Art Museum Day Free Admission for All

We’re joining museums across North America who are participating in the eighth annual Art Museum Day by offering FREE admission all day long on May 18! Take advantage of this chance to enjoy a day to #seethesouth. The theme of this year’s Art Museum Day, organized by Association of Art Museum Directors, is “Art Museums Foster...

Magnolia Ball

Join us on June 10th for Magnolia Ball, the New Orleans' event of the summer! Enjoy some of the best bites New Orleans' chefs have to offer, sip on hand-crafted Southern cocktails, add to your collection with pieces from our silent auction featuring established and up-and-coming Southern artists, and dance the night away in true New Orleans style. Vendors...

Opening Reception The Colourful South and Troubled Waters

Join us as we celebrate the opening of the two latest photography exhibitions The Colourful South: William Christenberry, Birney Imes, William Greiner, William Ferris and Alec Soth and William Eggleston: Troubled Waters (from the collection of William Greiner) during Ogden After Hours. Come explore the photographs of these six pioneers in color photography and the influence they had...

Closing Reception Waltzing the Muse: The Paintings of James Michalopoulos

Join us for this special Ogden After Hours as we mark the close of the exhibition, Waltzing the Muse: The Paintings of James Michalopoulos. Presenting sponsors: Henry and Pat Shane. Enjoy Opera on Tap, a rum tasting from Old New Orleans Rum, Ya-Ka-Mein by Ms. Linda and a gallery tour + talk by the Ogden...

Opening Reception Louisiana Contemporary Presented by The Helis Foundation

Every August the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, in connection with Whitney White Linen Night, hosts its opening reception for its annual exhibition Louisiana Contemporary Presented by The Helis Foundation. Established in 2012, this statewide, juried exhibition promotes contemporary art practices in the state of Louisiana, provides exhibition space for the exposition of living artist’s...

A Photographic Eye Opening Reception

Stop by the first-floor circle gallery during Whitney White Linen Night to see what the Ogden Museum's Photography Campers created this summer. Working with photographer and educator Aubrey Edwards, campers from the Ogden Museum 2017 Photography Camp spent their first week of camp learning basic elements of photography including composition, exposure, storytelling, and functions of...

Solar Eclipse Viewing Party

Join the Ogden Museum for our Solar Eclipse viewing party! Stop by the museum on August 21st from 11:30am to 1:30pm to witness the Solar Eclipse from our rooftop terrace. We'll have waters and soft drinks, a  Cold Brew Bar from Solo Espresso and La Cocinita food truck will be out in front of the...

Museum Day Live!

Museum Day Live! is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day Live! ticket. The Museum Day Live! Ticket provides free admission for two people on September 23, 2017 by visiting their website: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/museum-day-live-2017/. Ticket link will be live...

10 for 10 with Mignon Faget

Stop by Mignon Faget at The Shops at Canal Place for a night of shopping to benefit the Ogden Museum! All merchandise will be 10% off, and 10% of sales during the event will be donated to the Ogden Museum to benefit its O What a Night! Gala. Plus enjoy complimentary champagne while you shop!