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Art can be found everywhere… Like on the second

Art can be found everywhere…

Like on the second floor of our Museum, which you’ve probably only been to in search of a bathroom. If you look a little closer though, you’ll see Ma Pó Kinnord’s sculpture in a corner near the elevators. Don’t forget to check it out on your way in or before you leave!

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(Ma Pó Kinnord, “Stormy,” 2015, Stoneware and acrylic paint, Collection of the artist)

New Orleans Parents! Summer camp registration is

New Orleans Parents!

Summer camp registration is open. Through a series of small, specialized camps, kids in grades 2 through 12 can explore photography, painting, printmaking, mixed media, fashion design and more! Each session draws inspiration from Southern works of art and gives campers the chance to learn from professional artists.

Register now at the link in our bio.

There’s nothing better than a weekend in New Orl

There’s nothing better than a weekend in New Orleans ⚜️✨

A reminder to those who haven’t stopped by yet: We opened a new exhibition last week. If you have already seen “Knowing Who We Are: The Contemporary Dialogue,” show it some love! Let us know which piece is your favorite and why.

📸: Emma Spink

“This exhibit to me… it’s hypnotizing. It’

“This exhibit to me… it’s hypnotizing. It’s like a magnet. It keeps drawing you into it, day after day after day.”

Tabbie Benanti, Ogden Museum’s Head of Security, has been with us for almost 18 years. Her thoughtful commentary is one of many reasons that Tabbie is a valuable member of our staff and a joy to be around.

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(Gregory B. Saunders, Murnan Road, Cold Spring Kentucky, 1995, Powdered graphite on paper, 61” x 147” unframed, Collection of the artist)

In: free admission for college students on the fir

In: free admission for college students on the first Friday of the month

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If you’re in college, come hang for free today! We’re open until 5 p.m. tonight.

“Where is home? What is family?” When Mario P

“Where is home? What is family?”

When Mario Petrirena’s (@mariopetrirena) mother arrived in the United States, the only keepsake she had with her was a statue of her patron Saint, Saint Barbara. Petrirena was deeply inspired by this story, recreating the saintly figure within the interior of the bowl.

The bowl itself represents Mario’s bifurcated identity as both Cuban and American. He was born in 1953 in Unión de Reyes, Cuba, and was sent to the United States when he was just 8 years old as part of Operation Pedro Pan. He lived at an orphanage for months until he was reunited with his siblings. His experience is poetically represented by Petrirena’s use of both the interior and exterior spaces in this work.

Placed intentionally next to another Cuban artist, Luis Cruz Azaceta, these two pieces ask the viewer to put themselves into the shoes of another’s lived trauma. “I Can’t Breathe” was painted by Azaceta in the immediate aftermath of George Floyd’s murder and the resulting protests.

“Knowing Who We Are: The Contemporary Dialogue” threads an invisible string from piece to piece, facilitating a conversation on the social narratives and formal considerations within Southern art.

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