Yoga in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden Every Saturday

Experience wellness at NOMA with beginner friendly, outdoor yoga classes in the serene Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Classes take place every Saturday morning and (beginning in late February 2026) every Wednesday evening. Class is $5 for members and $10 for the general pub......More

Experience wellness at NOMA with beginner friendly, outdoor yoga classes in the serene Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Classes take place every Saturday morning and (beginning in late February 2026) every Wednesday evening. Class is $5 for members and $10 for the general public. Enter at the main entrance gate to the Sculpture Garden on Dueling Oaks Drive. Please bring your own mat and a digital or printed version of your ticket to class. Walk-ins are welcome and can pay with cash. If you are a member paying in cash, please bring your membership card or member number. Please note: Saturday, November 14’s yoga class is cancelled.  For Saturday Classes: register online by 3pm the Friday before class. For Wednesday Classes: register online by 3pm the Tuesday before class. These classes are outside and will be canceled for severe weather. Registrants will be notified of cancellation via email by 5 pm the day before class. Call 504.658.4128 or email [email protected] with any questions.  

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA, 70124

Public Tours of the Museum Every Saturday

NOMA provides guided tours of the museum every Saturday at 2 PM. During these tours, you’ll learn about a range of works on view across all three floors of the museum. No registration is required. Tours begin in the Great Hall, located on the first floor inside the entr......More

NOMA provides guided tours of the museum every Saturday at 2 PM. During these tours, you’ll learn about a range of works on view across all three floors of the museum. No registration is required. Tours begin in the Great Hall, located on the first floor inside the entrance.

Public Tours in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden Every Sunday

NOMA provides guided tours of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden every Sunday. During these tours, you’ll learn about a selection of the 100 large-scale works installed in the garden. No registration is required. NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden is free and ......More

NOMA provides guided tours of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden every Sunday. During these tours, you’ll learn about a selection of the 100 large-scale works installed in the garden. No registration is required. NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden is free and open to all, seven days a week. Tours start at the main entrance gate to the Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Dueling Oaks Drive.

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA, 70124

Music in the Garden: Indian Arts Circle of New Orleans

This year, experience the seasons change at NOMA with Music in the Garden! Enjoy local musicians performing alongside artworks new and old in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Sunday afternoons February 22nd, April 12th, October 25th, and November 15th. ......More

This year, experience the seasons change at NOMA with Music in the Garden! Enjoy local musicians performing alongside artworks new and old in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Sunday afternoons February 22nd, April 12th, October 25th, and November 15th. This Music in the Garden is hosted in partnership with the Indian Arts Circle of New Orleans, featuring musical and dance performances food from local vendors including Inaayat, Taj Mahal/Nirvana Indian Cuisine, and others and art making activities including Kolam and more. This program will take place in the sculpture’s garden Amphitheater. To arrive at the Amphitheater, enter the garden through the entrance on Enrique Alférez Drive. This program is free and open to the public, with registration recommended. Individuals who register will receive notifications of weather-related location changes.  Register Now Download a Besthoff Sculpture Garden Map Here Schedule of Events and VendorsAll-Day Activities12 – 4 PM | Mehndhi (traditional henna tattoos) 12 – 4 PM | Kolam art making activity Performances12:30 PM | Traditional Garba Stick Dance: Performance & Teaching by NOLA Garba Group 1:30 PM | Kathak Indian Classical Dance 2:00 PM | Bharatanatyam: Solo Classical Indian Dance by Sanjukta 2:30 PM | Traditional Garba Stick Dance: Performance & Teaching by NOLA Garba Group 3:00 PM | Indo-New Orleans Ensemble featuring Andrew McLean on sarode, Prachant Minocha on tabla, and Martin Mazakowski on bass VendorsInaayat Taj Mahal/ Nirvana Indian Cuisine Punjabi Dhaba International Market Café NOMA  

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA, 70124

Tai Chi in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden Every Monday

Experience wellness at NOMA with beginner-friendly, outdoor tai chi classes in the serene Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Our tai chi classes are led by instructor Barry Goodman.  Class is $5 for members and $10 for the general public. Tai chi participants meet at the garden......More

Experience wellness at NOMA with beginner-friendly, outdoor tai chi classes in the serene Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Our tai chi classes are led by instructor Barry Goodman.  Class is $5 for members and $10 for the general public. Tai chi participants meet at the garden entrance on the corner of Collins Diboll Circle and Enrique Alferez Drive, across the street from Café NOMA. Please bring a digital or printed version of your ticket to class. Walk-ins are welcome and can pay with cash. If you are a member paying in cash, please also bring your membership card or member number. REGISTER NOW For Monday classes: register online by 3pm the day of class. For Wednesday classes: register online by 3pm on the Tuesday before class. These classes are outside and will be canceled for severe weather. Registrants will be notified of cancellation via email by 5 pm the day before class. Call 504.658.4128 or email [email protected] with any questions. About the Instructor After ten years of studying the Yang Intermediate Tai Chi form in the lineage of Da Liu under the instruction of Marilyn Yank, Barry Goodman was invited to teach Tai Chi for the V.A. for five years as adjunct therapy for veterans living with PTSD. Goodman is a Supreme Science Level 1 Qigong instructor, and has had the good fortune to study various Tai Chi forms with visiting scholars from China, as well as ten years of practicing with Terry Rappold and Jamie Babin at NOMA. Goodman has also taught at the Kinship Elderly Care Facility, the JCC Uptown, and NOMA.     About the ClassThe first 30 minutes of class focus on simple celestial elemental Qigong forms, a gentle and accessible style of movement suitable for anyone. The second part of class explores progressive sequential movements from the “Tai Chi Easy” form developed by Roger Jahnke, O.M.D., director of Integral Institute of Tai Chi and Qigong Center. In many martial, exercise, healing, and meditative traditions, attainment is the central aim. Our invitation is something different: to release, through the spirit of play, any obstruction that separates us from well being and harmony. 

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA, 70124

Yoga in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden Every Monday

Experience wellness at NOMA with beginner friendly, outdoor yoga classes in the serene Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Classes take place every Saturday morning and Monday evening. This Monday’s course will be led by Donna Dean Roubal. Class is $5 for members and $10 for the......More

Experience wellness at NOMA with beginner friendly, outdoor yoga classes in the serene Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Classes take place every Saturday morning and Monday evening. This Monday’s course will be led by Donna Dean Roubal. Class is $5 for members and $10 for the general public. Enter at the main entrance gate to the Sculpture Garden on Dueling Oaks Drive. Please bring your own mat and a digital or printed version of your ticket to class. Walk-ins are welcome and can pay with cash. If you are a member paying in cash, please bring your membership card or member number. REGISTER NOW For Saturday Classes: register online by 3pm the Friday before class. For Monday Classes: register online by 3pm the Sunday before class. These classes are outside and will be canceled for severe weather. Registrants will be notified of cancellation via email by 5 pm the day before class. Call 504.658.4128 or email [email protected] with any questions. About the Instructor                 Donna has received a Bachelors degree in Exercise Sciences and Health Promotion and is also as certified in multiple fitness disciplines, including 6 Les Mills programs along with yoga and pilates. With over 30+ years experience in movement and coaching as a personal trainer, she has devoted her entire career to all aspects of fitness and health.

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA, 70124

Tai Chi in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden Every Wednesday

Experience wellness at NOMA with beginner-friendly, outdoor tai chi classes in the serene Besthoff Sculpture Garden. The first 30 minutes of class focus on simple celestial elemental Qigong forms, a gentle and accessible style of movement suitable for anyone. The second......More

Experience wellness at NOMA with beginner-friendly, outdoor tai chi classes in the serene Besthoff Sculpture Garden. The first 30 minutes of class focus on simple celestial elemental Qigong forms, a gentle and accessible style of movement suitable for anyone. The second part of class explores progressive sequential movements from the “Tai Chi Easy” form developed by Roger Jahnke, O.M.D., director of Integral Institute of Tai Chi and Qigong Center.  In many martial, exercise, healing, and meditative traditions, attainment is the central aim. Our invitation is something different: to release, through the spirit of play, any obstruction that separates us from well being and harmony.  Class is $5 for members and $10 for the general public. Tai chi participants meet at the garden entrance on the corner of Collins Diboll Circle and Enrique Alferez Drive, across the street from Café NOMA. Please bring a digital or printed version of your ticket to class. Walk-ins are welcome and can pay with cash. If you are a member paying in cash, please also bring your membership card or member number. REGISTER NOW For Monday classes: register online by 3pm the day of class. For Wednesday classes: register online by 3pm on the Tuesday before class. These classes are outside and will be canceled for severe weather. Registrants will be notified of cancellation via email by 5 pm the day before class. Call 504.658.4128 or email [email protected] with any questions.

Gallery Talk: Chief Curator Anne Collins Smith on Danielle Mckinney: Shelter

Join us for weekly gallery talks every Wednesday at NOMA, featuring curators, artists, and other special guests.  This week’s gallery talk will be hosted by Anne Collins Smith, Chief Curator, and will be focused on works in the exhibition Danielle Mckinney: Shelter. Thi......More

Join us for weekly gallery talks every Wednesday at NOMA, featuring curators, artists, and other special guests.  This week’s gallery talk will be hosted by Anne Collins Smith, Chief Curator, and will be focused on works in the exhibition Danielle Mckinney: Shelter. This gallery talk will take place at 12:30 PM on the museum’s second floor. When you arrive at the museum, check in with the admissions desk to be directed to the gallery talk’s location.  Free with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA every Wednesday, courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All Initiative. 

New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119

Public Tours of the Museum Every Wednesday

NOMA provides guided tours of the museum every Wednesday at 2 PM. During these tours, you’ll learn about a range of works on view across all three floors of the museum. No registration is required. Tours begin in the Great Hall, located on the first floor inside the ent......More

NOMA provides guided tours of the museum every Wednesday at 2 PM. During these tours, you’ll learn about a range of works on view across all three floors of the museum. No registration is required. Tours begin in the Great Hall, located on the first floor inside the entrance. Museum admission is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday, courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All initiative.

Yoga in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden Every Saturday

Experience wellness at NOMA with beginner friendly, outdoor yoga classes in the serene Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Classes take place every Saturday morning and Monday evening. This Saturday’s course will be led by Claiborne Davis. Class is $5 for members and $10 for the......More

Experience wellness at NOMA with beginner friendly, outdoor yoga classes in the serene Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Classes take place every Saturday morning and Monday evening. This Saturday’s course will be led by Claiborne Davis. Class is $5 for members and $10 for the general public. Enter at the main entrance gate to the Sculpture Garden on Dueling Oaks Drive. Please bring your own mat and a digital or printed version of your ticket to class. Walk-ins are welcome and can pay with cash. If you are a member paying in cash, please bring your membership card or member number. REGISTER NOW For Saturday Classes: register online by 3pm the Friday before class. For Monday Classes: register online by 3pm the Sunday before class. These classes are outside and will be canceled for severe weather. Registrants will be notified of cancellation via email by 5 pm the day before class. Call 504.658.4128 or email [email protected] with any questions. About the InstructorClaiborne Davis wants to help you create and maintain a body that can withstand the test of time, so you can always feel fantastic, elastic, stronger, longer, tough, buff, agile but not fragile, more upright and less uptight. A NASM-Certified Personal Trainer, Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 200) and Integrated Yoga Tune Up® Teacher (YTU-I), Claiborne also is a longtime tennis player, language-learner, corny joke-teller, traveller and a former television news producer.

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA, 70124