After Matilda Geddings Gray died in 1971, her collection passed to the foundation she had established, with the stipulation that a broad public should be able to enjoy it. The collection was on view for many years at the New Orleans Museum of Art a…
The anniversary installation Collectors’ Collections contained a group of Biedermeier-era greeting cards that were donated to the Museum by Mrs. Jean Riddell as part of a larger gift in 1981.
Pat Steir discusses the egg sculpture, on view in the Museum's Great Hall through tomorrow, April 17, that she designed for the citywide Fabergé Big Egg Hunt.
Enrich your family's spring break by participating in an array of exciting events that encourage visitors to explore, learn, and celebrate the seasonal holidays—all without ever leaving the Museum!
They shared a recognition of landscape as an independent subject, a determination to exhibit such paintings at the conservative Salon, and a mutually reinforcing pleasure in nature.
Inrô and netsuke, often made of expensive, rare materials and bearing the signature and seal of the carver, were designed not only for their functional ability to carry things, but also as markers of wealth.
