Always phenomenal and theyre very helpful finding specific exhibits. Cant wait to go back.

Go to this museum! It’s so wonderful during Covid because the mask policy is strong and the spaces are so big, there’s no issue social distancing! The building is absolutely gorgeous and the exhibits are amazing. I loved the diversity of art and especially the second and third floor options. The sculpture garden is also such a serene and beautiful beautiful beautiful place to spend hours. I could be here a whole day and learn so very much as well as rest. Great place to go! Plus City Park is right outside, which is the best spot in NOLA (along with the French quarter).

Large collection of art and decorative items from every world region and era. The impressionist collection is a must see on the 2nd floor. Special exhibits are done on a regular basis. Wednesdays are free for Louisiana residents. Botanical garden and sculpture garden are nearby and great to round out the day.

A beautiful sculpture garden with a huge variety of works from a myriad of renowned sculpture artists. Truly a great way to spend a nice day out. The works and galleries in the museum were also nice though their collection is not as expansive as other museums that I have been to. The coat/bag check was a plus and I felt that the admission fee was reasonable.

The African Fabric arts bright colors grab your attention upon arrival.

Loved the atmosphere and the collections on display. Need some work on the lighting on some of their display rooms but overall BEUTIFUL!

What a great museum! Not too big not too small. The have a very well curated selection of different art movements. Lots of cultural activities and great benefits for members.

Lovely locale,interesting collection not too large to visit in a few hours

What an amazing museum. If you have a few hours, go! You can spend one or two hours inside, and then easily another hour outside in the beautiful sculpture garden. I wish the Chinese art section had been open, it was closed for renovation during our visit. But otherwise its a well designed museum with fascinating art from a variety of styles and times and places. I was surprised at the diversity. The sculptures are really cool and its nice to take a long walk around the lake and then through the garden if you get a chance. Can even bring a book and read on a bench.

Nice museum, though the breadth of the collection isnt as big as some other comparable citys art museums. (Dallas and Fort Worth come to mind, both of which are free.) However...the NOMA is in City Park and, if youre here...support the arts!! Its never a bad thing to see Picasso, and $15 isnt too much to ask.

The architectural design of this museum is splendid. The museum itself offers 3 floors of with variety from historical finds to classical paintings.What separates it from others is its outdoor garden of arts that features a bunch of unique stations from an array of multiple artists.

Omg this place is awesome. If you spend any time in nola you have to see this. The garden was closed due to storm damage but the galleries were still full of wonderful art. Achievement unlocked, Andy Warhol and Picasso, ding.

Very interesting collection they have.Plus where its located. In City park.Spend day at museum then go to the park

This place is beautiful. Many great permanent installations and good rotating ones as well. Once COVID is over hopefully they bring back the awesome Friday nights!

Very nice selection of art through the ages which is important for Louisiana. Nice range of cultures and periods including contemporary art. Just wish it was twice as large.

Gray collection of art from different ages and cultures... Quite big also (3 floors).

The museum is cool, it has stuff from one family and if you read all the information you start to get the picture that something very wrong went on? Poor lady got beat? People tend to focus on the negative, it couldnt have been all bad? I liked the museum its a good one time, 1 hour walk around.

I bought a Groupon and went because my boyfriend wanted to. I had a decent time, he had a great time. Depends on if art is your thing. I did see they had some summer cooking demo series which I thought was awesome. If I lived here I would be going. Oh and the hot chocolate is great!

Pleasant atmosphere and quiet space. Good selection of art.

Was a great experience and suck a mixed culture of art on display. We too our three kids as part of a day out exploring Citi park. It was great fun.

FREE This is a world class sculpture garden. The landscaping, the installation, and of course the art, make this an adult playground.As you drive towards the Museum the sculpture garden is tucked off to the right between the museum and the trail/ boat / lake parking lot.I was so taken by it, I waited out the rain in my car and went back to take the rest of the photos (sorry did not post all nor artist info) and then shared with any friends I thought might be interested (Dallas, Houston, New York).There is a small indoor gallery and nice bathrooms.Unfortunately, a couple of times, I came across children doing what they will do -- playing on the pieces they could climb on .Otherwise, this was a gem to discover on my visit to New Orleans.

Plan to spend several hours here. It was really great and we enjoyed it more than we expected.

If you are visiting NO, step away from the French Quarter and visit this precious gem in the heart of City Park. What a beautifully designed museum. The layout and diversity is excellent. To top it off take a stroll next door, at the Sculpture Garden, you wont be disappointed. It feels like you have been transported somewhere else... with the bridges, the oak trees, the moss, the water all around... and it is quite large too. Finish it off with some cafe au lait & beignets right behind the Garden @ Cafe Du Monde! (Its a little hidden, if you dont see it ask someone).

A beautiful building housing lovely exhibits. Spanning 3 floors and a sculpture park, this gallery has something for everyone. Ancient antiquities and modern interpretations fill the rooms providing learning and discussion opportunities everywhere. Make sure you have enough time to do it justice, each floor can take you 60-90 minutes to really review all the exhibits. Children are welcomed although there is nothing specific for them. The museum is surrounded by the wonderful city park which has a massive lake. So enough there to spend a whole day.

This is a lovely art muesum in New Orleans. Three floors with a great variety of exhibits. When we were there they had a special exhibit called Queens. Very interesting exhibit about women, personality types, and clothing. Unique perspective and well done. We also loved the Gilded Lily exhibit on the second floor.

Loved art the art. Very beautiful pieces. Great price lots of fun.

An absolute trove of cool, calm, and explainable art inside of a city known for anything but. Curated galleries that put the art before the artist. Big names and unknowns brought together in a balanced and confident manner.

Lovely little museum that actually packs a big punch. Lots to look at and learn. Great place to see some of New Orleans and Louisiana as a whole history. Also nice mix of contemporary and historic art♡

The New Orleans Museum of Arts should be on the must see list of any art lover. The beautiful paintings from various centuries, portraits, sculptures, photogrpahs everything has a story to tell. It is best to take a guided tour to understand in detail about the artworks and then work your way though to explore more. There are also artwork from various regions which is really interesting. Just make sure you have enough time to work you way around the museum.

What a wonderful place to visit with your family. I took several photos to share with friends and family.

Always something to enhance your outlook. To expand your knowledge

A must see for every New Orleanian! The art was amazing. I spent an hour just walking around and could easily stayed for another. Will highly recommend to others.

Nice collection. Small enough to see everything in 1-1.5 hours. The sculpture garden is HUGE and will take MUCH more time than the inside. Worth it. Good iced coffee in their cafe and their Museum Store has a large section for kids.Here are some of my favorite pics:

Honored the student discount and all was well. Staff was on point making sure some lady wasnt touching the paintings. Apparently, she thought she could just walk up and get as close as possible. Her reaction to being told was priceless, as she was completely clueless to her social faux pas.

Great art museum and doable in a day. Check out the outdoor sculpture gardens and then get a an iced tea or Arnold Palmer from the cafe. Start with the third floor of the museum and work your way down.

Very nice exhibit. Friday night has live music and other events. The only disappointment was that the sculpture garden closed as we were arriving. I thought it would be open the same hours as the other exhibits.

Absolutely wonderful, stunning works and artifacts, the few hours we had were just not long enough...

Really well curated collection of art and objects. Went to see the Orleans show (no pictures allowed), and it was excellent. Great job to the curatorial and preparations staff! The rest of the museum is very well presented.

Wonderful experience. Great art from before the renaissance to modern times. The sculpture garden is a nice added feature with path that is beautifully set on the museum grounds. A must see if youre planning a trip to NOLA.

Fabulous medium sized art museum... Great temporary exhibits, and permanent collection was good also. Outside is the sculpture gardens... Which are open to the public!

NOMA has a pretty wide collection of art, ranging from European oil painting to Japanese watercolors and contemporary art. For $15, this is a refreshing spot from the usual bar scene in New Orleans.Note: The sculpture garden is free of entry!

Beauty in every room. Needs benches in the galleries (upper floors) for people who tire easily, like covid19 survivors and people with copd.

I was surprised that this marble edifice, impressive but also somewhat staid, held so many treasures inside!The first floor begins in the Great Hall, with a grand staircase watched over by a Rodin nude. On one side of the hall are rooms for European Renaissance and Baroque pieces, some quite beautiful and evocative. On the other side, across the hall, Dutch and Flemish paintings offer their typically lavish still-lifes and grotesque portraits. Through rear doors, you’ll find a shop and a cafe (both highly regarded) and a very large gallery for changing exhibitions. This was, unfortunately, closed during our visit.Upstairs, on the second floor, is where the action begins. There’s an extensive collection of French art across the great hall from rooms of 19th century Louisiana paintings and decorative arts. In the back, the modern extension of the museum displays many works by American and European masters: Degas, Monet, Matisse, Rodin, Gaugin, Braque, Renoir, Miró, Picasso (at least twice), Cassatt (also twice), O’Keeffe, Pollock.To the left, there are rooms devoted to photography, decorative arts, and prints. To the right, there is a changeable gallery for contemporary exhibits. That’s where we saw the stunning “America” by Will Ryman, a life-size Lincolnesque log cabin, painted all in gold and constructed from cultural touchstones - chains, arrowheads, bullets, spark plugs, iPads, pills and lozenges, gas caps.On the third floor there are exhibits for African Art, Asian Art (China, Oceana, Japan, India), and pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Art - there are some pieces from the ancient Mediterranean, too.In short, this museum seems to have a little of everything. Or a lot! The NOMA’s complete collection is apparently much larger and even more extensive than what can be put on display - that’s an issue for most art museums, but is particularly true with this institution and its hundred-year-old marble premises. It simply means that visitors should become frequent revisitors, not a bad thing at all.

Enclosed in the NOLA City Park, the museum offers an indoor/outdoor art experience of wold-class quality. Unlike most of New Orleans French Colonial architecture and style, the NOMA is modern, fresh and bold.The sculpture gardens are an easy 1-hour stroll along canals with Venice Gondolas (yes, gondolas), foot and train bridges, wild-life teeming ponds and a well curated mixture of modern and classic art sculptures from artists around the world.The sculpture garden is dog friendly.

Beautiful! So many cultures represented in one building

One of the best regional fine art museums in the US. With newer galleries that extend out from the main building built in the early 1900s, the museum is deceptively large yet can still be toured in a single visit. Check the NOMA website in advance for discount ticket information, e.g. on some days students & teens are admitted for no charge as well as interesting lectures and presentations are provided. The wide range of art spans all continents from classic European art to the Americas and Asia plus a surprisingly number of significant modern works of art. The temporary exhibits are original and innovative highlighting contemporary artists working in different mediums and appealing to all ages. The cafe offers quality food for reasonable prices. The sculpture garden next to NOMA is a must see.

Great trip with the family! So many great educational and cultural facts and artifacts. My daughters first museum trip

Beautiful new exhibit...New merchandise in Gift Shop.

Totally cool place. I brung all of my healthcare workers here for field trip. They loved it.

New Orleans landmark. The permanent collections alone deserves regular visits time after time. When special exhibits tours come through town, triggers another visit. I took advantage of August Museum Month to visit many (15 others) other New Orleans Museums for free. On a beautiful day, stroll on the adjoining parks. Parking was easy.

Thoroughly enjoyed our visit here. Staff were friendly and helpful. The exhibits had quite the range in time and style. This is a must see if youre visiting New Orleans.

A must see for art lovers. Also perfect venue for Weddings and other events.

Beautiful art works. I love their Special events. Art in the bloom was one of my favorites. This place has a cafe inside and coat check room to check extra items in so that you don’t have to carry stuff around.

Only got the chance to visit the Sculpture garden- which is great to walk through and admire. But next time Ill make sure to visit the inside museum.

Outdoor sculpture garden was really amazing. Tons of intriguing pieces scattered along a really interesting weave of pathways.

My son and I had a wonderful day trip to NOMA! Be prepared to spend the day! Don’t miss out the gardens outside. Beautiful sculptures and well worth the time.

Small but interesting, they have a bit of everything.Moreover, theres a (free) garden with lovely sculptures.If you have some time make sure you visit the museum and the garden!

The museum was closed since it was Monday but the sculpture garden offered a wide variety of art and nature

Great museum with a nice collection of art pieces from all different genres. Not the largest art museum but its perfect for a quiet afternoon if you want to get out of the heat. The sculpture garden was also worth visiting!

Great place to visit

Mostly kitschy pieces peppered with true sculpture. See photos for highlights

I have always loved the museum I saw king Tuts treasures here years ago and fell in love with histor

This place is amazing! The price for admission is extremely reasonable for what you get. This museum also has the worlds largest faberge egg collection. Their garden exhibits are amazing as well. Check out my photos to catch a glimpse of what the experience is like.

I was beyond impressed by the NOMA. The exhibits were beautiful and well laid out. The land was also gorgeous and has a great statue garden. This is a must see for art lovers in New Orleans.

They have very beautiful art collections! Evening better was the fact that it is free on Wednesday. They were kind, and also kept the luggage that we had for a few hours so that we could see around. Friendly staff and wonderful time spent at the heart of city park! This is definitely a must-visit area of you are in the area!

Great collection and amazing grounds but I cant give 5 stars because almost the whole 1st floor (includinf both circulating exhibits) was closed for installation. Im certain that when fully accessible, this would warrant a full recommendation.

Gosh, its absolutely nice.

We didnt get to roam around like I would have liked because our visit was for my daughters Art project, but what I did see was interesting. I love museums and all things ancient! I will definitely be returning to spend more time with the exhibits.

The art tells the story of how Louisiana grew up. It has historical accurate landscapes to modern day cultural expressions. Its well worth the price of admission and the sculpture garden outside is a bonus (and free if you dont have enough to go inside).

We went for the Japan Fest and it was amazing.So much to see and do and the kids loved it.

A New Orleans classic. Not to be missed. Had a very informative tour with a docent (Dennis). The Cafe Noma has great food. The sculpture garden provides a wonderful outdoor setting for a varied and masterfully crafted examples of art that are inspiring and thought provoking.Overall a great experience.

Worth It! NOMA exceeded my expectations. I will definitely return!

Awesome time here...the scripture garden is very nice.

Nice place. It has beautiful pictures and statues from certain cultures like American, European, and Japanese. It has a coffee shop and a gift store. Free parking anywhere in the city park. There is no special parking lot. Kid-friendly and handicap accessible. The price is ok. Discount for students, children, seniors, and locals.

Great collection. Cafe had great food too. Gift shop prices were typical of museums, extremely high. The gift shop and museums could use more in the area of education for children. I saw a young lady try to touch the Louie XIV painting and she and her sister were lacking the enthusiasm of children discovering art in a museum.

Beautiful artwork from around the world. Rotating exhibits on the first floor that feature awe worthy pieces. Best of all, at least for locals, the museum is free on Wednesdays.

I actually usually cant stand the pretentiousness of art museums among other things but I thoroughly enjoyed noma and especially the Lamentations exhibit

History has always ment a lot to me and coming her really help me experience that love even more I would definitely come here and take a look.

This is a must see in my opinion if you enjoy any form of Art! There is so much to see both inside the museum and the expansive outdoor sculpture gardens. There is also a new Childrens museum very close buy for the younger ones to enjoy!

Fantastic works! I was excited to see a Andy Warhol painting and a Pablo Picasso painting as well! I was able to send it to my old art teacher and she said she will visit! Would be good for someone with older kids who like art

An amazing museum. Great exhibits

Gorgeous place. Lots of interesting different art and right in the middle of beautiful city park. I saw a lot of famous paintings I remember learning about in art class.

Lovely and diverse works of art. Compliments the wonderful sculpture garden outside.

A nice, smaller art museum with a wide variety of art from different time periods and regions. And the surrounding sculpture garden is gorgeous as well. Definitely a nice place to spend an afternoon

Definitely a place to visit while in NOLA, especially the Sculpture garden, the best Ive ever seen. Not crowded, not expensive. Easy to get there (by street car). Café next door for the famous Beignets.

Great pandemic escape. Get you some air conditioning and some culture.

Beautiful museum! The best part is the sculpture garden.

A wonderful mixture of art from all different time periods and cultures, set aside at least two-thirds of a day to see it all, its much larger than it looks

Something for everyone. 3 floors of different art.

Really impressive museum, loved some of the special exhibits. The cafe is a wonderful treat, also.

Definitely must visit in New Orleans! Permanent exhibition is very interesting and broad, plus temporary once is totally different but impressive!!

This museum boasts an extensive permanent collection that spans primitive cultures to an impressive collection of European and early American art, furniture, decorative glassworks, and jewelry. The museum is nestled in the lushness of the extraordinarily beautiful CITY PARK and sits adjacent to one of the finest sculpture gardens on earth.

Only reason its a 4 is I only visited the sculpture garden. Beautiful art set amongst majestic trees in a mellow park setting. Definitely worth a look.

A glimpse of art at the park. NOMA is a unique place in the midst of nature with a diverse selection of works and an impressive Sculpture Garden.

Noma is honestly the best art museum in Louisiana so if you’re into art, I highly recommend this museum. They change up the display in the back room on the first floor almost annually so there’s something new and exciting to see! The museum also has a sculpture garden (which is free by the way) that has a lot of more modern sculptures.

I visited the Sculpture Garden. Beautiful and really fascinating!

Modern Art is my thing and NOMA delivered. A nice sized museum with a well curated collection. There was just enough of several art styles to keep our whole group interested, but wasnt so huge that we got worn out. Just the right size.And dont miss the sculpture garden outside. We loved walking leisurely through that when the weather was nice.They have several specials on entry as well, but even at regular price it is well worth it.

Calm and artistry place where you can spend your time without spending any money.

Awesome park! A great change of pace from the downtown area. If youre visiting well-worth an Uber drive over and checking it out.

Beautiful and diverse array of inspiring and meaningful historical and modern artwork. Gorgeous building, friendly staff, and much larger than it seems. Because of the way the building is designed youll often think youre about to be going in circles back to the same exhibits but will find yourself in a whole new section with new and even more exciting pieces! I literally got lost in it and it was awesome. And many of the exhibits make you really feel like youre getting a visual history lesson on New Orleans.Also amazing is everything around the museum. The grass, flowers, and water. You can picnic or read a book on the lawn and feed geese and swans or rent a kayak, 2 row bike, mini-racing go-carts, or a number of other random and fun activities.And you have to check out the Sculpture Garden right next to/behind the museum. It is amazingly beautiful and interesting.Great place to visit with friends and family of all ages. And its right in the heart of City Park so you can tour all the other sights they have (lakes/bayous, parks/picnic spaces, miniature golf, Storyland) and grab beignets and coffee at Morning Call, a 2 min walk away, or stop in for lunch, dinner, or just happy hour at Ralphs on the Park where every drink and food menu item is peak New Orleans and deliciousness (read my review on this place).Make a day of your NOMA visit in City Park and Mid-City!