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New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA

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New Orleans Museum of Art

1 Collins Diboll Cir, City Park · New Orleans, LA

Why you should go…

NOMA opened in 1911 as the Delgado Museum of Art and is the oldest fine arts museum in New Orleans. Its permanent collection and exhibitions span three floors, with art from around the world dating from ancient times to the present day. Outside, the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden sets about 100 works of art into a Louisiana landscape. The garden is free and open to all, seven days a week.

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Good to know

General museums guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Check the special exhibition separately

    Touring shows usually carry their own ticket and their own opening hours, listed apart from general admission.

  • Look for the free window

    Many museums run community days, member evenings, or discounted late openings. It is worth a look before you pay full price.

  • Travel light through the door

    Large bags and backpacks often have to go to a coat check, and lines for it move slowly at opening.

  • Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons

    School groups clear out by early afternoon midweek, while weekends stay busy from late morning on.

What's around here?

The closest stops to New Orleans Museum of Art, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Family Favorite

    City Park

    Free

    1,300 acres of live oaks, lagoons, and a sculpture garden, bigger than Central Park.

    0.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

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    Quirky Fun

    The Mortuary Haunted Mansion

    $25–$50

    Halloween season haunted house inside a historic 1872 New Orleans mortuary building.

    1.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Sightseeing
    History Buff

    Louis Armstrong Park

    Free

    A Tremé park honoring jazz, where you can stand in historic Congo Square and see a 12-foot statue of Louis Armstrong.

    2.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Museums
    Quirky Fun

    New Orleans Storyville Museum

    $25–$50

    French Quarter museum with immersive exhibits on New Orleans vice history and the Storyville red-light district.

    2.4 mi awayMore like this

  • Museums
    Free

    Sazerac House

    Free

    Free self-guided museum and micro-distillery on Canal Street exploring New Orleans cocktail and spirits history.

    2.9 mi awayMore like this

  • Museums
    History Buff

    Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience

    Under $25

    New Orleans museum tracing two centuries of Jewish life and history across the American South.

    3.1 mi awayMore like this