One of the region’s most active hubs for art and culture, New Orleans has dozens of museums, galleries, and independent spaces that highlight its diverse cultural histories. The city also hosts Prospect, a major triennial that brings some of the country’s most important artists to the Gulf South.
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New Orleans Museum of Art
The city’s oldest fine arts institution with permanent collection of over 40,000 objects. Website Address 1 Collins Diboll Cir -90.09343954232673,29.986540707309587
FEATURED IN
“Changing Courses” and Self-Reflection at the New Orleans Museum of Art
Alia Ali’s FLUX at the New Orleans Museum of Art
Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans
A multidisciplinary arts center featuring contemporary visual art and performance. Website Address 900 Camp St -90.07064227117144,29.943694000027932
FEATURED IN
Make America What America Must Become at CAC New Orleans
“Mark of the Feminine” Misses Its Mark, at the New Orleans CAC
“EN MAS'” Explores Carnival as Performance Art, at the New Orleans CAC
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Located in the vibrant Warehouse Arts District featuring a largest and most comprehensive collection of Southern art large and comprehensive collection of Southern Art. Website Address 925 Camp St -90.07117700000106,29.943660054910765
FEATURED IN
“The Rising” of New Orleans Post-Katrina, at the Ogden Museum
What Music is Within at Ogden Museum, New Orleans
Antenna
New Orleans-based organization committed to being a vital participant in the life of the city through the creation and support of artist- and writer-driven programs. Website Address 3718 St Claude Ave -90.03759427115568,29.96591064730903
FEATURED IN
In 200 Words: R. Eric McMaster at Antenna Gallery, New Orleans
Jonathan Ferrera Gallery
A commercial gallery with a public conscience featuring monthly exhibitions of (inter)national, emerging to established, contemporary artists. Website Address 400A Julia St -90.06802999999593,29.944964648286685
Arthur Roger Gallery
An anchor New Orleans gallery featuring regional & international artists in several exhibit spaces. Website Address 432 Julia St -90.0685242711711,29.94505564829298
The Front
Fostering the work of emerging contemporary artists through innovative exhibitions, lectures, screenings, performances, arts programming and career building programs which are free and open to the public. Website Address 4100 St Claude Ave -90.03439536441886,29.965088057932064
FEATURED IN
The Front in New Orleans, LA
Good Children Gallery
Good Children Gallery is a pioneer artist-run space in the St. Claude Arts District aimed at enhancing the cultural landscape of New Orleans. Website Address 4037 St Claude Ave -90.03442063555605,29.965829612805393
Newcomb Art Museum
Tulane University's museum presenting exhibitions and programs on art and design that engage communities both on and off campus. Website Address Woldenberg Art Center #202 Newcomb Cir -90.1206679067534,29.94169935154838
FEATURED IN
Aboriginal Women Artists Get Their Due at the Newcomb in New Orleans
Flights of Fantasy: Kate Clark and Andrea Dezsö at Newcomb Art Museum, New Orleans
Cutting a Figure: KAWS, Wirsum & Gokita at the Newcomb in NOLA
Staple Goods
An artist collective dedicated to innovative programming of contemporary visual art by its members and invited guests from the U.S. and abroad. Website Address 1340 St Roch Ave -90.05280763558392,29.971730647061648
Ashé Cultural Art Center
Ashé curates, exhibits, and commissions fine, folk, and fine-folk art of the African Diaspora, producing over 350 music, theater, dance, spoken word, drum circles, and multi-disciplinary events a year. Website Address 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd -90.0800293368361,29.93923526451991
New Orleans African American Museum
NOAAM seeks to preserve and further the culture and history of African Americans and the African diaspora. In addition to developing exhibitions, the museum provides programs and space for the community. Website Address 1418 Governor Nichols St -90.0679922711754,29.96650964730054
Backstreet Cultural Museum
The museum houses an expansive assortment of memorabilia indigenous to Mardi Gras, jazz funerals and other New Orleans traditions, including a collection of photography and video documentation by Sylvester Francis. Website Address 1116 Henriette Delille St -90.06618023541546,29.96458395735597
Stella Jones Gallery
The gallery provides a venue for artists of the African diaspora to exhibit superior works of art while providing lectures, panel discussions, intimate gallery talks and exhibitions with artists in attendance. Website Address 201 St Charles Ave #132 -90.07036160819268,29.952339452139313
McKenna Museum of African American Art
The McKenna Museum seeks to make fine art of the African Diaspora accessible by identifying and presenting emerging artists alongside well-established fine arts masters. Website Address 2003 Carondelet St -90.08004006351246,29.936503114953723