Enjoy an artist lecture from sculptor Dee Briggs, whose sculpture "Three Rings 6' Diameter" is currently on display in The Newcomb Pottery Garden. About the sculpture: Made of corten steel, the twelve-foot-tall sculpture was designed by Briggs in 2015, fabricated in Braddock, Pennsylvania and was previously installed in Foley Square at Thomas Paine Park in […]
NAM is hosting a two-part Carnival shoe-decorating workshop, inspired by one of our favorite Mardi Gras krewes – Muses! Grab your friends and join us for a fun-filled craft session where a member of Muses shows us how to festively decorate a classic Muses shoe! This workshop is limited in size so please register by […]
NAM is hosting a two-part Carnival shoe-decorating workshop, inspired by one of our favorite Mardi Gras krewes – Muses! Grab your friends and join us for a fun-filled craft session where a member of Muses shows us how to festively decorate a classic Muses shoe! This workshop is limited in size so please register by […]
Have you ever wanted to get a behind-the-scenes look at Newcomb Art Museum's incredible collection of Newcomb Pottery? Then drop by on the first Friday of each month for a guided tour highlighting our permanent collection of Newcomb Pottery and the history of the Newcomb Enterprise! The tour is free but IS STRICTLY LIMITED to […]
Drop by Freeman Auditorium in the Woldenberg Art Center for a screening of Sergei Eisenstein's "Que Viva Mexico" (1931) with an introduction by Fabiola Ramirez Gutierrez, PhD Candidate at the Stone Center for Latin American Studies. This event is #free and open to the public!
Join the Newcomb Art Museum for "Stroller Saturdays!" NAM will open its doors early for parents with small children. Enjoy a private tour of the exhibition with Tom Friel, the museum's Coordinator for Interpretation & Public Engagement, at 10:30 am on the second Saturday of each month. Free admission. Questions? Email tfriel@tulane.edu.
