New Orleans is a city that has been shaped by its unique history and culture, and this is reflected in the art that can be found throughout the region. From the sculptures and murals commissioned by the New Orleans Art Council to the impressive art installations along Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Jefferson Parish, there is no shortage of inspiring works of art to be found. The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) is the oldest fine art museum in the city and is located in City Park. It houses a wonderful collection of fine art and regularly hosts national and international traveling exhibitions.
It also has an incredible outdoor sculpture garden, which is free all year round. The McKenna Museum of African Art celebrates the visual aesthetics of people of African descent in North America and beyond. The Marigny neighborhood is home to many pieces of art, particularly along St. Claude Avenue.
Art for Art's Sake, an annual art walk in October, is a popular event that marks the start of the arts season in New Orleans. The Emile Kuntz Rooms showcases select examples of America's fine and decorative arts heritage in New Orleans. The Warehouse District is home to the Museum of Southern Art and the Ogden Center for Contemporary Art (CAC), as well as numerous galleries. The Studio Be, located in Bywater, helps turn it into one of New Orleans' main centers of art and culture.
It exhibits works by local artist Brandan “Bmike” Odums in a 35,000 square foot neighborhood warehouse that was once forgotten. The Louisiana federal bedroom shows what such a room could have looked like in a beautiful single-family home in New Orleans or in a large plantation house in southern Louisiana during the first quarter of the 19th century. The Museum of Mardi Gras History has costumes, artifacts, photographs and films (including more than 500 films that document the marching and processional culture of New Orleans) that make up the most comprehensive collection in the world related to New Orleans' processional and masking traditions based on the African-American community.The expansion and renovation of NOMA has placed it among the 25 percent of the largest and most important fine art museums in the country. The “Queen of Rebound” outside the Art Garage displays rotating art exhibitions and events suitable for hipsters in an elegant party environment.My desire is to give citizens of New Orleans a fireproof building where works of art can be collected through gifts or loans and where the New Orleans Art Association can hold exhibitions from time to time.
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