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nola.com (Oct. 3): Virginia Hanusik at Ogden Museum

My New Orleans (Sep. 30): Ogden Museum Hosts Artist Workshop Oct. 11

My New Orleans (Sep. 24): Ogden Museum Presents Teacher Night

Delaware Online (Sep. 21): Battle of the Bands brings HBCU pride and pageantry to The Biggs Museum

My New Orleans (Sep. 16): Ogden Museum’s Next Ogden After Hours with Clint Maedgen

nola.com (Sep. 16): A film about Big Charity, last call for ‘Flower Hands’ and more at NOLA museums this week

The Pearl (Sep. 10): 5 Weekend Events You Can’t Miss

Wanderlust (Sep. 10): After the Storm

See Great Art (Sep. 7): Raven Halfmoon sculptures at Ogden Museum of Southern Art

nola.com (Sep. 4): What’s happening at New Orleans-area museums, Sept. 7-18

My New Orleans (Sep. 3): Ogden Museum’s Announced New Docent Training Fall Session

nola.com (Sep. 3): Katrina 20th Anniversary – Stories of Resilience & Recovery

4WWL (Aug. 27): Ogden Museum Remembers Hurricane Katrina

nola.com (Aug. 27): Nell Nolan: Jewish Roots, Magnolia Ball 2025, Sugar Journal Dinner

My New Orleans (Aug. 25): New Raven Halfmoon Exhibit to Open at the Ogden Museum Next Month

Meer (Aug. 22): Flags of our mothers

Where Y’at Magazine (Aug.19): Best Museums in New Orleans | 10 Local Museums You’ll Love

nola.com (Aug. 19): Art exhibits address the memory of Hurricane Katrina and the 2005 flood in New Orleans

AL.com (Aug. 18): Amtrak Mardi Gras Service: 5 attractions within walking distance of New Orleans station

nola.com (Aug. 14): ‘Living with Hurricanes’ at Presbytère balances grim Katrina tale with a story of rebuilding

973 The Dawg (Aug. 13): Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later: How New Orleans Transformed After Devastating Storm

artdaily.com (Aug. 13): Ogden Museum of Southern Art announces award winners of 2025 Louisiana Contemporary

Xinhua (Aug. 12): Exhibition remembering 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina held in New Orleans, U.S.

My New Orleans (Aug. 11): The Ogden Museum Hosts Free Family Day Saturday

gambit (Aug. 11): Blakeview: New Orleans Museum Month is a great time to check out these local art spots

Meer (Aug. 8): The Unending Stream

Meer (Aug. 8): Louisiana Contemporary 2025

Meer (Aug. 8): 12th annual HBCU art showcase

Meer (Aug. 8): Photography camp 2025 exhibition

WGNO (Aug. 8): Where Y’at this Weekend: Ogden Museum, Armstrong Park, Jazz & Heritage Center, The Swamp Room

WGNO-TV (Aug. 7): Where Y’at this Weekend

WWL TV (Aug. 2):  New Orleans celebrates diverse culture with Museum Month

Fox8 (Aug. 1): White Linen Night, COOLinary, Satchmo Fest, Mumford & Sons power big weekend in New Orleans

nola.com (Aug. 1): Museum Month invites members to explore 29 participating New Orleans museums in August

Mercury News (Aug. 1): Guide to the New Orleans Cultural Season 2025-2026

My New Orleans ( Aug. 1): Arts Calendar: August 2025 Events in New Orleans

My New Orleans (Aug. 1): How to Enjoy New Orleans’ Museums and Galleries This Month

nola.com (Jul. 31): What’s happening at New Orleans area museums Aug. 3-Aug. 10

WDSU News (Jul. 31): August Museum Month: How you can visit dozens of museums with one membership

The Pearl (Jul. 30): Celebrate Art at these 3 Events

My New Orleans (Jul. 29): 12th Annual HBCU Art Showcase at Ogden Museum of Southern Art This Weekend

nola.com (Jul. 29): During New Orleans Museum Month, one membership can open many doors. Here’s what to see

The Pearl (Jul. 29): 28 Purple Products to Shop this Season

Burnaway (Jul. 28): Keith Duncan: Battle of the Bands, The HBCU Marching Band Series at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans

nola.com (Jul. 27): New Orleans events: White Linen Night, Mumford & Sons, Primus and more on July 28-Aug. 3

WWNO (Jul. 25): The Reading Life: Chuck Perkins (part one)

My New Orleans (Jul. 25): 31st Annual Fidelity Bank White Linen Night This August

Big Easy Magazine (Jul. 23): Fidelity Bank White Linen Night @ Ogden

nola.com (Jul. 18): What’s happening at New Orleans museums, July 20-27

The Pearl (Jul. 18): Local Love: Bywater, Downtown, French Quarter, and Marigny

Observer (Jul. 17): ‘Hoa Tay (Flower Hands)’ Searches for Cultural Assimilation in New Orleans

The Pearl (Jul. 16): 26 Fish-Approved Pieces for Summer

My New Orleans (Jul. 16): Ogden After Hours with NOLA Sweethearts

nola.com (Jul. 14): Tweens can learn the nuts and bolts of robotics with help from Jesuit team

Antigravity Magazine (Jul. 14): Taking It Easy: Crescent Cityscapes at Ogden

WWNO (Jul. 11): The Reading Life: Paul Elie

WWNO (Jul. 4): The Reading Life: James Lee Burke

World Atlas (Jul. 4): 12 Best Museums In The United States

The Pearl (Jul. 3): Free Admission: 3 Museums to Visit this Summer

My New Orleans (Jul. 1): Arts Calendar: July 2025 Events in New Orleans

My New Orleans (Jun. 30): Ogden Museum Announces 2025 Louisiana Contemporary Artists

nola.com (Jun. 30): Here’s where to see July 4 fireworks shows around New Orleans and the metro area

Southbound Magazine (Jun. 30): Three Ethinic Enclaves to Explore

artdaily.com (Jun. 29): Ogden Museum of Southern Art announces artists for the 2025 edition of Louisiana Contemporary

My New Orleans (Jun. 23): Summer Book Club with the Ogden Museum

Biz New Orleans (Jun. 17): New Orleans & Co. Announces Blockbuster Summer Tourism Season

The Pearl (Jun. 2): New + Now: June 2025 

My New Orleans (May 30): Wine, Food and Pride Events This Month

My New Orleans (May 30): Ray Burggraf & Mark Messersmith: Painters Do Sculpture- Opening Reception

Burnaway (May 26): Hoa Tay (Flower Hands) at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans

WDSU News (May 26): Activities and events you can do this Memorial Day

NOLA NOW (May 22): Summer fun for kids with Buku local

Fox8 News (May 21): Ogden Museum of Southern Art to host Special Nite Market celebrating Vietnamese culture

The Pearl (May 21): 6 Events during Memorial Day Weekend

City Business (May 20): MAGNOLIA BALL IS SATURDAY, JUNE 7!

My New Orleans (May 20): Ogden Museum Announces Magnolia Ball 2025 Music Lineup

nola.com (May 19): Greek, seafood and Cajun-Zydeco fests coming up, and more community events

My New Orleans (May 19): Ogden Museum to Host Ogden Nite Market

nola.com (May 15): For ‘Daughters of the New Year’ author E.M. Tran, One Book One New Orleans nod resonates

nola.com (May 15): Artist talks, Caribbean culture event and more happening at New Orleans museums May 18-25

Big Easy Magazine (May 15): Ogden Nite Market

Big Easy Magazine (May 10): Family-Friendly Things to Do in New Orleans

GOMAG (May 6): Bourbon, Beignets, And Babes: A Queer Girl’s Guide To New Orleans

My New Orleans (May 1): Ogden Museum of Southern Art O What a Night Gala Patron Party

My New Orleans (May 1): Registry of Charitable Events: May-July 2025

My New Orleans (May 1): Ogden Museum of Southern Art O What a Night Gala Patron Party

My New Orleans (May 1): Registry of Charitable Events: May-July 2025

Washington Spectator (May 1): Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of the End of the Việt Nam War

BBC News (May 1): April 30th incident: wounds are hard to heal but there is still hope

FOX8 News (May 1): Events Coming up at Ogden Museum

FOX8 News (Apr. 30): Fall of Saigon, Part 3: End of Vietnam War ripples through New Orleans’ politics, food and art

nola.com (Apr. 30): ‘Photography and Glass,’ women’s Carnival designs and more at New Orleans-area museums

nola.com (Apr. 30): Vietnamese-American experience is explored with love at the Ogden Museum’s ‘Flower Hands

Houston Chronicle (Apr. 30): How Houston became one of America’s biggest Vietnamese hubs, 50 years after the fall of Saigon

My New Orleans (Apr. 29): Craft Happy Hour at the Ogden Museum in May

See Great Art (Apr. 27): Dusti Bongé from Ogden Museum of Southern Art

Forbes (Apr. 26): Ogden Museum Of Southern Art In New Orleans Commemorates 50th Anniversary Of Fall Of Saigon

My New Orleans (Apr. 25): Ogden Museum Hosts Adult Art Class in May

My New Orleans (Apr. 25): What To Do This Weekend in New Orleans

The Pearl (Apr. 18): Live Your Fest Life with These 34 Items

The Museum Goer (WWNO) (Apr. 15): Hoa Tay (Flower Hands) at the Ogden

My New Orleans (Apr. 11): Ogden Museum Taking Student Intern Applications

OffBeat Magazine (Apr. 8): Ogden Museum Opens Call For 2025 Louisiana Contemporary Juried Exhibition

WWLTV (Apr. 3): Ogden Museum to host Free Family Day to celebrate the Battle of the Bands HBCU Exhibit

My New Orleans (Mar. 26): Free Family Day at the Ogden Museum this April

WAFB 9 (Mar. 23): HEART OF LOUISIANA: Louisiana Landscape

New Orleans City Business (Mar. 21): Free Family DayFeaturing Free Admission + Crafts + Music + Community

My New Orleans (Mar. 17): Ogden Museum’s Ogden After Hours Featuring Blind Texas Marlin

My New Orleans (Feb. 28): Arts Calendar: March Events 2025

The Advocate (Feb. 27): HBCU marching bands seem to float off the canvas in Keith Duncan’s paintings at the Ogden

My New Orleans (Feb. 27): Design Diary: Chocolate Color Palettes, Photography Exhibits and More

nola.com (Feb. 27): HBCU marching bands seem to float off the canvas in Keith Duncan’s paintings at the Ogden

nola.com (Feb. 25): A changing coastline, contemporary photography and more spotlighted at New Orleans museums

My New Orleans (Feb. 20): Ogden Museum Summer Camp Registration Now Open

nola.com (Feb. 19): Horses, Hops and Cops, Family Gras, and more community news

nola.com (Feb.13): What’s happening at the New Orleans museums Feb. 16-23, 2025

nola.com (Feb.13): Ready for the weekend? Here are New Orleans events for Feb. 14-16

My New Orleans ( Feb. 11): Ogden Museum Hosts Mardi Gras Market

gambit (Feb. 8): See Keith Duncan’s paintings of HBCU marching bands at the Ogden Museum in New Orleans

nola.com (Feb. 7): Learn to make Mardi Gras decorations, and more community news

Livingect (Feb. 6): Never Mind the Super Bowl — The 30 Best Things to Do in New Orleans Right Now, as Recommended by Local Culture Insiders

Meer (Feb. 6): Hoa tay (flower hands)

Meer (Feb. 6): Battle of the bands

Travel and Tour World (Feb. 5): Travelers from Mexico, Canada, UK, India, and Brazil Flock to New Orleans as Mardi Gras 2025 Approaches, Expecting Over a Million Visitors

CULTURED (Feb. 4): Where to Eat, Wander, and See Art in New Orleans, According to City Native Lisa P. Jackson

nola.com (Jan. 31): Carnival kickoff, tax help and more community news

WSOC-TV (Jan. 31): Take it from locals: Super experience in New Orleans entails more than just the French Quarter

My New Orleans (Jan. 31): Super Bowl Events Around New Orleans

My New Orleans (Jan. 31): Arts Calendar: February Events 2025

KSL.com (Jan. 31): Take it from locals: Super experience in New Orleans entails more than just the French Quarter

Lens Scratch (Jan. 31): PHOTO NOLA RECAP FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE

My New Orleans (Jan. 29): Artwork of Southern Artists of the Vietnamese Diaspora Coming to Ogden Museum of Southern Art

nola.com (Jan. 27): Algiers Mardi Gras Fest, Metairie Carnival kick-off and more community news

The Art Newspaper (Jan. 25): New Orleans triennial positions the city as a model for a precarious, adaptive future

Art Review (Jan. 23): Prospect 6 Review: What Is an Exhibition’s Duty to Its Locality

Hotels Above Par (Jan. 17): The Ultimate New Orleans Destination Guide

WWNO (Jan. 17): Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Celebrate with these events in New Orleans

nola.com (Jan. 17): The best art in all of the Prospect.6 international exhibition is upstairs in a local museum

nola.com (Jan. 16): Martin Luther King Jr. Day events on Monday, and more happenings at New Orleans museums

nola.com (Jan. 10): Cigar Box Guitar fest, MLK events, and more community news

Fox8 News (Jan. 8): Ogden Adult Art Class

nola.com (Jan. 7): Reaching for joy through sorrow: After New Orleans attack, may we remember the losses and heal

nola.com (Jan. 7): New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts pays tribute to Newcomb art instructor Will Henry Stevens

The Wall Street Journal (Jan. 6): ‘Baldwin Lee’ Review: A Photographer’s Empathetic Eye

My New Orleans (Jan. 1): Arts Calendar: January Events 2025

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Aspiring young photographers of all levels participated in a hands-on, weeklong program led by teaching artist, Ariya Aladjem Wolf. Throughout the week, campers developed both technical and aesthetic skills to craft personal and expressive photographs.
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Raven Halfmoon: Flags of Our Mothers features new and recent works made over the last five years. Commissioned by The Aldrich and Bemis Center, the exhibition debuts Halfmoon’s largest works to date, including a three-part stacked ceramic sculpture standing over twelve-feet tall. The title of the exhibition is a tribute to the matriarchs in her life and all the Indigenous women, who over many centuries have created and endured, keeping their stories and traditions present, active and alive.
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Featuring artwork by students from Dillard University and Xavier University of Louisiana.
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Drawn exclusively from the permanent collection of Ogden Museum of Southern Art, I Am the Face is a mediation on the history of portraiture within Southern Photography. Beginning with the early twentieth century to the present, I Am The Face highlights ever-changing ideas, trends, methods and technologies that define the photographic portrait. Picturing the human condition, the relationship between photographer and subject, and the inherent power of perception that the camera possesses is addressed throughout the exhibition.
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O What a Night! Silent Auction Opens This Saturday Bidding opens Saturday, October 11!

O What a Night! Gala is Saturday, October 18, 2025. Here is a sneak peek of this year’s Silent Auction, sponsored by Neal Auction. We’re thrilled to present 80+ works by regional artists in this year’s O What a Night! Gala Silent Auction, celebrating and supporting the art of the American South. Proceeds benefit the Museum's unique educational mission, with participating artists receiving a portion of each sale.
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Sneak Peek: O What a Night! Silent Auction Bidding opens Saturday, October 11!

O What a Night! Gala is Saturday, October 18, 2025. Here is a sneak peek of this year’s Silent Auction, sponsored by Neal Auction. We’re thrilled to present 80+ works by regional artists in this year’s O What a Night! Gala Silent Auction, celebrating and supporting the art of the American South. Proceeds benefit the Museum's unique educational mission, with participating artists receiving a portion of each sale.
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