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September 2018
Baby Artsplay!
Young Audiences Baby Artsplay! Presented by The Helis Foundation is the perfect opportunity for young children and their caregivers to enjoy an educational, yet fun-filled trip to the Museum. Six 30-minute workshops allow children to explore, observe and investigate their world through song, dance and movement experiences. For ages 4 months to 3 years with a caretaker. Space is limited. Register for individual workshops at yabap.eventbrite.com.
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Art for All Free Admission for Louisiana Residents Courtesy of The Helis Foundation
Admission to the Ogden Museum is free for Louisiana residents on Thursdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
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Teacher Night At Ogden After Hours
This FREE evening for area educators will include a guided tour and art activity, plus lesson plans, resources and ideas to help incorporate works of art into your curriculum. Did you know the Ogden Museum is always FREE to Orleans and Jefferson Parish Public Schools and is FREE to Louisiana residents on Thursdays? Teacher Night is FREE, but registration is required.
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Mike Doussan at Ogden After Hours
New Orleans native Mike Doussan started playing in clubs around New Orleans in 2004 as a sit in musician. He quickly became a regular at The Apple Barrel playing blues with Mike Hood and the Frenchmen St. Delegation, at Banks St. Bar playing funk with New Orleans Juice and anywhere Eric Lindell was taking stage with his blue eyed soul ensemble. It wasn't long before he would start his own band, Westbank Mike and the Fisher Project. Rooted in New Orleans…
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Doris Ulmann Gallery Talk
Join us for a gallery talk on the Doris Ulmann: From the Highlands to the Lowlands exhibition with Joshua Mann Pailet, Founder/President of A Gallery for Fine Photography in New Orleans and Richard McCabe, Curator of Photography at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Image Credit: Doris Ulmann, Boys with Squash (detail), 1928, Platinum-Palladium Print, Collection of Roger H. Ogden
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Fall Docent Training Help Visitors to "See the South"
An Ogden Museum of Southern Art Docent is a volunteer who leads tours, helping visitors to See the South. Prospective docents should have an interest in art and Southern culture and a desire to interact with adults and children. The training process will cover museum techniques and education strategies for engaging visitors in meaningful explorations of works of art in the collection and in special exhibitions. Prospective Docents should attend all training sessions.
Find out more »Art for All Free Admission for Louisiana Residents Courtesy of The Helis Foundation
Admission to the Ogden Museum is free for Louisiana residents on Thursdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
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Docent-Led Drop-In Tour Every Thursday at the Ogden Museum!
Join us for a Docent-led tour every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Your Docent will take you on a tour of the Ogden Museum, home to largest and most comprehensive collection of American Southern art. Tours are free with admission. Louisiana residents enjoy free admission on Thursdays, courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
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Joe Lastie’s New Orleans Sound at Ogden After Hours
Master drummer Joe Lastie, Jr., spent 27 years on the road with Preservation Hall Jazz Band and is a member of the Preservation Hall Foundation, which is dedicated to the education of music and outreach at schools all over the world. Lastie is a member of one of New Orleans’ beloved musical families, the Lasties, whose musical legacy includes original compositions and performances of New Orleans traditional music, rhythm & blues and gospel music. Today, Lastie preserves the music and…
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